Tourism and environment the perception of mexican tourists in Bahía de Banderas, Mexico

This paper examines the tourists’ perception of the environment in which tourism is being developed in the coastal area of the Bahía de Banderas municipality, western Mexico. In this context, some major research findings, derived from a study on the environmental consequences of tourism in this part...

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Autores: Márquez González, Antonio Romualdo, Sánchez Crispín, Álvaro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:México
Institución:UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO
Repositorio:Investigaciones Geográficas
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/17970
Acceso en línea:https://www.investigacionesgeograficas.unam.mx/index.php/rig/article/view/17970
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Turismo
medio ambiente
percepción
Bahía de Banderas
México
Tourism
natural environment
perception
Mexico
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Sumario:This paper examines the tourists’ perception of the environment in which tourism is being developed in the coastal area of the Bahía de Banderas municipality, western Mexico. In this context, some major research findings, derived from a study on the environmental consequences of tourism in this part of the country, are presented. For over three decades, Mexican authorities have promoted Bahía de Banderas as a coastal scenario which still retains its original natural features; this favourable situation has attracted a large number of tourists throughout the years. However, the creation of infrastructure needed to meet the ever expanding demands of the tourism economy in the area has contributed significantly to the deterioration of the natural habitat, where tourism is expanding.