Residents´ Perception on the Impact of Tourism Development in Serido Potiguar
tourism development. tourism impacts. perceptions of residents. seridó potiguar.
Tourism, as an economic alternative, has been considered as an important development tool, generating significant changes in the way of life in local populations, particularly in tourist destinations in the process of implementation and consolidation. However, the activity generates a series of economic, social and environmental impacts, which implies the need for community participation in the development of policies and actions necessary for the implementation of tourist activities in perspective.Tthus, this study aims to investigate the residents perception about the social, economic and environmental impacts that can be generated by the tourism development in Seridó Potiguar region, tourist destination in the process of implementation and consolidation. To achieve this goal, the descriptive survey will be used, with qualitative and quantitative approach, in which questionnaires with 380 residents will be applied in Currais Novos site, a component municipalities of Polo Seridó. The research method that will be used is the hypothetical-deductive type. Data analysis technique to be used is the descriptive analysis and multivariate analysis techniques such as factor analysis and multiple regression analysis. For data processing will be used SPSS 22.0 for Windows program.