Banca de DEFESA: IDIAMARA NASCIMENTO DE FREITAS

Uma banca de DEFESA de MESTRADO foi cadastrada pelo programa.
DISCENTE : IDIAMARA NASCIMENTO DE FREITAS
DATA : 06/06/2019
HORA: 14:00
LOCAL: NEPSA II
TÍTULO:

PROJECT GEOPARQUE SERIDÓ: A STUDY OF TOURIST PRACTICES AS A PROPELLANT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT 

PALAVRAS-CHAVES:

Tourist practices. Tourism. Project Geoparque Seridó. Brazil.

PÁGINAS: 105
GRANDE ÁREA: Ciências Sociais Aplicadas
ÁREA: Turismo
RESUMO:

The present study aims to analyze the touristic practices present in the project Geoparque Seridó, which contribute to the development of the localities where it is developed. In recent decades, there have been spaces aimed at the protection of natural resources, with special attention to the physical environment (geodiversity), along with the touristic practice, as is the case of the Geoparks. These are mechanisms for managing a territory, through the conservation of geological heritage, education and tourism, which is linked to the development of the community inserted in the territory. The project is composed of six municipalities located inside the state of Rio Grande do Norte, being Cerro Corá, Lagoa Nova, Currais Novos, Acari, Carnaúba dos Dantas and Parelhas, both possessing great diversity in the natural and cultural aspects.  In methodological terms, this is a descriptive-exploratory study with a qualitative approach Interviews were conducted with members of Arouca Geopark and Geopark Naturtejo, both in Portugal with the analysis of the sites of these respective geoparks, in order to perform a comparative of the project Geoparque Seridó with two geoparks models, mentioned above, especially with regard to tourist practices. Finally, the minutes of the Geoparque Seridó work group, created by the state Government of Rio Grande do Norte, were analyzed. In relation to the results of the research, it was possible to identify several segments present and developed in the territory of the project Geoparque Seridó, based on sustainable tourism, triggering to two major segments: Nature Tourism and Cultural tourism In the first, there are activities related to ecotourism, geotourism, adventure tourism and rural tourism. In the second: pedagogical tourism, gastronomic tourism, event tourism, religious tourism and archaeological tourism. These do not deplete the possibility of new niches and/or segments in the area studied. The contribution to the development of the locality through the generation of employment and diversification of income, incentive to the production of handicrafts, as well as the production of gastronomic souvenir, in addition to education and environmental awareness through Project actions. In addition, comparing the practices and touristic segments of the two Portuguese geoparks with the project Geoparque Seridó, the differences found were: health tourism, occurred only in the Naturtejo Geopark and the archaeological tourism that happens in the project Geopark Seridó. This denotes the potentiality of the latter when compared with the two model Geoparks. The discourse of public managers regarding the project in question is positive. Participation and communication between public and private managers and the local community were perceptible, making it a contact and exchange of beneficial experiences for the realization of tourism in this territory.

MEMBROS DA BANCA:
Interno - 433.406.365-91 - ALMIR FELIX BATISTA DE OLIVEIRA - PUC - SP
Externo à Instituição - LUCIANO SCHAEFER PEREIRA - IFPB
Presidente - 1513243 - MARCOS ANTONIO LEITE DO NASCIMENTO
Interno - 1160199 - SERGIO MARQUES JUNIOR