INTER-RELAÇÕES ENTRE GEODIVERSIDADE E TURISMO DE AVENTURA NO MUNICÍPIO DE QUIXADÁ-CEARÁ

Resumen

Adventure Tourism is a segment whose main characteristic is the practice of stimulating and non-competitive adventure activities, providing greater interaction between the tourist and the environment. Although it is carried out in urban or rural environments, it is clear that these activities are mostly performed in scenarios that allow greater contact with nature. The main objective of this research was to analyze the dynamics of adventure tourism in the municipality of Quixadá (Ceará, Brazil), identifying its centers of concentration, offered activities, main attractions that can be feasible for tourism, limitations, and problems. This study was based on the method proposed by Landscape Geoecology, systematized in four phases: (1) organization and inventory, (2) analysis, (3) diagnosis, and (4) prognosis. It was identified that adventure tourism occurs in a concentrated form in six centers and that there is a significant relationship between adventure tourism and local geodiversity.

Keywords: geodiversity; adventure tourism; Quixadá.