Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access

Sustainable Tourism Development as a Perspective of Local Development


Affiliations
1 IPAITUG, University of Guajira, Riohacha, Colombia
 

Objective: To analyze sustainable tourism development as a perspective of local development in the department of the Colombian Guajira. Materials and Methods: This research is located within the descriptive studies; this is a field design, non-experimental correlational research. The population consisted of two hundred and twenty-two subjects from the companies “Caja de Compensacion Familiar de la Guajira” (Comfaguajira) and “Luna Guajira”. For the collection of information, a questionnaire was designed with 36 items as well as reliability through the AlphaCronbach coefficient, which was 0.97. Findings: Tourism companies in the Department of Guajira formulate their tourism plans; however, they do not generally go through their implementation. Their sustainability is determined by the incorporation of different interests, groups and sectors. It results in bringing as consequences not answering the needs of the tourism sector immediately and at the same time losing the opportunity to take advantage of the tourism potential of the Guajira’s department. Results: Global strategies for tourism development were formulated as a perspective of local development in the Department of the Colombian Guajira, with the goal of positioning the Guajira nationally and internationally as the first destination specialized in nature tourism and cultural tourism, with services that meet high quality standards, promote sustainable development and contribute to the improvement of quality of life and decrease of the poverty of its inhabitants.
User

  • Delgadillo J. Los terrenos de la politica ambiental en Mexico. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico: Miguel Angel Porrua; Mexico. 2001. p. 185–211.

  • La cientificacion del turismo. 2005. http://www.eumed.net/ ce/2005/jafari.htm

  • Calle M. Desarrollo local turistico y sostenibilidad. Universidad Tecnica de Machala; Ecuador. 2015.

  • Garcia MF. Estudio de recepcion de audiencias de la campa-a “All You Need is Ecuador”. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Ecuador; Ecuador. 2015. p. 1–124.

  • Orgaz F. El turismo comunitario como herramienta para el desarrollo sostenible de destinos subdesarrollados. Nomadas, Revista Critica de Ciencias Sociales y Juridicas. 2013; 38(2):1–13.

  • Cujía E, Perez S, Maestre D. Ecoturismo, educacion, ciencia y tecnologia, factores de desarrollo sustentable: Caso La Guajira, Colombia. Revista Educacion y Humanismo. 2017; 19(32):174–89.

  • Maldonado C. Pautas metodologicas para el analisis de experiencias de turismo comunitario. Serie Red de Turismo Sostenible Comunitario para Amdrica Latina (REDTURS). SEED: Documento de trabajo num; 2005. p. 1–25.

  • Arias FG. El proyecto de Investigacion, Introduccion a la Metodologia Cientifica. 6ta Edicion. Editorial Episteme C.A; Caracas, Venezuela. 2012.

  • Gomez MM. Introduccion a la metodología de la investigacion cientifica. Editorial Brujas; Cordoba, Argentina. 2006.

  • Hernandez R, Fernandez C, Baptista P. Metodologia de la investigacion. 4ª Edicion. Mexico: Editorial McGraw Hill; 2006.

  • Tamayo M. El proceso de la investigacion cientifica. Editorial Limusa; Mexico. 2004.

  • Ruiz C. El Enfoque Multimetodo en la Investigacion Social y Educativa: Una Mirada desde el Paradigma de la Complejidad. Revista de Filosofía y Sociopolitica de la Educación. 2008; 4(8):1–16.

  • Lopez JM, Lopez LM. La capacidad de carga turistica: Revision critica de un instrumento de medida de sostenibilidad. El Periplo Sustentable, núm. 15; Toluca, Mexico. 2008/ p. 123–50.

  • Wilkinson PF. Tourism policy and planning: Case studies from the Commonwealth Caribbean. Cognizant Communication Corporation; New York. 1997 p. 1–250. PMCid: PMC158272.

  • Orgaz F. Turismo y cooperacion al desarrollo: Un analisis de los beneficios del ecoturismo para los destino. El Periplo Sustentable. 2014; 26:47–66.

  • Pike A Rodriguez A, Tomaney J. Local and Regional Development. Routledge; 2006. p. 1–328. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203003060

  • Arocena J. El desarrollo local: Un desafío contemporaneo, Capitulo IX: Una investigacion de procesos de desarrollo local. Ed. Ediciones Santillana, Universidad Católica de Uruguay; 2001. p. 201–29.


Abstract Views: 217

PDF Views: 0




  • Sustainable Tourism Development as a Perspective of Local Development

Abstract Views: 217  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

Karen Garcia Gonzalez
IPAITUG, University of Guajira, Riohacha, Colombia
Carlos Socarras Bertiz
IPAITUG, University of Guajira, Riohacha, Colombia
Danny Daniel Lopez Juvinao
IPAITUG, University of Guajira, Riohacha, Colombia

Abstract


Objective: To analyze sustainable tourism development as a perspective of local development in the department of the Colombian Guajira. Materials and Methods: This research is located within the descriptive studies; this is a field design, non-experimental correlational research. The population consisted of two hundred and twenty-two subjects from the companies “Caja de Compensacion Familiar de la Guajira” (Comfaguajira) and “Luna Guajira”. For the collection of information, a questionnaire was designed with 36 items as well as reliability through the AlphaCronbach coefficient, which was 0.97. Findings: Tourism companies in the Department of Guajira formulate their tourism plans; however, they do not generally go through their implementation. Their sustainability is determined by the incorporation of different interests, groups and sectors. It results in bringing as consequences not answering the needs of the tourism sector immediately and at the same time losing the opportunity to take advantage of the tourism potential of the Guajira’s department. Results: Global strategies for tourism development were formulated as a perspective of local development in the Department of the Colombian Guajira, with the goal of positioning the Guajira nationally and internationally as the first destination specialized in nature tourism and cultural tourism, with services that meet high quality standards, promote sustainable development and contribute to the improvement of quality of life and decrease of the poverty of its inhabitants.

References





DOI: https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst%2F2018%2Fv11i41%2F132470