scholarly journals Ecoturismo: uma ponte para o turismo sustentável

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Spaolonse ◽  
Suzana da Silva de Oliveira Martins
Keyword(s):  
Social Reproduction ◽  
Community Organizing ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Great Opportunity ◽  
Set Up

Diversas áreas naturais de importância socioambiental no Brasil agregam comunidades locais. Muitas das comunidades residem nessas áreas e delas tiram a sua sobrevivência há muitas gerações, percebendo-as como território fundamental para sua reprodução social, cultural e econômica. O Ecoturismo de base comunitária desponta como uma possibilidade para o desenvolvimento sustentável e econômico dessas comunidades. Este artigo foi construído através de pesquisas bibliográficas baseando-se que o Ecoturismo se diferenciou, dos demais segmentos do turismo, por se apoiar em princípios que reforçam o compromisso com a conservação ambiental e o benefício comunitário. Hoje as estatísticas demonstram que Ecoturismo cresce mais que a média do turismo convencional no mundo todo e especialmente no Brasil. Entre estas temáticas observou-se à necessidade de considerar a forma de organização social das comunidades locais na construção dos processos participativos. Com isso espera-se contribuir para uma reflexão sobre o Ecoturismo de base comunitária em uma perspectiva em que a participação comunitária torna-se a base para uma efetiva sustentabilidade, portanto, pretende-se que a compreensão integrada dos temas abordados possa facilitar outros processos semelhantes. Ecoturismo é um segmento da atividade turística que utiliza, de forma sustentável, o patrimônio natural e cultural, incentiva sua conservação e busca a formação de uma consciência ambientalista através da interpretação do ambiente, promovendo o bem-estar das populações envolvidas e dos atores sociais. O aproveitamento desse potencial por meio do desenvolvimento de estratégias que fortaleçam o turismo participativo, solidário e sustentável é, sem dúvida, uma grande oportunidade para o país. Neste processo de transição reside o desafio de serem estabelecidas estratégias e consolidadas práticas que estimulem a valorização cultural, a organização comunitária e a conservação ambiental. Práticas que assegurem o acesso ao compartilhamento dos benefícios gerados pela atividade, com estímulo ao empreendedorismo social e à criação de negócios inclusivos. E que, finalmente, estabeleçam-se arranjos sustentáveis de interação social e das populações com o território e o ambiente em que vivem. Ecotourism: a bridge to sustainable tourism Several natural areas of environmental importance in Brazil add local communities. Many of the communities living in these areas and take them to survive for generations, seeing them as a key territory for their social reproduction, cultural and economic. Ecotourism community based emerged as a possibility for sustainable and economic development of these communities. This article was constructed through literature searches based on the Ecotourism differed, the other segments of tourism, by relying on principles that reinforce the commitment to environmental conservation and community benefit. Today the statistics show that Ecotourism is growing more than the average conventional tourism worldwide and especially in Brazil. Among these issues there was the need to consider the form of social organization of local communities in the construction of participatory processes. It is expected to contribute to a reflection on the Ecotourism community based on a perspective that community participation becomes the basis for an effective sustainability, therefore, it is intended that the integrated understanding of topics to facilitate similar processes. Ecotourism is a segment of tourism that uses in a sustainable manner, the natural and cultural heritage, encourages its conservation and seeks the formation of environmental awareness through the interpretation of the environment, promoting the well-being of people involved and the social actors. The use of this potential by developing strategies to strengthen participatory, supportive and sustainable tourism is undoubtedly a great opportunity for the country. In this transition lies the challenge of being established strategies and consolidated practices that encourage cultural development, community organizing and environmental conservation. Practices that ensure access to the sharing of benefits generated by the activity, with encouragement of social entrepreneurship and the creation of inclusive business. And finally, set up sustainable arrangements of social interaction and populations with the territory and the environment in which they live. KEYWORDS: Ecotourism; Tourism; Sustainability

scholarly journals EVALUATING CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN AN ESTUARINE COMMUNITY, KONG KONG LAUT, JOHOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faradiella Mohd Kusin ◽  
Amirul Azuan Md Joni ◽  
Ferdaus Mohamat Yusuff ◽  
Sharifah Nur Munirah Syed Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Outreach ◽  
Human And Social Capital

Key community-based environmental conservation programmes in Kong Kong Laut, Johor include the river and mangrove ecosystem conservation and management programme. The overall aim of conserving the ecosystem and encouraging local community participation in the programme is to promote the existing eco-tourism potential of the area. This paper entails the outcomes of community-based activities aimed at building the capacities of local communities through community mobilisation, awareness creation and capacity building (i.e. transferred knowledge and skills). Findings indicate that there have been improvements in the river water quality status within the ecosystems over the course of a one-year project, despite relatively small participation among the local communities in the conservation programme. However, it was evident that active participation from a minority group of the local community has contributed to significant human and social capital, suggesting that community empowerment might be crucial for future development. Despite this, a school outreach programme on waste minimisation within the community demonstrated an encouraging level of participation among school children and teachers. The major challenge to maintaining continuous efforts to conserve their environment is the simultaneous developments taking place close to the river and mangrove ecosystems. While it remains a challenge to all the stakeholders, collaborative efforts among the local communities and the university, school, government agencies and private sector have made it possible to strategise for more future approaches that will benefit the whole community.

scholarly journals Metodologie, percorsi operativi e strumenti per lo sviluppo delle cooperative di comunità nelle aree interne italiane

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Policy Support ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Environmental Vulnerability ◽  
Present Essay

The present essay includes the main results of the research project on community-based cooperatives, promoted in 2018 by Fondosviluppo and FEDAM, and implemented by researchers of University of Molise. The volume highlights the potential and the modes of operating of community-based cooperatives, which carry out a mix of productive and socially useful activities for local community well-being. The research, through a new methodological and operational path, reaches the following results: a) devise a strategy to detect the degree of social, economic and environmental vulnerability levels of Italian inner areas; b) outline the needs of local communities; c) define the role of community-based cooperatives in bridging regional gaps, also identifying their possible policy support.

scholarly journals Fostering Sustainable Tourism Development in Merauke through Community-Based Tourism

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 124-132
Author(s):  
Machya Astuti Dewi ◽  
Iva Rachmawati ◽  
Sri Issundari ◽  
Meilan Sugiarto
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Future Generation ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Regional Government ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development

Merauke is located in the eastern part of Indonesia that is rich of natural and cultural resources  potential for tourism. Tourism could be a solution to reduce poverty, especially through community-based tourism. Communities reap economic benefits from tourism industry by the increase of local income, hence the social welfare. On the contrary, poor management may lead the emerging Merauke tourism into environmental ecosystem damage. Such a threat to environmental sustainability outweighs any economic benefits because future generation will suffer from the inherited damaged environment. This article will discuss Merauke community participation in fostering the development of sustainable tourism through community-based tourism, that is maintaining sustainability of the environment and ecosystem while considering local communities sociocultural conditions. In doing so, this study uses a descriptive-qualitative approach. Data was collected from document tracking and interviews with Merauke Regional Government, WWF activists, and community leaders. The findings indicated that local communities supported Merauke tourism by developing entrepreneurship in tourism industry, increasing community social control in protecting the environment and enhancing the role of local customary leaders in supporting the tourism development. 

Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, and Sustainable Tourism

2020 ◽  
pp. 1669-1687
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Tourism

This chapter reveals the overview of sustainability; the overview of environmental sustainability; environmental sustainability and climate change; environmental sustainability, water resources, and energy consumption; and the overview of sustainable tourism. Sustainability is the important issue that attempts to bridge social science with civic engineering and environmental science with the technology of the future. Environmental sustainability is important because it ensures people have water and resources, and adopting its practices protects the environment and human health. Sustainable tourism is a growing segment of the global tourism industry that makes the positive contributions to the environmental, socio-cultural, and economic well-being of destinations and local communities around the world. Sustainability, environmental sustainability, and sustainable tourism are rooted in three issues that are considerably linked to fossil fuel depletion, climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions, and the increasing costs of energy and water.

scholarly journals The Relationship Among Community Based Tourism Application, Community Attitude, Community Empowerment and Community Life Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
pp. 130
Author(s):  
Putu Saroyini Piartrini
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Community Life ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Community Attitude ◽  
The Impact

Tourism involves the movement of individuals from one region to another, which are sometimes of different cultures. The interaction between tourists and local communities in tourist destinations is social interaction. The community does not always react positively to the development of certain destinations or attractions. Public attitudes that are not always beneficial to tourism have various causes, such as the well-being differences that appear so starkly between wealthy tourists and poor local communities and  conflict over limited resources such as water, land and cultural resources. This condition needs to be addressed because frequent demonstrations at various tourist attractions in Bali may jeopardize the security and comfort of tourists and affect the image of Bali as an international tourist destination. This study aims to: 1) To evaluate local government policies in community empowerment; 2) To measure perceived community-based tourism implemented   in the destination areas 3) To measure thelife satisfaction of the people in tourist destinations; 3)To measure individual   attitude toward toursm develoment  in Destinations. The results of this study are expected to be useful as input in the formulation of regional tourism policies  to realize tourism development goals effectively. This study is different from previous tourism studies because it examines the impact of tourism development from an integral perspective of sustainable tourism and community-based tourism.   Keywords: community attitude, community-based tourism, community empowerment, community life satisfaction.

scholarly journals Community-Based Tourism: A Strategy for Sustainable Tourism Development of Patong Beach, Phuket Island, Thailand

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (27) ◽  
pp. 90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maythawin Polnyotee ◽  
Suwattana Thadaniti
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Cultural Development ◽  
Local People ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development

<p>This study proposes community-based tourism as a strategy for sustainable tourism development of Patong Beach. Direct observation, questionnaire and interview are research instruments. A result of analyzing 120 questionnaires of local people which displayed a negative impact including economic impact which was very high )= 4.53(, social impact )= 4.28( and environmental impact) = 4.42( which were high so the total mean score was high )= 4.41(. The Community-Based Tourism was adapted for solution all negative impacts which were mentioned earlier. The sreategies are namely 1. Political development strategy: (1.1) Enabling the participation of local people, (1.2) Giving the power of the community over the outside and (1.3) Ensuring rights in natural resource management. 2. Environmental development strategy: (2.1) Studying the carrying capacity of the area, (2.2) Managing waste disposal and (2.3) Raising awareness of the need for conservation.3. Social development strategy: (3.1) Raising the quality of life, (3.2) Promoting community pride, (3.3) Dividing roles fairly between women/men, elder/youth and (3.4) Building community management organizations. 4. Cultural development strategy: (4.1) Encouraging respect for different cultures, (4.2) Fostering cultural exchange and (4.3) Embedding development in local culture and 5. Economic development strategy: (5.1) Raising funds for community development, (5.2) Creating jobs in tourism and (5.3) Raising the income of local people.<strong></strong></p>

scholarly journals Analysis of Object and Attractiveness of Community-Based Ecotourism in Coastal Area of Mempawah Regency

Agro Ekonomi ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eva Dolorosa ◽  
Dewi Kurniati
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Area ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Local People ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Natural Areas ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Potential Value ◽  
Assessment Indicator

Mangrove ecotourism in the Mempawah coastal area began to be developed and initiated by local communities who are concerned in the sustainability of the mangrove ecosystem. This is also supported by the increasing number of tourists to visit ecotourism, so that the development of ecotourism needs to be supported by tourist attractiveness as well as learning to tourists to care about their environment in accordance with the principles of ecotourism namely responsible travel to natural areas, conserving the environment and improving the well-being of local people. This paper focuses on analyzing the potential value of community-based ecotourism objects and its attractiveness. The assessment indicator based on the guidelines for assessment of natural tourism attractiveness was used to assess the objects and attractiveness in three specific ecotourism locations which are managed by local communities in Mempawah, namely Pasir, Bakau, and Mendalok Village. This study involves the participation of tourists who have visited the  ecotourism site. The study found that the potential value of the object and attractiveness mangrove ecotourism in Mempawah Area was 3,105 with an average score of 388 meaning that it ispotentially developed, and also increasing recommendations related to community-based ecotourism development.

Strengthening Community Empowerment as a Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case of Tangkoko Nature Reserve in Indonesia

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bet El Silisna El Silisna Lagarense
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Nature Reserve ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development

One of the main principles a community empowerment in sustainable development is that the primary benefits should be returned to the local community and become an integral part of the development activity. However, Tangkoko as a centre for natural tourism development in North Sulawesi, Indonesia has tended to concentrate on tourism development without adequately considering livelihoods of local communities. This study is aimed to examine to what extend The model of community empowerment can be applied into the practice of community empowerment development in Tangkoko Nature Reserve. The study will contribute to the formulation of government policy in formulating and establishing the R- Urban conservation efforts, especially in the utilization of local natural resources by using the principles of sustainable development in Tangkoko Nature Reserve. In addition, the results of the study will be able to promote the use of community-based empowerment and participation through the use high-value natural surrounding environment. This study involves desktop research and fieldwork comprising questionnaire surveys and on-site observations to provide evidences of community-based empowerment in Tangkoko Natural Reserve. This study develops a model of sustainable tourism development through creative community empowerment that will ensure the outcomes from tourism will be returned to strengthen the local economy as well the quality of life of local communities.

Sustainability, Environmental Sustainability, and Sustainable Tourism

2017 ◽  
pp. 1-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kijpokin Kasemsap
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
The World ◽  
Global Tourism

This chapter reveals the overview of sustainability; the overview of environmental sustainability; environmental sustainability and climate change; environmental sustainability, water resources, and energy consumption; and the overview of sustainable tourism. Sustainability is the important issue that attempts to bridge social science with civic engineering and environmental science with the technology of the future. Environmental sustainability is important because it ensures people have water and resources, and adopting its practices protects the environment and human health. Sustainable tourism is a growing segment of the global tourism industry that makes the positive contributions to the environmental, socio-cultural, and economic well-being of destinations and local communities around the world. Sustainability, environmental sustainability, and sustainable tourism are rooted in three issues that are considerably linked to fossil fuel depletion, climate change due to carbon dioxide emissions, and the increasing costs of energy and water.

scholarly journals Augmenting the Role of Tourism Governance in Addressing Destination Justice, Ethics, and Equity for Sustainable Community-Based Tourism

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-42
Author(s):  
Tek B. Dangi ◽  
James F. Petrick
Keyword(s):  
Ethic Of Care ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Alternative Form ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Community ◽  
Tourism Governance

Sustainable tourism development (STD) serves as a founding and guiding concept that can be applied to all forms of tourism, whereas community-based tourism (CBT) has been largely practiced as an alternative form of tourism development. Past research has suggested critical theoretical and practical omissions in both STD and CBT related to issues of community well-being, justice, ethics, and equity. With an objective of bridging these gaps, this research developed an integrated framework of sustainable community-based tourism (SCBT) based on a comprehensive literature review, which identified that there was a significant under-representation of key elements such as justice, ethics, and equity in the domain of governance both in the STD and CBT literatures. The qualitative research mixed emergent data with theory driven data and conducted semi-structured interviews with 40 diverse tourism stakeholders in the twin cities of Bryan–College Station (BCS) in Texas. Results revealed that tourism helped to promote cultural preservation and community pride and promoted the sense of mutual respect and understanding among visitors and stakeholders. However, some ethnic minorities felt they were not receiving full benefits of tourism. The study concluded that a more proactive, inclusive, ethic of care oriented tourism governance to help ensure sustainable tourism development is needed.

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