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O Turismo oferece tanto vantagens como desvantagens para os países envolvidos. Os crescentes desafios, nomeadamente os ambientais, obrigaram a diminuição do impacto da atividade, tendo em conta o princípio do desenvolvimento sustentável, abordagem que procura a diminuição dos impactos negativos e o aumento dos seus benefícios. Neste âmbito, surge o Ecoturismo como segmento turístico baseado nos princípios do turismo sustentável, orientado para a preservação da natureza, o respeito pelas tradições e costumes locais, o interesse na história e cultura do destino, o incentivo à comunicação intercultural e o auxílio à economia local.
Sendo frequentemente o termo “Ecoturismo” mal empregue, o presente estudo pretende compreender como é que os estudantes de Turismo do Instituto Politécnico do Porto o conhecem e o definem. Adicionalmente, visa perceber quantos desses estudantes já participaram em atividades da tipologia e quais as razões que os levaram a fazê-lo (caso o tenham feito).
Para o efeito, foi elaborado um questionário, divulgado em contexto de sala e online, tendo sido recolhidos 123 respostas (44% do total de estudantes). Os resultados demonstraram que 23% dos estudantes conhece as quatro vertentes do Ecoturismo (preservação do ambiente, ocorrência na natureza, envolvimento da comunidade local e vertente educativa) e cerca de metade tem experiência na prática do mesmo. A principal motivação está relacionada com o “Contacto com a natureza”.
Tourism offers both advantages and disadvantages to the involved countries. Increasing challenges, in particular environmental ones, have forced the activity's impact to diminish, taking into account the principle of sustainable development, an approach that seeks to reduce negative impacts and increase its benefits. In this context, Ecotourism emerges as a tourism segment based on the principles of sustainable tourism, oriented to the preservation of nature, respect for local traditions and customs, interest in the history and culture of the destination, encouragement of intercultural communication and aid to the local economy. As the term “Ecotourism” is often misused, this study aims to understand how students of Tourism at the Porto Polytechnic Institute know and define it. Additionally, it aims to understand how many of these students have participated in typology activities and the reasons that led them to do so (if that’s the case). For this purpose, a questionnaire was prepared, distributed in the classroom and online, and 123 responses were collected (44% of the total students). The results showed that 23% of students know the four basic principles of Ecotourism and about half of them have experience in the practice of ecotourism. The main motivation is related to "Contact with nature".
Tourism offers both advantages and disadvantages to the involved countries. Increasing challenges, in particular environmental ones, have forced the activity's impact to diminish, taking into account the principle of sustainable development, an approach that seeks to reduce negative impacts and increase its benefits. In this context, Ecotourism emerges as a tourism segment based on the principles of sustainable tourism, oriented to the preservation of nature, respect for local traditions and customs, interest in the history and culture of the destination, encouragement of intercultural communication and aid to the local economy. As the term “Ecotourism” is often misused, this study aims to understand how students of Tourism at the Porto Polytechnic Institute know and define it. Additionally, it aims to understand how many of these students have participated in typology activities and the reasons that led them to do so (if that’s the case). For this purpose, a questionnaire was prepared, distributed in the classroom and online, and 123 responses were collected (44% of the total students). The results showed that 23% of students know the four basic principles of Ecotourism and about half of them have experience in the practice of ecotourism. The main motivation is related to "Contact with nature".
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Turismo Ecoturismo Turismo sustentável Comunidade local Ambiente Tourism Ecotourism Sustainable tourism Local community Environment