TURISMO E OS PARADOXOS NO CONSUMO E CONSERVAÇÃO DO AMBIENTE

Tourist activity is a form of leisure activity practiced during an individual’s free time, and has been expanding during the last decades. This activity, with rare exceptions, when practiced in the nature has appeared as an appropriation transforming natural ecosystems. Tourism markets nature, fascinating potential clients by classifying natural sceneries. The admirable view of nature thus is replaced by a capitalistic view. It is argued that tourism impacts the enviroment and is linked to the aspect of "soustenable development", concluding with a discussion on the politics of tourism seeking larger consumption of the space.