A emergência da ecologia política do turismo: uma alternativa de análise teórico-crítica

Abstract

Tourism is usually viewed uncritically and ahistorically as a body of science. Political ecology, an emerging theory, is designed to change that perspective, analysing tourism in its historical perspective and con‑ textualising the inequalities and environmental deterioration produced in its scenarios. The political ecology of tourism demonstrates how the burden of the sustained success of the activity falls on the local population who are generally overlooked or treated lightly in critical studies.. The aim is to discuss political ecology as an alternative theoretical‑critical analysis of tourism. This article deals with political ecology and its approach to tourism, offer‑ ing a different perspective on injustices and socio‑environmental conflicts. Political ecology is a theoretical and methodological alternative above all in countries in the southern hemisphere, affording a theoretical‑practical interface and alternative measurements of capital accumulation to the hegemonic tourism model