Perception of the local community on tourism in the National Park of Chapada das Mesas, Carolina (MA, Brazil)

• Autor(a) principal: Sudré, Stephanni
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Souza, Thais Vieira de, Oliveira, Andressa Nogueira de, Azevedo, Camilo da Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Ecoturismo
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/ecoturismo/article/view/6749
• topic: Unidades de conservação; ecoturismo; participação comunitária.; Turismo; Conservation Units; Ecotourism; Community Participation; Tourism

The present study focused on analyzing tourism in the Chapada das Mesas National Park from the perspective of the local community. And for that, it developed its specific objectives: Identify the perception about tourism by the local community and the environment of the PNCM; Understand the community’s relationship with tourism in PNCM and Understand the possibilities of community participation in PNCM tourism. The methodology used was for qualitative research purposes and by means of descriptive exploratory research. The data collection took place through the Bibliographic Survey directed the publications on ecotourism and Documentary Research in the available data of the PNCM. The Field Survey was given through the visitation to the members of the community in the route of the attractions of Waterfull do Prata and Waterfull de São Romão and will take place through a semi-structured interview with an interview guide guided by the objectives. And it was possible to observe that the community perceives tourism in PNCM as a potential income generator, but there are few opportunities given by the market and the management of the park.