THE NEED FOR TOURISM PLANNING AT THE RESERVOIR LAKE OF A HYDROPOWER PLANT IN SALTO OSÓRIO – PARANÁ STATE IN BRAZIL: TRAVEL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN ON SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

Authors

  • Sonia Mar dos Santos Migliorini
  • Lucileyde Feitosa Sousa
  • Ana Solange Biesek
  • Carlos Ritter

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/geografar.v5i2.20145

Keywords:

Oferta turística, impactos ambientais, reservatório hidrelétrico, Distrito Lagos do Iguaçu, município de São Jorge do Oeste - PR.

Abstract

This paper proposes to analyze the touristic offer at the Santo Osório Hydroelectric Reservoir, localized in Lagos do Iguaçu district, city of São Jorge do Oeste, region southwest of Paraná state, as well as verify the environmental impacts caused from the local tourism. The methodology used is based on the bibliography research about this topic, application of an open and qualitative questioner using ten tourists and in loco observation. The touristic potential at this city, like the meaning attractive at the Paraná southwest, that attract the tourists from different places and who visit the reservoir to look for leisure and relax. So, the local tourism is one alternative to the São Jorge do Oeste city develop and adjacent cities, but is necessary to consider the ambience’s impacts caused by since the reservoir pollution until the ciliar bush destruction, what request a better touristic activity planning. 

Keywords: touristic, ambience’s impacts, hydroelectric reservoir, Lagos of Iguaçu District, São Jorge do Oeste City, Paraná State.

Published

2010-12-10

How to Cite

Migliorini, S. M. dos S., Sousa, L. F., Biesek, A. S., & Ritter, C. (2010). THE NEED FOR TOURISM PLANNING AT THE RESERVOIR LAKE OF A HYDROPOWER PLANT IN SALTO OSÓRIO – PARANÁ STATE IN BRAZIL: TRAVEL ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN ON SITE AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. REVISTA GEOGRAFAR, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/geografar.v5i2.20145

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