Tourism practices in natural protected areas: Its study from critical approaches

Authors

  • Nacxit Gonzalo Gonzalez Estevez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.
  • Lilia Zizumbo Villarreal Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.
  • Elva Esther Vargas Martínez Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Toluca, México.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v16i1.69932

Abstract

Protected natural areas seem to be the preferred space for tourist’s activities. With concepts of sustainability, they try to improve the living conditions of rural and indigenous communities, promoting development and protecting nature. However, in reality it proves that the objective has not been fulfilled in the expected way, maintaining and increasing social and environmental degradation. This article's objective is to show the critical perspectives regarding the study of tourism in said spaces, analyzing articles and book chapters published during 2015-2021. The main results shows that the current crises are the result of maintaining the capitalist system, seeing as protected areas and tourist activities are promoted in mercantilist terms under the idea of neoliberal conservation. All facilitated by policies configuration that allows arrival and formation of capital in the rural-natural environment.

Keywords: Alternative tourism, Protected natural areas, Capitalism, Critical perspective.

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Published

2021-12-20

How to Cite

GONZALEZ ESTEVEZ, N. G.; ZIZUMBO VILLARREAL, L.; VARGAS MARTÍNEZ, E. E. Tourism practices in natural protected areas: Its study from critical approaches. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 15, n. 3, p. 27–48, 2021. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v16i1.69932. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/69932. Acesso em: 22 nov. 2024.

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