Claves determinantes para el manejo socialmente responsable del turismo en la Mancomunidad Bosque Seco, provincia de Loja, año 2017

Abstract

Abstract: The practice of policies and socially responsible models constitute a growing ideology in the most recent years, nevertheless, the tourist field is still at its beginnings. Considering this reality, this task has the only goal to provide the key factors for the development of a social responsible tourism in all southwestern towns of the province of Loja, which conform the commonwealth dry forest, as in Spanish is, (mancomunidad bosque seco, MBS). For this, a literature revision concerning the theories and models of the RSE have been made, and a very descriptive research has been made regarding the qualitative approach applying interviews to the main groups of interest. The research shows that the tourism management has been applied in an empirical manner and without a proper planning, relegating the participation of the society. This task concludes with a proposal for a social responsible management model, which provides the proper conditions to enhance the development of a sustainable tourism in the area.