Estratégia para o turismo sustentável na barragem da usina hidrelétrica de Dona Francisca

Abstract

The elaboration of this article has as objective to give suggestions, so that it is implanted the supportable tourism in the lake of Dona Francisca Hydroeletric (UHDF) and in the areas encompassed by this. The UHDF is placed between Nova Palma and Agudo towns, more specifically, in the Italian immigration Fourth Colony in geographical center of Rio Grande do Sul state. The region has a significant and potential tourism, guaranteed by the beautiful landscapes which are marked by a leafy native vegetation in a rugged relief with hills, valleys and vast plains. Therefore, the tourism implantation, especially, the ecological one can be widely contemplates new alternatives such as employment and income source. Besides this, it should be included in this plan environmental education actions, which rouse tourists and other people´ s sensibility who are involved with the tourism activity in order for them to act in a responsible way in relation to the environment. This will contribute to the socio- economical development and will permit the environmental sustainability to the region.