Economy of the island of eco-tourism: the role of shark-diving and shark harvesting

Beyond its importance in maintaining ecosystems, sharks provide services that play important socioeconomic roles. The rise in their exploitation as a tourism resource in recent years has highlighted economic potential of non-destructive uses of sharks and the extent of economic losses associated to declines in their population. In this work, we present estimates for use value of sharks in Fernando de Noronha Island - the only ecotouristic site offering shark diving experience in the Atlantic coast of South America. Through the Travel Cost Method we estimate the total touristic use value aggregated to Noronha Island by the travel cost was up to USD 312 million annually, of which USD 91.1 million are transferred to the local economy. Interviewing people from five different economic sectors, we show shark-diving contribute with USD 2.5 million per year to Noronha’s economy, representing 19% of the island’s GDP. Shark-diving provides USD 128.5 thousand of income to employed islanders, USD 72.6 thousand to government in taxes and USD 5.3 thousand to fishers due to the increase in fish consumption demanded by shark divers. We discover, though, that fishers who actually are still involved in shark fishing earn more by catching sharks than selling other fish for consumption by shark divers. We conclude, however, that the non-consumptive use of sharks is most likely to benefit large number of people by generating and money flow if compared to the shark fishing, providing economic arguments to promote the conservation of these species.

Bicycle Touring Infrastructure: An Architectural Proposal for Sustainable Bicycle Tourism

Thesis (Master's)--University of Washington, 2016-06

Moved by spirit of Canadian nature

A travel article about a visit to Klemtu and the Great Bear Rainforest, British Columbia. A LOW-TIDE mark of rocks coated in orange seaweed borders the islands of the Great Bear Rainforest. Our seaplane stays low under the clouds. As we approach the village of Klemtu, turning into Finlayson Channel, the trees beneath us thicken against the shoreline like a concert crowd being pushed from behind. There's no gap between the dark, still sea and the front row of soaring conifers, seemingly no entry point into one of the last great wilderness areas.

Ecoturismo e Inserção Comunitária em Unidades de Conservação: Uma análise comparativa entre as comunidades tradicionais do Núcleo Picinguaba do Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar (PESM) Ubatuba, SP

O desenvolvimento do ecoturismo em Unidades de Conservação tem sido considerado uma alternativa para a diminuição dos impactos sobre a biodiversidade, a potencialização da conservação da natureza e a oportunidade de inclusão das populações locais. Nesse sentido, a presente dissertação teve como objetivo geral analisar comparativamente o desenvolvimento das atividades turísticas em três comunidades tradicionais do Núcleo Picinguaba do Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar, localizado no município de Ubatuba (SP), buscando compreender de que forma as populações tradicionais de cada comunidade estão inseridas nessas atividades e qual das três encontra-se mais articulada para o desenvolvimento do ecoturismo. Para obter parâmetros de comparação das comunidades estudadas, foram criados Indicadores de Avaliação do Desenvolvimento do (Eco)turismo, definidos de acordo com algumas premissas básicas de desenvolvimento do ecoturismo e avaliados a partir de entrevistas semiestruturadas com atores locais e observações de campo. Concluiu-se que a comunidade mais bem estruturada para o desenvolvimento do ecoturismo é o Quilombo da Fazenda, apesar de grande parte dos moradores entrevistados não serem contemplados com os benefícios da atividade. A atuação do Parque é mais restrita aos trabalhos realizados pelos monitores ambientais, que atuam principalmente na Praia da Fazenda e Sertão da Fazenda. Dessa forma, é necessário haver medidas voltadas para a melhoria das condições de vida das populações tradicionais do NP, afetadas pela criação da unidade de conservação, que alterou profundamente seu modo de vida, através da proibição de suas atividades. O desenvolvimento do ecoturismo no NP deve ser capaz de gerar empregos e renda para a população local de forma mais abrangente, promovendo o desenvolvimento sustentável e a valorização da cultura local.

“El que tiene tierra que la atienda” Tensiones en torno a la propiedad y el trabajo en el Parque Tayrona

Este trabajo de grado, analiza las tensiones entre las diversas prácticas de propiedad en el Parque Tayrona configurados históricamente. En esta región la propiedad sobre la tierra y el acceso a los recursos estaba y está monopolizada por el narcotráfico, fuerzas paramiitares y las élites de la región. En la misma vía el uso y tenencia de amplias porciones de tierra se destinan para desarrollo de planes turísticos, en los cuales los propietarios hacen parte de la élite regional, que a su vez mantienen tierras destinadas para monocultivos de banano o café. A saber, el ecoturismo irrumpe en este contexto, de desigualdad, violencia y control paramilitar, como mecanismo que paradójicamente, por un lado moviliza posibilidades de tenencia y uso de la tierra y formas de reconocimiento dentro de las comunidades campesinas y por otro lado produce y mantiene prácticas de desposesión, desigualdad y la continuidad de conflictos socioambientales en la región.

As atividades ecoturísticas e de aventura no contexto paisagístico de São Bento do Sapucaí - SP

Pós-graduação em Geografia - IGCE

A participação de idosos em atividades de aventura na natureza no âmbito do lazer: valores e significados

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

Ecoturismo: influência na educação física

Pós-graduação em Ciências da Motricidade - IBRC

O segredo do Brasil: os sentidos do lugar turístico no discurso da propaganda oficial sobre os Lençóis Maranhenses

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Through the Lenses of Q’eqchi Maya: (Re)Framing the Story of Development in a Guatemalan Indigenous Community Through Participant-Created Photographs

The question of evaluations of development projects has been widely debated within the field of international development, with scholars and development practitioners calling for increased community-driven evaluations. However, there has been a paucity of research in community-led project evaluations, and a largely absent investigation utilizing visual anthropology/sociology methodologies. This paper seeks to shift this power by giving voice to the intended beneficiaries of an eco-tourism project in a rural indigenous Guatemala village. Through photographs taken by community members and corresponding interviews, this paper shows the way in which community members have and continue to reframe the idea of development in their village. Specifically, my analysis reveals how residents see changing forms of access, how they reframe ideas of beauty and modernization, and how they reframe their relationship to the land through Western conservation and private property ideals. This research thus provides an alternative narrative to the Western NGO’s evaluations and knowledge production, especially in respect to development and indigenous knowledge. By showing how community members are reframing the story of development, this paper demonstrates the usefulness of using participatory documentary photography in community-led evaluations, and helps balance the playing field by providing a much-needed alternative narrative of project evaluation.

The signalling effect of eco-labels in modern coastal tourism

As the demand for environmentally sustainable tourism grows, eco-labels are becoming increasingly popular as a signal of environmental quality. However, the existence of a causal link between awarding a seaside eco-label and the increase in tourism flows is still under discussion in the literature. In this article, we gauge the signalling impact of a specific eco-label, the Blue Flag award, using detailed data on tourism flows to seaside Italian destinations during the period 2008-2012. We adopt a recent econometric modelling strategy - the synthetic control method - in shaping estimation results and testing the sensitivity and robustness of our results. We find that being awarded the Blue Flag increases the flow of domestic tourists for up to three seasons after assignment. However, we find no effect for the flow of international tourists. Investigating the mechanisms driving the results, we find that the award of a Blue Flag only positively affects the flow of domestic tourists when it is used as a driver of organisation, coordination and integrated management of the tourism supply.

Xiamen Hai Cang tourism project : landscape planning and design of five islands

International practice-led design research in landscape architecture has identified the need for addressing the loss of biodiversity in urban environments. China has lost much of its biodiversity in rural and urban environments over thousands of years. However some Chinese cities have attempted to conserve what remains and enhance existing vegetation communities in isolated pockets. Island biogeography has been used as the basis for planning and designing landscapes in Australia and North America but not as yet in China, as far as we know. A gap in landscape design knowledge exists regarding how to apply landscape ecology concepts to urban islands of remaining biodiversity being developed for heavy Chinese domestic tourism impacts in the future. This project responded to the demands for harbour-side tourism opportunities in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, by proposing a range of eco-design innovations using concepts of patch, edge and interior to interconnect people and nature in a Chinese setting.

Plan de negocios para una empresa de servicios eco turísticos: Promotora TEA Ltda

El presente Trabajo de Grado tiene como objetivo, estudiar la viabilidad económica, ecológica y social para la creación de una empresa especializada en servicios turísticos y jornadas ecológicas, con sede para sus actividades en el municipio de La Vega (Cundinamarca). Se podrán identificar cuáles son las oportunidades de negocio que le brinda el mercado en la ciudad de Bogotá y sus alrededores para que la empresa Promotora TEA Ltda, pueda desempeñare sus actividades de manera perdurable, dadas las condiciones actuales para satisfacer de la mejor manera las necesidades de sus clientes. Con tal fin, se presenta un análisis externo e interno, que incluye la investigación del sector económico a nivel nacional y local de la empresa con el fin de identificar las estrategias más favorables para la creación de la Promotora TEA Ltda. Se podrán identificar los mercados potenciales y las oportunidades de crecimiento, tanto el sector turístico como en la exploración ecológica y sustentable de los recursos del municipio para garantizar un aprendizaje vivencial de cada consumidor.