Políticas públicas e instâncias de governança turística: um estudo no Polo Seridó Potiguar no período de 2003 a 2014

Abstract

The main objective of this study was to analyze the main actions taken and difficulties encountered by public arenas in the planning process and tourist hub management Seridó / RN. Already the specific objectives were: a) characterize the "Instances of governance" of tourism in the Seridó region; b) raise the profile of the different actors in the public arenas discussing tourism; c) investigate the mechanisms of stakeholder participation in decision-making processes and their roles in the productive chain of tourism; d) identify the main actions already effective on the pole related to the regional development process. The methodological procedures used were literature and documentary, with exploratory / descriptive. The research adopts a qualitative approach using as data collection instruments semi-structured interviews. To address the data has adopted the content analysis technique, furthermore, it was made a photographic record in order to get images that can contribute to the research. It was concluded that the establishment of the governance body in tourism, It is making possible new discussions of management and tourism planning in the Potiguar Seridó region. It was also observed that there are difficulties that compromise the growth of tourism in the region, and that the actions taken by the governance body of the Polo Seridó are still off, a factor that interferes with the socio-spatial dynamics and own tourism development in the region.