Avaliação da percepção e atitudes dos residentes em relação ao turismo no bairro Josina Machel, Município de Inhambane

Abstract

Tourism has been a focus of several countries with low levels of economic development in order to achieve new dynamics. Given its physical, geographical and socio-cultural characteristics, Mozambique is a favourable and attractive space for tourism consumption, dominated since 1992 by large foreign capital investments, with the Inhambane Coastal Zone (ZCI) being one of the preferred areas within the local, national and international geographical context. The sustainable development of this activity requires the involvement of the local community. In this sense, it is crucial to assess the perception and attitudes of local community residents towards tourism in the tourist destination of Tofo. In general, the quality of life of the population of the country and the ZCI is very low, thus enabling the coexistence of two forms of production of space, one mediated by consumption, associated with tourism, and the other related to subsistence, constituted by the resident community. The main focus of the research is to assess the perception and attitudes of the local community, based on a bibliographic and documentary review and fieldwork, constituting a deductive method of analysis (quantitative research). The results of the study indicate the existence of inter and intra-social conflicts resulting from the poor involvement of local community residents in the activity and the loss of land ownership by the community, due to its occupation, mainly by tourism agents for the construction of infrastructures and consequently its privatization for exclusive use by tourism. Therefore, some economic, socio-cultural and environmental implications were taken into consideration, as well as some benefits such as the valorization of the community and cultural activities, protagonism, gain of extra income, rescue of local culture, valorization of local entrepreneurs, as well as forwarding of study solutions so that the role of tourism in the tourist destination of Tofo can be maximized.(TRADUÇÃO NOSSA)