Discursos periodísticos y prácticas comunicativas alrededor del turismo. El caso de Portmán (Región de Murcia)

Abstract

Since  the  seventies,  Portmán,  on  the  Mediterranean coast (Murcia - Spain), has been  surrounded  by  a  prominent  urban  development  of  tourism.  While  most  of  the  Murcian  coast  was  being  developed,  Portmán  was  living  for  and  off  the  min-ing industry. The mining industry decline started in the eighties, and by 1991 it had left  behind  a  devastating  environmental  landscape  by  completely  covering  the  big  bay from which the village takes its name with mining waste. The  changes  in  the  practices  and  the  discourses  of  the  stakeholders  regarding tourist development are the main focus of this article.