CREATION RESEARCH FOR NATURE TOURISM IN YOPAL CASANARE COLOMBIA. LEARNINGS FROM COMMUNITY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Abstract

The economic dependence on oil in the region for decades allowed the abandonment of cultural and natural activities as a source of progress for the inhabitants of the region, today the crisis in the hydrocarbon sector allows evidence of strengths in the development of tourist activities that allow recognition and enjoy the diversity and folklore of the territory for the development of their communities.

The process described characterizes the conditions of the economic and territorial context in which the research is proposed, the methodological options used to strengthen tourism activities in the region and its main conclusions for the continuity of the process.

The work carried out made it possible to demonstrate the relevant elements for the development of nature tourism in particular, identifying their needs and expectations, mapping social and physical environmental scenarios that allow a design and construction exercise that strengthens the management processes for the development of sustainable housing modules.

The results obtained project through the research creation from the applied methodologies “territorial living maps” and “desing thinking” collective strategies of social innovation that support the development of symbiotic processes and social impact in the nature tourism sector in Yopal - Casanare guaranteeing the collective construction of knowledge and the continuous validation of the applied methods and procedures.