Abstract
in 2016, San Andrés island, in the Colombian Caribbean, was declared in public calamity by not having enough water resources to satisfy the water demand of a resident population and floating that is increasing. At the same time there is a mass tourism model that rooted the relative scarcity and to understand its impact, the present paper makes an analytical evaluation of the use of water in the accommodation service: it documents the perception, patterns of use and saving strategies hat tourists, hoteliers, guesthouses and government entities have on the water and finally the signs of conflict between the tourism sector and the residents by the resource.
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
2019 Special Focus - Beyond Constraints: Valuing Diversity and Culture in the Tourism Experience
KEYWORDS
Water Usage, Guest Houses, Saving Strategies