Expansão do espaço urbano e o desenvolvimento local: uma análise da atuação do turismo em Porto de Galinhas, Ipojuca, PE

• Autor(a) principal: SILVA, Daniele Mesquita da Costa
• Data de Publicação: 2012
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRPE
• Texto Completo: http://www.tede2.ufrpe.br:8080/tede2/handle/tede2/4490
• topic: Desenvolvimento local; Espaço urbano; Turismo; Praia de Porto de Galinhas; Tourism; Urban area; OUTROS::ADMINISTRACAO RURAL

This thesis aims to understand the influence of tourism on the expansion of urban and local development of Porto de Galinhas. Located in Ipojuca, 50 km from Recife, Porto de Galinhas is one of the destinations in Pernambuco by national and international tourists throughout the year. During the formation of its territory, several modifications spatial, social, economic, and others, due to a local need and occurring later after the intense development of tourism. This change is mainly observed in the area near the beach, which initially consisted of a few fishermen's houses and now concentrates various services and equipment primarily geared to tourism. For purposes of the study, refers to the period 1970 to 2011, corresponding to the beginning of summer activities at the site until its consolidation as an international destination. There was the collection of primary and secondary data related to the theme of this work and comparison of these data with the indicators used and the theoretical points discussed in this study. Through research, it was observed that tourism has encouraged the economic dynamism and intense expansion of urban space in Porto de Galinhas, through the emergence and expansion of businesses and investment in basic infrastructure and tourism. However, their actions also resulted in an increase and population expansion, especially in peripheral areas and increasing socioeconomic disparities site, leading to a segregation of the site.