210
S. Fernandes et al.
10. Developing research: conducting research and monitoring activity through data
is essential to help solve problems and bring benefits to the recipient spaces and
for tourism (Fyall and Garrod 1998).
3.4 Sustainable Tourism Practices
Tourism sustainability is composed of three levels of analysis: the ecological level,
which guarantees environmental development; the sociocultural level that guarantees autonomy to local communities, preserving culture and values of origin and
reinforcing the identity of community members; and the economic level, which
safeguards economic development through the management of available resources
that guarantees future generations their livelihood. The analysis of tourism practices
has undergone some changes over time, since tourist practices have evolved, as well
as the motivations of its practitioners. The tourist practice was initially associated
with an elitist principle and arose from the taste, curiosity and pleasure of discovering
other people, other places, cultures and customs.
For Davidson (1992) the new tourist demand is the result of a number of changes
in various areas, namely the political, economic, ecological and social perceptions
since the 1980s. Since then, the environmental problem in the tourism sector was
valued, resulting from the negative impacts of the massive tourism of the 1970s.
Vieira (1997) noted that we were facing the time of “small is beautiful” with
regard to tourism. Green hotels gained prominence through the proper use of scarce
resources, without compromising the well-being of visitors and simultaneously
without degrading the natural environment in which they are enveloped and from
which they make their way of life. The dimension of responsibility is inherent in
the concept of alternative tourism. In this way, it is understood as both a responsible
and sustainable practice. Tourism sustainability presupposes the appreciation of the
present without compromising the future. This criterion necessitates, on the part of
the visitor, the respect and appreciation of the tourist destination that it is visiting.
The commitment to sustainable development is global, and thus the tourism
sector—one of the largest in the world—should also consider the 17 targets proposed
by the UN for the correct development of sustainable tourism. Through them they
seek (Fig. 1).
However, it is concluded that the most common practices in tourist destinations:
• Respect the local cultural destination visited;
• Prioritize the local economy;
• Preserve the environment in small gestures, such as:
– Collect the garbage;
– Do not take shells or stones as ‘nature souvenir’;
– Prefer ecobags and reusable bottles to avoid plastic;
– Save water;
– Do not use the air conditioner unnecessarily;
S. Fernandes et al.
10. Developing research: conducting research and monitoring activity through data
is essential to help solve problems and bring benefits to the recipient spaces and
for tourism (Fyall and Garrod 1998).
3.4 Sustainable Tourism Practices
Tourism sustainability is composed of three levels of analysis: the ecological level,
which guarantees environmental development; the sociocultural level that guarantees autonomy to local communities, preserving culture and values of origin and
reinforcing the identity of community members; and the economic level, which
safeguards economic development through the management of available resources
that guarantees future generations their livelihood. The analysis of tourism practices
has undergone some changes over time, since tourist practices have evolved, as well
as the motivations of its practitioners. The tourist practice was initially associated
with an elitist principle and arose from the taste, curiosity and pleasure of discovering
other people, other places, cultures and customs.
For Davidson (1992) the new tourist demand is the result of a number of changes
in various areas, namely the political, economic, ecological and social perceptions
since the 1980s. Since then, the environmental problem in the tourism sector was
valued, resulting from the negative impacts of the massive tourism of the 1970s.
Vieira (1997) noted that we were facing the time of “small is beautiful” with
regard to tourism. Green hotels gained prominence through the proper use of scarce
resources, without compromising the well-being of visitors and simultaneously
without degrading the natural environment in which they are enveloped and from
which they make their way of life. The dimension of responsibility is inherent in
the concept of alternative tourism. In this way, it is understood as both a responsible
and sustainable practice. Tourism sustainability presupposes the appreciation of the
present without compromising the future. This criterion necessitates, on the part of
the visitor, the respect and appreciation of the tourist destination that it is visiting.
The commitment to sustainable development is global, and thus the tourism
sector—one of the largest in the world—should also consider the 17 targets proposed
by the UN for the correct development of sustainable tourism. Through them they
seek (Fig. 1).
However, it is concluded that the most common practices in tourist destinations:
• Respect the local cultural destination visited;
• Prioritize the local economy;
• Preserve the environment in small gestures, such as:
– Collect the garbage;
– Do not take shells or stones as ‘nature souvenir’;
– Prefer ecobags and reusable bottles to avoid plastic;
– Save water;
– Do not use the air conditioner unnecessarily;