Los espacios naturales protegidos como categoría en la ordenación del territorio. El caso de la comunidad autónoma andaluza

Abstract

The issues of Andalusia protected areas over their land management are analysed from these viewpoints: origin; relation with the elements of Andalusia territory; contribution to land planning and rural and environmental planning; the new prospect opened by new law 42/2007. The outcome of this analysis make evident that protected areas have as main function to protect natural elements of environment and to provide environmental services to people at the regional scale, with a strong ability in communal urban planning, but their management neglects rural planning aimed to affected communities.