Study about tourist activities in brazilian islands

Abstract: The islands or island states have physical characteristics that make them attractive to the visitation, its specificities are conducive to the practice of various tourist modalities, especially those using the natural attractions. The island environments are considered fragile and can easi...

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Main Authors: Rita Gabriela Araujo Carvalho, Felipe Decol, Lucas Fruet Gil, Rosane Maria Lanzer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação em Turismo 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo
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Online Access:https://rbtur.org.br/rbtur/article/view/879
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author Rita Gabriela Araujo Carvalho
Felipe Decol
Lucas Fruet Gil
Rosane Maria Lanzer
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description Abstract: The islands or island states have physical characteristics that make them attractive to the visitation, its specificities are conducive to the practice of various tourist modalities, especially those using the natural attractions. The island environments are considered fragile and can easily suffer the degradation of their ecosystems. The causes of this degradation can be caused by humans or from natural processes. In this sense, the present study aimed to identify the activities that are being sold in six Brazilian tourist islands. To conduct the research , information was collected from sites of destinations, then was developed an on-line questionnaire and sent to 30 incoming agencies of the six islands in order to obtain an overview. The results obtained in this paper concluded that some of the activities cited by respondents as frequent, have high potential for negative environmental impact and require more planning or even its prohibition, by not be consistent with the fragility of the island environment.
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spelling doaj.art-a8446d8e856f46069b0f0684ac863fe92022-12-22T00:17:41ZengAssociação Nacional de Pós-Graduação em TurismoRevista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo1982-61252016-03-0110117318810.7784/rbtur.v10i1.879518Study about tourist activities in brazilian islandsRita Gabriela Araujo Carvalho0Felipe Decol1Lucas Fruet Gil2Rosane Maria Lanzer3Universidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulUniversidade de Caxias do SulAbstract: The islands or island states have physical characteristics that make them attractive to the visitation, its specificities are conducive to the practice of various tourist modalities, especially those using the natural attractions. The island environments are considered fragile and can easily suffer the degradation of their ecosystems. The causes of this degradation can be caused by humans or from natural processes. In this sense, the present study aimed to identify the activities that are being sold in six Brazilian tourist islands. To conduct the research , information was collected from sites of destinations, then was developed an on-line questionnaire and sent to 30 incoming agencies of the six islands in order to obtain an overview. The results obtained in this paper concluded that some of the activities cited by respondents as frequent, have high potential for negative environmental impact and require more planning or even its prohibition, by not be consistent with the fragility of the island environment.https://rbtur.org.br/rbtur/article/view/879Turismo. Ilhas Costeiras. Brasil.
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Felipe Decol
Lucas Fruet Gil
Rosane Maria Lanzer
Study about tourist activities in brazilian islands
Revista Brasileira de Pesquisa em Turismo
Turismo. Ilhas Costeiras. Brasil.
title Study about tourist activities in brazilian islands
title_full Study about tourist activities in brazilian islands
title_fullStr Study about tourist activities in brazilian islands
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title_short Study about tourist activities in brazilian islands
title_sort study about tourist activities in brazilian islands
topic Turismo. Ilhas Costeiras. Brasil.
url https://rbtur.org.br/rbtur/article/view/879
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