Governance Analysis for Ecotourism in Macaronesia's Marine Protected Areas

Daniela Casimiro's 2026 study analyzes institutional and legal governance frameworks supporting ecotourism in the marine protected areas of four Macaronesian archipelagos. A comparative qualitative analysis of legislation, institutional structures, and maritime tourism regulations identifies strengths, limitations, and administrative conditions. The 670.2 KB document reveals varying governance capacities characterized by complex legal systems and fragmented management.

Use Cases

• Comparative analysis of governance frameworks based on the described institutional and legal structures.
• Identifying barriers to sustainable tourism integration based on the analysis of fragmented management.
• Policy recommendation development based on the identified strengths and limitations of governance systems.

Strengths

• Analysis covers four distinct archipelagos (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cabo Verde) for comparative insights.
• Focuses on a specific, policy-relevant intersection of marine conservation, governance, and ecotourism.
• Released under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license for broad reuse.

Limitations

• The dataset is a 670.2 KB DOCX file, indicating a limited scope likely focused on qualitative analysis rather than large-scale quantitative data.
• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; data structure and field semantics must be inferred from the document.
• Data freshness should be verified, though the last update is listed as 2026-05-19.

Provenance

Source

Daniela Casimiro via figshare.

Collection Method

Comparative qualitative analysis of institutional and legal governance frameworks.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 04:19:17.

Geography

Macaronesia (Azores, Madeira, Canary Islands, Cabo Verde).