Effects and transformations of tourism in Ibitipoca state park’s territorial context, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v14i2.1751

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Park, Tourism, Impacts, Indicators, Ibitipoca State Park (MG)

Abstract

Ibitipoca State Park (PEIb), situated in Minas Gerais, is one of most conservation units in Brazil. Over the last years, the park has been received an increase number of visitors, with different social spatial repercussions. Inspired in this context, this work aims to understand the impacts of tourism in PEIb’s territorial context. This research, based on qualitative method, involved bibliographical and documental data collection, participative elaboration of indicators system to measure de impacts of tourism in PEIb, data feed of indicators system by researches in official databases and application of questionnaires and interviews with social segments linked to the reality. The results indicate a relevant influence of tourism in the context of park, both negative and positive, and that many strategic themes are little considered in the scope of ecotourism planning actions in the park and its surrounding area.

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Author Biographies

Altair Sancho-Pivoto, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

He is a professor and researcher of Department of Tourism at Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF). Coordinator of the Research Centre for Tourism, Territory and Social and Environmental Development - CITURDES / UFJF. He holds a PhD in Geography/UFMG (2016), MA in Psychosociology of Communities and Social Ecology/UFRJ (2007) and a BA in Tourism/UFJF (2004). He works in the areas of tourism, planning and land use, with emphasis on interfaces with public tourism policies, community development projects, and protected areas

Alexandre Fonseca Alves, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

He is a geography student (UFJF). He is Tutorial Education Group (GET/TUR) Scholarship holder and volunteer at CITURDES - Centre for Research in Tourism, Territory and Social and Environmental Development, coordinated by Altair Sancho Pivoto. He develops research projects in the area of tourism in conservation units, its impacts and implications.

Vitor Nogueira Dias, Federal University of Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora, MG, Brazil.

He graduated in Human Sciences and holds a BA in Tourism (UFJF). He held a scientific initiation scholarship within the Project “Development of indicators to measure the impacts of tourism in territorial context of Ibitipoca State Park”, coordinated by Altair Sancho Pivoto.

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2020-04-28

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Sancho-Pivoto, A., Alves, A. F., & Dias, V. N. (2020). Effects and transformations of tourism in Ibitipoca state park’s territorial context, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 14(2), 46–63. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v14i2.1751

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Vol. 14 No. 2 (2020): maio/agosto

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