SUSTAINABILITY ASSESSMENT SYSTEM OF NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT FOR TOURISM IN THE COMMUNITY OF SAN PEDRO ATLAPULCO, THE STATE OF MEXICO, MEXICO

Jesus Otoniel Sosa Rodriguez (), Nuchnudee Chaisatit (), Virgina Reina Martinez Hernandez () and Maria Adelaida Silvestre Campos ()
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Jesus Otoniel Sosa Rodriguez: UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA
Nuchnudee Chaisatit: UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA
Virgina Reina Martinez Hernandez: UAEM
Maria Adelaida Silvestre Campos: UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA

No 702105, Proceedings of International Academic Conferences from International Institute of Social and Economic Sciences

Abstract: San Pedro Atlapulco is a rural indigenous community of; it is located in state of Mexico together with the Insurgente Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla national park. The former population worked as peasants and sold natural resources, but unfortunately the community has never received some support from the government sector. Nowadays, the principal economy is based on tourism because of the availability proximity of conifer wood) which makes a suitable environment in the valleys which manages the tourist´s activities such as horse riding, All Terrain Vehicle (ATV), hiking, Picnic, etc. There is some effect necessary to be evaluated in order to preserve and take advantage for eco-tourism and the need to research the opportunities for its sustainable use and adequate management. The main objective of this investigation is to evaluate the sustainability of the recreative tourism activity through social indicators and the possibility of incorporating this resource to the tourism activity with the aim of proposing an eco-tourism alternative for the community of San Pedro Atlapulco, State of Mexico which would allow strengthening of the tourism product and consequently would present opportunities for the improvement of the quality of life for the residents. The methodology to be used was model to evaluate the Management of the Natural Resources System Incorporating Indicators for Sustainability (MESMIS), which consists of integrating experiences and recommendations of different institutions, which have been working on the development of methodologies to evaluate the management of the sustainability of natural resources.

Keywords: Recreative activity; Wood; Sustainable development; Eco-tourism; San Pedro Atlapulco (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D20 D70 O13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 20 pages
Date: 2014-10
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Published in Proceedings of the Proceedings of the 12th International Academic Conference, Prague, Oct 2014, pages 1095-1114

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