ABSTRACT

From a social perspective, the literature predominantly explains degrowth as a transition of values from market mediated ones towards increased conviviality and less consumption. This exploratory research is based on a case study in the small town of Besalú in Spain which is located between Barcelona and the coastal area of Costa Brava. The town has experienced an increase in visitors and more recently in apartment rentals. The study area was thus adequate to explore the emergence of degrowth values and the role they play in residents’ understanding of their exchanges with tourists. The methodology is based on a literature review which identifies values associated with degrowth, followed by an analysis of the study area and a series of in-depth interviews with residents using a phenomenological approach. The results show that degrowth values such as conviviality are at play in areas such as providing tourists with a bathroom, while other areas such as environmental preservation are less significant.

摘要

从社会的角度来看，文献主要将去增长解释为价值从市场中介的价值向增加欢乐和减少消费的转变。这项探索性研究基于西班牙贝萨卢小镇的案例研究，该小镇位于巴塞罗那和布拉瓦海岸之间的沿海地区。该镇的游客人数有所增加，最近公寓租金也有所增加。因此，该研究区域足以探索退化价值的出现及其在居民理解与游客交流中所起的作用。该方法基于确定与退化相关的价值的文献综述，然后是对研究区域的分析以及使用现象学方法对居民进行的一系列深入访谈。