Educação ambiental e turismo sustentável em pontos turísticos na área urbana de Santa Cruz do Sul - RS

Abstract

The present work consists of the study of Environmental Education and tourism as a way for sustainable development. The study aimed to diagnose through a study and analyze how Environmental Education can contribute to the development of sustainable tourism practice in three tourist points of the municipality of Santa Cruz do Sul - RS: Santa Cruz Park, Cave and Tunnel Park Green. Tourism in recent years has been growing considerably, being one of the subjects that most interconnect people in technological times. It is a socioeconomic phenomenon that interlinked to Environmental Education becomes indispensable to the preservation of natural resources, having as main base the environment, due to the connection with natural attractions in search of adventure. The Environmental Education is a tool that interlinked to Tourism in a sustainable way aims to minimize the environmental impacts arising from man. The aim is to propose means to reduce the environmental effects caused by tourism, in order to instigate a greater awareness of ecologically correct actions, so that values are expected to be aggregated not only to the local population, but also to its visitors .