A turistificação dos municípios da área de proteção ambiental Costa dos Corais, em Alagoas, e conflitos socioambientais potenciais

Abstract

The coast of the Northeast region of Brazil has been going through a significant process of touristification, which has caused several socio-environmental conflicts. This is also the case on the north coast of the Alagoas sate, in the area covered by the APA Costa dos Corais (APACC), where mass tourism, “Sun and Sea”, predominates. This work aims to analyze the spatialization of accommodation facilities in the municipalities that form the APACC, seeking to understand how the expansion of accommodation facilities in the area generates potential conflicts for the objectives of APACC. The methodology was based on data collection on the Cadastur platform, made available by the Ministry of Tourism, where official records of accommodation facilities present in all municipalities in the national territory can be found, however a complementary field survey was also carried out. The geographic coordinates of the identified accommodation facilities were obtained using the Google Earth platform. The coordinates were used to create a map of the spatialization of accommodation facilities in the study area. The survey found that there is a greater concentration of accommodation facilities in Maceió, Rota Ecológica and Maragogi destinations. In addition, the existence of socio-environmental conflicts was found in the spatial area of the research, including the existence of major potential conflicts for the objectives of the APACC.