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Perceção dos residentes face ao desenvolvimento do turismo na ilha de São Miguel : o caso das Furnas
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O turismo é um sector importante no desenvolvimento económico de muitas regiões. Contudo, também é conotado pelos danos ambientais e culturais que acarreta, agravando-se pela ausência de medidas estratégicas eficazes dos poderes públicos no desenvolvimento do turismo.
O objetivo do presente trabalho é avaliar as perceções dos residentes da freguesia das Furnas face ao desenvolvimento do turismo. Para a concretização deste objetivo foi adaptada uma metodologia quantitativa e aplicado um questionário a uma amostra de 140 residentes da freguesia das Furnas, do concelho da Povoação, da ilha de São Miguel, da Região Autónoma dos Açores. O questionário incluía questões relacionadas com o perfil sociodemográfico dos residentes, a perceção dos custos e dos benefícios e da atuação dos poderes públicos locais.
Os dados obtidos com a aplicação do questionário permitem reconhecer que o turismo traz custos superiores aos benefícios ao nível sociocultural e ambiental. Os principais benefícios são a promoção de produtos locais, aumento das receitas fiscais, o desenvolvimento das pequenas empresas existentes, aumento do trabalho na comunidade e maior formação nos profissionais do turismo; porém, os principais custos incidem nos problemas de tráfego e estacionamento, aumento dos preços locais, aumento do custo de vida, afetação da qualidade de vida dos residentes, aumento do lixo e da poluição, aumento das desigualdades económicas dos residentes e afetação do modo de vida local.
Os resultados do estudo permitem reforçar a importância das perceções dos residentes face ao desenvolvimento do turismo, pois são um dos stakeholders fundamentais para o sucesso do destino.
ABSTRACT: Tourism is an important sector in the economic development of many regions. However, it is also connoted by the environmental and cultural damage it causes, compounded by the absence of effective strategic measures by the public authorities in the development of tourism. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the perceptions of the residents of Furnas parish regarding the development of tourism. To achieve this objective, a quantitative methodology was adapted and a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 140 residents of the parish of Furnas, the municipality of Povoação, the island of São Miguel, the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The questionnaire included questions related to the socio-demographic profile of residents, the perception of costs and benefits and the performance of local public authorities. The data obtained through the application of the questionnaire allows us to recognize that tourism brings costs higher than the benefits at the socio-cultural and environmental level. The main benefits are the promotion of local products, increased tax revenues, the development of existing small businesses, increased work in the community and more training for tourism professionals; but the main costs are traffic and parking problems, increased local prices, rising cost of living, affecting residents' quality of life, causing more waste and pollution, increasing residents' economic inequality and affecting local livelihoods. The results of the study reinforce the importance of residents' perceptions of tourism development, as they are one of the key stakeholders for the success of the destination.
ABSTRACT: Tourism is an important sector in the economic development of many regions. However, it is also connoted by the environmental and cultural damage it causes, compounded by the absence of effective strategic measures by the public authorities in the development of tourism. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the perceptions of the residents of Furnas parish regarding the development of tourism. To achieve this objective, a quantitative methodology was adapted and a questionnaire was applied to a sample of 140 residents of the parish of Furnas, the municipality of Povoação, the island of São Miguel, the Autonomous Region of the Azores. The questionnaire included questions related to the socio-demographic profile of residents, the perception of costs and benefits and the performance of local public authorities. The data obtained through the application of the questionnaire allows us to recognize that tourism brings costs higher than the benefits at the socio-cultural and environmental level. The main benefits are the promotion of local products, increased tax revenues, the development of existing small businesses, increased work in the community and more training for tourism professionals; but the main costs are traffic and parking problems, increased local prices, rising cost of living, affecting residents' quality of life, causing more waste and pollution, increasing residents' economic inequality and affecting local livelihoods. The results of the study reinforce the importance of residents' perceptions of tourism development, as they are one of the key stakeholders for the success of the destination.
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Dissertação de Mestrado, Ciências Económicas e Empresariais, 30 de janeiro de 2020, Universidade dos Açores.
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Impacto Social Percepção do Residente Turismo Sustentável Residents Perception Tourism Impacts
Citation
Silva, Lídia Maria Teixeira. "Perceção dos residentes face ao desenvolvimento do turismo na ilha de São Miguel: o caso das Furnas". 2020. 123 p.. (Dissertação de Mestrado em Ciências Económicas e Empresariais). Ponta Delgada: Universidade dos Açores, 2019. [Consult. Dia Mês Ano]. Disponível em www:<http://hdl.handle.net/10400.3/5459>.