Proteção ambiental e turismo no Parque Ambiental Encontro dos Rios, Teresina/PI
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Palavras-chave: Proteção Ambiental; Turismo Ecológico; Desenvolvimento Sustentável;
Abstract:
The way of capitalist production, throughout the time, has favored an increasing degradation of the environment, emerging the necessity to create parks as untouchable reserves of exceptional beauty where the natural resources can remain in a situation of balance. These parks present therefore many potentialities for the development of ecological tourism. Thus, this work aims: i) to analyze the infrastructure of the park to the tourist activity; II) to evidence the main negative and positive impacts of the tourist activity in the park and III) evaluate how the tourism can provide economic and social development in the area. To reach these objectives the work methodology was based on bibliography research and data collecting. It was evidenced the existence of a basic infrastructure to the visitors as: tracks; visitors reception center; kiosks to handicraft commerce; floating restaurant and a mirante that create jobs and incomes for the local community. However, it is clear the necessity to improve and extend the current infrastructure through actions as extending of the parking space; access way to deficient; night lights to visitation; tourist support center with tourist guides available; improvement of the access way; development of environment education programs that stimulates the conservation of the natural resources. It is of great importance a study that can measure the load capacity, a prime notion in the development of the ecological tourism in a sustainable way.
Key-words: Environmental Protection; Ecological Tourism; Sustainable Development;
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