Sustainability assessment based on stakeholders’ perception of tourism activities in Loreto Bay National Park, Mexico

• Iris del Castillo Velasco Martinez ^[1] ; Luis Felipe Beltrán-Morales ^[2] ; Alfredo Ortega-Rubio ^[2] ; Gerzaín Avilés-Polanco ^[2] ; Gustavo Arnaud-Franco ^[2] ; Ángel Herrera-Ulloa ^[3]
  1. [1] Comisión Natural de Áreas Naturales Protegidas
  2. [2] Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste
  3. [3] Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica

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• Localización: Estudios Sociales: Revista de Alimentación Contemporánea y Desarrollo Regional, ISSN 0188-4557, ISSN-e 2395-9169, Vol. 32, Nº. 60, 2022
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.24836/es.v32i60.1265
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Evaluación de la sustentabilidad basada en la percepción de las partes interesadassobre las actividades turísticas en el Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto, México
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  • español

    Objetivo: valuar el nivel de sustentabilidad, con base en las percepciones turísticas de las partes interesadas del Parque Nacional Bahía de Loreto (PNLB) en México.

    Metodología: se seleccionaron indicadores y se organizaron en tres componentes: (1) gestión de destinos; (2) impacto social, económico y cultural; (3) impacto ambiental; y dos dimensiones: social y ambiental. Se aplicaron encuestas a empresas turísticas, residentes y visitantes. Se utilizaron tablas de contingencia para identificar la dependencia significativa entre indicadores.

    Resultados: un nivel de sustentabilidad aceptable. Los indicadores con menor valor fueron el conocimiento de los residentes sobre las AP, el beneficio que obtienen del turismo, así como su participación en actividades ambientales.

    Limitaciones: algunos de los indicadores empleados son específicos para el PNBL, por lo que deben adecuarse a cada AP.

    Conclusiones: las aportaciones del método y una serie de recomendaciones para incrementar el beneficio económico de los residentes y su participación en la gestión de las AP.

  • English

    Objective: To assess the level of sustainability, based on stakeholders’tourism perceptions of Loreto Bay National Park (LBNP) in Mexico.

    Methodology: Indicators were selected and organized in three components: (1) destination management; (2) social, economic,and cultural impact; (3) environmental impact; and two dimensions: social and environmental. Surveys were appliedto tourist companies, residents, and visitors. Contingency tables were used to identify significant dependence between indicators.

    Results: The results showed an acceptable sustainability level. Indicators with lower value were residents’ knowledge about PA, the benefit they obtain from tourism, as well as their participation in environmental activities.

    Limitations: Some of the indicators used are specific to LBNP, therefore they should be adequate for eac hPA.

    Conclusions: The study concludes with the contributions of the method and a series of recommendations to increases residents’ economic benefit and their involvement in PA management.

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