Ecoturismo como alternativa para o desenvolvimento sustentável local: o caso da Prainha do Canto Verde, Beberibe/CE

Abstract

The main objective of this under graduation Monograph was to evaluate the ecotourism project of Prainha Canto Verde, a place situated in Ceará State, Brazil. This evaluation was made in attention to the capability of this project to be included as sustainable development. Prainha do Canto Verde has been showed internationally as a success case of sustainable tourism in Ceará State. Substantial part of this diffusion should be credited to the organization faced bay its population, who stressed the abundance of natural resources sprayed all over that place. In this document we made a exploratory search using case study methodology. It was made a survey in the place, using questionnaires to investigate opinions of tourists and the people living in Prainha do Canto Verde. Such survey took place from June 30th to July first of 2012. Form the tourists point of view, who were surveyed, this place should be classified as a warm and secure place. The culinary is delicious, as well the place seemed secure for the majority of them. All of them showed preoccupation with the garbage destination, as they had seen such detracts off shore. The people living in the place said that instead the fact the don’t participate in the tourist project, they are trying to get some advantages as improving their income and standard of living by using that structure. In doing so, they think that are contributing to preserve the natural resources for the future generations, as recognize the sustainable development.