Desenvolvimento do turismo na região do Atins - Ma e suas implicações socioeconômicas no espaço

Abstract

Atins, a village in the municipality of Barreirinhas, in Maranhão, located between the sea and the Preguiças River, faces the challenges of tourism expansion. The lack of professional qualifications prevents residents from entering the local production chain, generating inequalities and impacting the sustainable development of the region. The lack of absorption of local labor, even in the context of tourism growth, is a recurring problem in developing areas. New activities require specific qualifications that are not always available in the community, leading to the hiring of external labor and the exclusion of residents. The qualifications of local labor are an economic and social necessity. Governments are expected to increase the inclusion of residents of traditional communities in the tourism production chain, through the expansion of technical capabilities aimed at obtaining new income, in addition to promoting tourism that values territoriality and environmental conditions. The main objective of this work is to research the relationship between the local economy and tourism, analyzing the dynamics and socioeconomic effects, especially in terms of job creation and reduction of social inequality. The chosen methodology is qualitative, based on questionnaires, participant observation and bibliographic research. The central problem is to clarify the positive and negative impacts. The guiding questions are how tourism does activities to generate income for local families and what social changes are perceived in the community