Percepção ambiental dos atores locais sobre a prática do turismo em Maragogi/AL: entre a preservação, conservação e a sustentabilidade do destino turístico

Abstract

On the Alagoas beach of Maragogi, an integral part of the Área de Proteção Ambiental Costa dos Corais, tourism is an intense activity where municipal management seeks to bring together conservation and preservation of the environment. The vision of the community can represent an important element in the design of environmental protection strategies and the practice of local tourism. This research with a qualitative approach aims to identify the perceptions of local actors about the practice of tourism in APACC, having as reference the beach of Maragogi, Alagoas. In November and December 2017 and December 2018, the period of peak tourism season, questionnaires were applied to 35 professionals working in accommodation and receptive facilities to find out what they think about the practice of tourism. Through the Discurso do Sujeito Coletivo 15 speeches of social representation were obtained. The most representative DSC demonstrate the need for an open sewer solution, solid waste management and Civil Construction Waste, waterfront planning, combating mangrove construction and greater control of visitation to natural pools consisting of reefs, to be considered by local management for conservation, environmental preservation and tourism sustainability in this tourist destination. Efforts by public management and private initiative are recommended to raise environmental awareness in smaller hotel environments (inns and hostels), as they correspond to the largest number of accommodation units and have a greater lack of financial resources to promote actions aimed at the conservation of the environment.