System of Sustainability Indicators for Tourism Development: a case study of the municipality of Areia - PB

Abstract This article aims to identify and analyze the level of sustainability of tourism in the city of Areia - PB, by applying the methodology of the System of Sustainability Indicators for Tourism Development (SISDTur) proposed by Hanai (2009). This work is descriptive and it presents an exploratory and quantitative research. To carry out this study, three stages of data analysis criteria were established: analysis of indicators, in which the collected data were analyzed by statistical techniques (mean, standard deviation and coefficient of variation); analysis of dimensions; and analysis of global sustainability. The results indicate that the municipality presents partially unsustainable tourism, since from the six sustainability dimensions for tourism destinations two dimensions demonstrate intermediary sustainability, two dimensions are partially unsustainable, and the other two dimensions are unsustainable. This situation demands from public administrators the design of new action plans for the implementation of investments and projects that may facilitate the sustainable development of tourism in the municipality.