Fonte: Cuadernos de Turismo; No. 13 (2004): Enero - Junio; 107-126
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Resumo: Tourism is an economic activity of increasing importance at local level in terms of income and employment. This activity becomes as well the engine behind the development of other economic sectors such as agriculture, fisheries, crafts, housing, transport, etc. However, tourism may become a factor leading to imbalances and even have a negative impact on the territory. Thus, a serious discussion about the problems derived of this activity must be fostered.
At present the literature on the topic of sustainable tourism is vast and valuable. Such works lay the basis for this paper, where the authors try to apply the literature to the municipality of Caldas de Reis (Pontevedra) using the data collected by the authors for their study on the tourist development project of the influence area of the municipality. This study was carried out in 2003 with funding from the European Initiative Leader. An inventory and audit of the sustainability of the resources were undertaken as part thereof.
