Um panorama das publicações internacionais sobre Turismo Científico e Geoparques

Michel Bregolin; Laura Rudzewicz

doi:10.18226/21789061.v17ip170210

Authors

Michel Bregolin Universidade de Caxias do Sul
Laura Rudzewicz Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18226/21789061.v17ip170210

Keywords:

Scientific Tourism, Geopark, Scientific Production, Geotourism, Knowledge Based Development

Abstract

The study mapped scientific production on Scientific Tourism (ST) and Geoparks in international databases to present an overview of the studies that have dealt with these subjects together. Within this framework, it sought to verify how this approach to knowledge-based tourism has been associated with territories recognized by UNESCO for their geodiversity and land management based on sustainability. The results validated thirteen articles for analysis, of which eleven were evaluated in their full version. It identified that publications addressing this relationship are recent and growing but are still relatively few considering the number of recognized geoparks and the synergies that scientific tourism can stimulate in these territories. It also identified the occurrence of a superficial approach to tourism in the studies, with a predominance of visions that associate the conditions for tourism development almost exclusively with the existence of geo (scientific) values of the territories. In view of this, it recommends that new research considers both the integration of geo (tourism) practices with other practices located in these territories, as well as verifying the visitation and learning interests of lay audiences. Finally, it recommends conducting research in the official languages of countries with geoparks active in tourism, as well as incorporating established key terms in English to increase the visibility of studies in databases.

Author Biographies

Michel Bregolin, Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Doutor em Administração pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica e Universidade de Caxias do Sul (PUCRS/UCS). Professor nos Programas de Pós-Graduação em Turismo e Hospitalidade (PPGTURH) e Administração (PPGA) da UCS. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/9175954108641268. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4050-7557. E-mail: mbregolin@ucs.br.

Laura Rudzewicz, Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)

Doutora em Geografia pela Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Professora no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Geografia e Centro de Ciências Sócio-organizacionais da Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel), Pesquisadora Visitante NID ODITT/UCS. Lattes: http://lattes.cnpq.br/3839468278134356. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4855-6107. E-mail: laurarud@ufpel.edu.br.

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