Tourism as a Force for Establishing Protected Areas: The Case of Bahia, Brazil

Tourism as a Force for Establishing Protected Areas: The Case of Bahia, Brazil

Tourism development and environmental protection are intertwined processes. Protected areas have been established to both promote nature-based tourism as well as control the environmental impacts of tourism development. Therefore, tourism has been a force to motivate the creation of protected areas...

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Published in:Journal of sustainable tourism Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 24 - 49
Main Author: Puppim de Oliveira, Jose Antonio
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Clevedon Taylor & Francis Group 01-01-2005
Multilingual Matters Ltd
Subjects:
Bahia
Bahia (state), Brazil
Brazil
Developing countries
Ecotourism
Environmental policy
Environmental protection
Government
LDCs
Nature conservation
protected areas
Roles
Tourism
Tourism development
Brazil
Bahia Brazil
Brazil, Bahia
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Summary:Tourism development and environmental protection are intertwined processes. Protected areas have been established to both promote nature-based tourism as well as control the environmental impacts of tourism development. Therefore, tourism has been a force to motivate the creation of protected areas in several developing countries. This article examines the roles of governments, and local and external actors in the policymaking process of establishing protected areas, using as a case study the establishment of environmentally protected areas in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
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ISSN:0966-9582
1747-7646
DOI:10.1080/17501220508668471