Perceptions on Tourism in Rural Areas: limitations and possibilities in APA Caverna do Maroaga, Presidente Figueiredo/AM

Authors

  • João Rodrigo Leitão dos Reis Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)
  • Julio César Rodríguez Tello Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM)
  • Christina Fischer National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v29i1p108-127

Keywords:

Rural areas, Tourism, Conservation unit.

Abstract

Tourism in conservation units is an alternative for their financial and environmental sustainability, involving the local population. To know this process in the environmental protection area (APA – Área de Proteção Ambiental) Caverna do Maroaga, we performed an exploratory investigation in three local communities, analyzing the current situation, the expectations of improvement of this activity, and the awareness, interest, and motivation of the community. Information were collected from 87 interviews with adults of the region. Noting that the tourism of these communities focuses on natural attractions, but without proper organization, we observed that the community is interested and motivated to start a management guideline but is not prepared to undertake or develop programs and are unaware of a possible supply of training courses required for it.

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Author Biographies

  • João Rodrigo Leitão dos Reis, Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM)
    PhD student of the Graduate Program in Environmental Science and Sustainability in the Amazon (PPG-CASA) of the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Email: jrlreis@gmail.com
  • Julio César Rodríguez Tello, Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM)

    PhD by the Graduate Program in Tropical Biology and Natural Resources, created from the agreement between the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA) and the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM). Professor of the Undergraduate Course in Forest Engineering and of the Graduate Program in Forestry and Environmental Sciences (PPG-CIFA) at the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Email: jucerote@hotmail.com

  • Christina Fischer, National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA)

    Master by the Graduate Program in Freshwater Biology and Inland Fisheries (PPG-BADPI) of the National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA), Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil. Email: lourdes.fischer.8@gmail.com

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Published

2018-04-27

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2018): Janeiro-Abril

Section

Articles

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How to Cite

REIS, João Rodrigo Leitão dos; TELLO, Julio César Rodríguez; FISCHER, Christina. Perceptions on Tourism in Rural Areas: limitations and possibilities in APA Caverna do Maroaga, Presidente Figueiredo/AM. Revista Turismo em Análise, São Paulo, Brasil, v. 29, n. 1, p. 108–127, 2018. DOI: 10.11606/issn.1984-4867.v29i1p108-127. Disponível em: https://journals.usp.br/rta/article/view/133278.. Acesso em: 19 may. 2024.