Estudio socioeconómico de la Gran Cantábrica

espanolLa Cordillera Cantabrica es la cadena montanosa mas occidental de Europa y a lo largo de unos 480 kilometros, en sentido longitudinal, alberga espacios de alto valor natural. Estos espacios naturales han ido adquiriendo diversas figuras de proteccion y se han dotado de instrumentos de ordenacion de sus recursos naturales. En la actualidad existen doce Reservas de la Biosfera, las cuales, debido a su continuidad, conforman un conjunto susceptible de ser gestionado en el futuro mediante una unica reserva de escala suprarregional. Como paso previo al reconocimiento de esa hipotetica figura, que se denominamos Gran Cantabrica, hemos creido oportuno profundizar en el conocimiento de los aspectos sociales y economicos que la caracterizan con el objetivo de complementar los diferentes trabajos existentes que inciden sobre la componente natural. El analisis socioeconomico del conjunto se ha abordado a partir de varios indicados, obtenidos de los servicios estadisticos de las comunidades autonomas. Posteriormente, se ha evaluado la dinamica de estos espacios tras su declaracion como Reservas de la Biosfera. El analisis de la dinamica socioeconomica del conjunto nos permite destacar las disparidades entre las diferentes reservas y la evaluacion del grado de incidencia que ha tenido la declaracion de Reserva de la Biosfera. EnglishCantabrian range is the most western mountain range within Europe and throughout 480 kilometers lengthwise contains natural protected areas. These natural areas have been progressively protected under different figures and also have been provided with instruments to plan their territory and to manage their natural resources. At the present time, there are twelve biosphere reserves, which due to their spatial connectivity constitute a set susceptible, in the future, to be managed through a single supra‐regional reserve. As a previous step to the recognition of this hypothetical reserve, which is named Gran Cantabrica, we have considered the relevance of the social and economic factors, which characterized this area in order to fulfill the previous scholar contributions frequently oriented to the natural component. The socio‐economic analysis was performed throughout several indicators, obtained from Official Statistic Services of the four autonomous regions implied. Subsequently, the dynamic of these spaces after their declaration as biosphere reserves have been assessed. The socio‐economic analysis of the whole, allow us to highlight disparities among the twelve reserves and also, led us to assess the degree of incidence once the Biosphere Reserve was declared.