IMPORTANCE OF RISK MANAGEMENT IN ECOTOURISM PARKS IN MEXICO FOR THE FULFILLMENT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Abstract

This research article was developed based on the approach of the following variables, referring to the perception, in ecotourism parks, of emergency equipment, quality of personal protective equipment, state of the infrastructure of the facilities, cleanliness of the facilities, enough employees to serve visitors, safety signs in the facilities, health prohibitions and history of accidents recorded in ecotourism parks. These variables were evaluated using a statistical methodology. The instrument used to collect information was a survey, which was applied to students from the Faculty of Environmental Engineering of the Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla. According to the data obtained through an ANOVA and Kolmogorov-Simirnov test with Minitab software, it is confirmed that the selected variables do influence the perception of risk in these ecotourism parks, some being more relevant than others.