Turismo científico no geoparque Aspirante Caminhos dos Cânions do Sul

Abstract

This work verifies the existence of occurrences associated with the concept of scientific tourism in the territory of the Caminhos dos Cânions do Sul Aspiring Geopark. The research is exploratory and descriptive and the techniques used for data collection were documentary research on the websites Consórcio Intermunicipal Caminhos dos Cânions do Sul and the city halls of the municipalities that are part of the project; application of questionnaires with reference professionals of the project in the geopark and in each city hall; bibliographical research with scientific productions of research carried out in the territory of the geopark. The analysis resulting from this study reveals that municipalities make little use of the promotion of existing geosites in the geopark as a strategy to promote the territory through scientific tourism. Finally, the study shows that there are actions related to education and scientific research occurring in different geosites that are aligned with the concept of scientific tourism, thus being suitable places for the development of scientific tourism products. [resumo fornecido pelo autor]