Avaliação da percepção comunitária sobre os impactos ambientais do turismo na Praia de Zalala

Abstract

This study aimed to evaluate the community's perception of the environmental impacts of tourism on Zalala Beach. Therefore, for the administrative post of Maquival, specifically on Zalala Beach, the research adopted a quantitative approach, using a questionnaire adapted to the resident community. There is a certain lack of studies that address issues related to the environmental impact caused by tourism, and the uncontrolled growth of visitors can cause irreparable damage to the environment, which will lead tourists to seek other destinations where the originality of the landscapes has not yet been affected by tourism. In this way, the study of environmental perception is of fundamental importance to better understand the interrelationships between man and the environment, their expectations, desires, satisfactions and dissatisfactions, judgments and behaviors. The research aims to: Identify the main environmental impacts perceived by the community related to tourism activity on Zalala Beach, understand the response of the resident community regarding the impacts of tourism on Zalala Beach, and identify the factors that influence the response of the resident community regarding the environmental impacts of tourism on Zalala Beach. A quantitative approach was applied, using a questionnaire administered to the local community of Zalala. The research concludes that the community perceived some changes in the destination, although tourism brings benefits to the local community, improving the private lives of residents, but at the same time they are concerned about the issue of changes to the space in the destination, which jeopardizes the quality of life of the natives. There are factors that contribute to the environmental impact in Zalala that influence these environmental impacts. Therefore, despite the situation they are experiencing in relation to the environment, the resident community has given a great deal of its effort to help mitigate the impacts caused by tourism activity, and focuses mainly on solid waste management and the preservation of natural resources, since they are the ones who bear the consequences of these environmental changes caused by tourism activity.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)