Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável: Iniciativa de Economia Social e Solidária no Contexto do Turismo

The present work seeked to understand how an enterprise of social and solidarity economy located in the Community of the Coast of Lagoa, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, contributes to the strengthening of both tourism and local culture towards sustainable territorial development. The tourism...

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Main Authors: Luciana Francisco de Abreu Ronconi, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira Menezes, Bernadete de Lourdes Bittencourt
Format: article
Language:PT
Published: Universidade Regional do Noroeste do Estado do Rio Grande do Sul 2019
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.21527/2237-6453.2019.49.94-111
https://doaj.org/article/6ee715119a5d45f68c2c0037a80dac10
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Summary:The present work seeked to understand how an enterprise of social and solidarity economy located in the Community of the Coast of Lagoa, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, contributes to the strengthening of both tourism and local culture towards sustainable territorial development. The tourism related activities are currently responsible for the local economy by overcoming the traditional activities related to subsistence farming and artisanal fisheries. Starting from a theoretical framework on social and solidarity economy and sustainable territorial development the qualitative research characterized as the exploratory and descriptive study of the case and had semi-structured interviews with representatives of boat cooperative. The study found that the cooperative has been an area of social integration, identity construction, and citizenship. However, respondents punctuate the lack of qualified advice and technical support, as well as public agencies for investments and non-governmental organizations for greater growth of tourism and development of the territory.