Sustainability indicators system of tourism development: a case study os the municipality of Areia – PB

Authors

  • Nicole Cavalcanti Silva UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CAMPINA GRANDE - UFCG
  • Gesinaldo Ataíde Cândido Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v10i3.955

Keywords:

Tourism. Indicators of sustainability. Sustainable Development. Areia – PB.

Abstract

This article aims at identifying and analyzing the level of sustainability of tourism in the city of Areia - PB, by applying the methodology of the Sustainability Indicators System of Tourism Development (SISDTur) proposed by Hanai (2009). This work is descriptive and it presents an exploratory and quantitative research. To carry out this investigation, three stages of data analysis criteria were established: analysis of indicators, in which the collected data were processed by statistical techniques (average, standard deviation and coefficient of variation); analysis of dimensions; and analysis of global sustainability. The results indicate that the municipality presents a partly unsustainable tourism, since among the six sustainability dimensions for tourism destinations two dimensions demonstrate intermediary sustainability, two dimensions are partially unsustainable, and the other two dimensions are unsustainable. This situation demands from public administrators the design of new action plans for the implementation of investments and projects that may facilitate the sustainable development of tourism in the municipality.

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Author Biographies

Nicole Cavalcanti Silva, UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE CAMPINA GRANDE - UFCG

Mestranda do Programa de Pós-Graduação Interdisciplinar em Recursos Naturais PPGRN/CTRN/UFCG. Graduada em Administração de Empresas pela Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG). E-mail: nickolecavalcanti@gmail.com.

Gesinaldo Ataíde Cândido, Universidade Federal de Campina Grande - UFCG

Professor doutor do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais da UFCG. E vinculado ao departamento de Administração da UFCG. Professor Titular do curso de Administração da UFCG. E-mail: gacandido@uol.com.br.

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Published

2016-08-27

How to Cite

Silva, N. C., & Cândido, G. A. (2016). Sustainability indicators system of tourism development: a case study os the municipality of Areia – PB. Revista Brasileira De Pesquisa Em Turismo, 10(3), 475–496. https://doi.org/10.7784/rbtur.v10i3.955

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 3 (2016): September/December

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