Ativação do patrimônio biocultural do cerrado e turismo comunitário: notas metodológicas a partir do caso de Penedo (São Desidério, Bahia, Brasil)

Abstract

This text comes from a questioning: What are the methodological paths towards the development of a proposal of community tourism in small village coming from the biocultural patrimony activation and under the inspiration of the Buen Vivir as a life philosophy and territorial praxis? Upon this enquiry, it is aimed to present a methodological proposal for the implementation of the community tourism initiative as of the cerrado’s biocultural patrimony activation, regarding the possibility of its execution in Penedo, a locality in the county of São Desidério (Brazil). For this purpose, the article follows a guideline that conveys the need to (a) develop a concept-theoretical framework which will orient the work of investigation-intervention to be developed, (b) characterize the location which is object of this cooperative action and (c) point out the research tools regarding the identification of local territorialities and temporalities, as well as the identification of main risks and problems that affect the village of Penedo, its main causes and effects.