Abstract
Tourism activity in Peru has been experiencing significant growth in the last ten years, positioning this economic sector as the third largest contributor to the National Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Likewise, Peru has a high ecological and climate diversity, which makes it the possessor of renewable energy potential, specifically solar and wind power. The rapid growth of tourism is leading to generating prospects for becoming a sustainable destination. In this sense, it is important to understand and evaluate the Peruvian legislative framework for sustainable tourism and the current state of the implementation of the scenarios provided by the governmental entity in terms of sustainability, and its link with tourism activity. Based on what has been described, this study is aimed at evaluating the four most relevant museums in the northern part of Peru; in addition, it contributes to the studies that exist at the intersection of tourism and sustainability in the chains of activities related to tourism and calls for rationality applied to tourism management in this region of Latin America. The results of the literature review of the Peruvian legal framework reveal a lack of specific laws and regulations on sustainable tourism; on the contrary, there are policies in force that contribute to promoting the development of sustainable tourism. The quantified evaluation of the solar and wind potentials of the geographical area under study indicates the minimum renewable energy potential necessary for its transformation and use in the development of sustainable museums and its contribution to sustainable tourism.
Highlights
Tourism activity in the last decade is having a strong impact on the international economy as it represents 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 10% of global employment (OMT-a, 2019)
One way to make tourism increasingly sustainable, in addition to working together with the community to improve its quality of life, is to have environmental parameters that contribute to reduce energy consumption, and for this our best ally is the use of renewable energies, energies that we find in nature in unlimited quantity, and whose impact on the environment is practically zero or reversible (Enel, 2018)
Data from scientific articles indexed in prestigious databases such as Scopus and Web of Science have been used to carry out this manuscript; as well as national and supranational official organizations: the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism of Peru (MINCETUR), Ministry of Energy and Mines of Peru (MINEM) and Peruvian state laws; which has allowed us to have reliable and verifiable information, to know the Peruvian legislation in terms of sustainability and renewable energy, tourism trends, as well as the importance of sustainable tourism at an international level
Summary
Tourism activity in the last decade is having a strong impact on the international economy as it represents 10% of gross domestic product (GDP) and 10% of global employment (OMT-a, 2019). A study carried out by WTO and UN reveals that tourism contributes 5% of all CO2 produced by man (OMT-a, 2019), and between 50 and 60% of carbon emissions are indirectly related to this industry (Dwyer et al, 2010) with a strong growth rate (3% per year), hoping that tourism emissions will increasingly contribute to the carbon budget of global economy between 2020 and 2060 (Sun and Higham, 2021) This has become a concern, due to its impact on environmental pollution and the higher level of demand for fossil fuels and energy intensity (Katircioglu, 2014). That is why the need for responsible growth of the sector is defended through sustainable tourism development, since the growing environmental pressure urges the world to create strategies to cushion this problem from different sectors
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