Rodríguez-Piñeros Sandra, Mayett-Moreno Yesica
Facultad de Zootecnia y Ecología, Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, México, Periférico Francisco R. Almada Km 1, CP 33820, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico,
Ambio. 2015 Mar;44(2):99-109. doi: 10.1007/s13280-014-0544-5. Epub 2014 Jul 23.
The use of forest land for ecotourism has been well accepted due to its ability to provide income to local people and to conserve the forest. Preparing the forest with infrastructure to attract and educate visitors has been reported of importance. This study applied Q methodology in a small rural community of the State of Puebla, Mexico, to reveal forest owners' perceptions to build infrastructure in their forest as part of their ecotourism project. It also discloses forest owners' underlying motives to use their forest for ecotourism. Ecotourism is perceived as a complementary activity to farming that would allow women to be involved in community development. Low impact infrastructure is desired due to forest owners' perception to preserve the forest for the overall community well-being.
将林地用于生态旅游已被广泛接受，因为它能够为当地居民提供收入并保护森林。据报道，为吸引和教育游客而在森林中建设基础设施很重要。本研究在墨西哥普埃布拉州的一个小乡村社区应用Q方法，以揭示森林所有者对在其森林中建设基础设施作为生态旅游项目一部分的看法。它还揭示了森林所有者将其森林用于生态旅游的潜在动机。生态旅游被视为农业的一项补充活动，这将使妇女能够参与社区发展。由于森林所有者认为应保护森林以促进整个社区的福祉，因此他们希望建设低影响的基础设施。
