期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：5
页码：563-587
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：This article resultsfrom an empirical, quantitative and longitudinal study that is complemented with researches on literary references available through books, annals of academic congresses and digital database of thesis and dissertations. This article aims at analyzing common habits related to tourism of low-income population who live in S.o Paulo city, Brazil. Additionally, the paper discusses about low-income tourism and its consequences over sustainability issues. The literature review about sustainable tourism highlights the pressure and the impact that mass tourism represented to the environment. The results of empirical research show that between 2006 and 2011, low-income population interest in tourism has increased since it was verified a larger number of travels, change on the duration of such travels, changes on the destination and sources of information. However, this population has a low level of awareness regarding the environment preservation, which may take this population to represent a risk to the sustainable tourism.
关键词：Mass tourism; Sustainable touris m; Consumer behavior; Communication
