The coastal karst landscape of Sardinia: knowledge, perception, promotion and fruition

Donatella Carboni (*) & Graziella Benedetto (**)
(*) Dipartimento di Scienze Umanistiche e Sociali- Università di Sassari,Via Roma, n. 151, 07100, Sassari, Italy. E-mail: carbonid@uniss.it (**) Dipartimento di Scienze della Natura e del Territorio - Università di Sassari.

This short paper is devoted to the analysis of a case study -the coastal cave complex known as Bue Marino Caves near Cala Gonone in the Gulf of Orosei, central eastern coast of Sardinia – as an example of karst landscape. Because of particular attention is paid to the aspect of enhancement of environmental good towards sustainable use, for the preparation of a strategic plan it appears crucial to initiate a process of consultation of the categories of local stakeholders. The approach adopted is that of Stakeholder Analysis (SA) to study and qualify the level of perception that a group of key stakeholders has compared to the intrinsic value of the Bue Marino Caves. The main goal is that of presenting the methodological approach followed, some preliminary information and a description of the first results obtained.

Fruition, karst landscape, knowledge, perception, rocky coast, Stakeholder Analysis, Sardinia