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El turismo alternativo, basado en la integración de las comunidades anfitrionas, supone la compatibilidad con las sociedades locales. En consecuencia, es objetivo del estudio valorar el estado actual de desarrollo turístico en Barrancas del Cobre atendiendo a indicadores de sustentabilidad local e identificar los desafíos y proyecciones para la consolidación de un modelo regional de turismo endógeno y participativo. La investigación es aplicada, cualitativa y transdisciplinar, en la que se utilizó el enfoque explicativo deductivo con carácter propositivo. Se realizaron entrevistas y encuestas a lugareños de Creel y Urique; así como el análisis de la percepción turística de la comunidad mediante un estudio piloto y la valoración del modelo de desarrollo turístico a través de trabajo con grupos locales. Se logró comprobar que el destino se ha perfilado como un modelo turístico alejado de la sustentabilidad local, en el cual el rol de las comunidades autóctonas no es auto gestionado ni participativo; no obstante, es recomendable replantear el modelo de desarrollo turístico regional y realizar proyecciones a medio y largo plazo orientadas a la sustentabilidad y el turismo de base local.

The Dredged Material Decision Tool (DMDT) was developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) to allow project managers, stakeholders, and communities to quantify environmental, economic, and social considerations of using dredged material for beneficial purposes. Dredged material may be disposed in a confined disposal facility (CDF); however, this option is unfavorable because of the finite capacity problems these facilities pose. A more sustainable option is to use dredged materials beneficially such as construction material, for habitat restoration, or for brownfield remediation projects. This study demonstrates the applicability of the DMDT to three relevant candidate projects: (1) Dog Beach, Greenwood, and Lee Street Beaches (Evanston, IL, USA); (2) New York-New Jersey Harbor (New York/New Jersey); and (3) Poplar Island (Chesapeake Bay). The DMDT requires the project information and then completion of worksheets with each criteria (biophysical environment, economic, governance, social, and built environment) ranked, weighed, and scored. The DMDT is applied for all potential alternatives and the results are then analyzed to select the best beneficial reuse alternative. It was found that for the beaches in Evanston, the most beneficial option was on-beach placement with hydraulic dredging. The best option for the New Jersey Harbor was found to be using for brownfield and landfill remediation. The best option for Poplar Island was the lateral and vertical expansion of 50% uplands and 50% wetlands. Overall, DMDT is found to be a valuable tool to facilitate the evaluation of multi-criteria based on the project-specific data and help select the best beneficial use alternative for the dredged material.

The integration of Knowledge Engineering and Tourism strengthens the interdisciplinary studies as an area of scientific research. Therefore, the aim of this study is to compare the perceptions of different focus groups regarding the sustainability of tourism development in Ciudad Juarez, through conceptual modeling, specifically, using ontologies OWL derived from the Knowledge of the Domain in an Extended Lexicon. As results, theoretical approaches of tourism as a scientific discipline are systematized and interdisciplinary related to Knowledge Engineering. The tourism system of Ciudad Juarez is characterized, recognizing that it should be reoriented towards the formation of a Smart Tourist Destination, as an advanced concept in tourism. Finally, the knowledge apprehended by each focus group in relation to the tourism model is analyzed, in order to obtain a comparison between the four ontologies generated, and this concludes with the integration of perceptions in an OWL synthesis, which would guide the strategic projection of the destination.

The study of perceptions about tourism development at the Copper Canyon Park in Chihuahua, Mexico, is presented in order to assess the perceived quality and sustainability of the current model of territorial tourism development. A qualitative methodology by means of an explanatory and deductive approach was used, through which valid qualitative data were obtained, such as words and texts based on personal opinions of the hosts and visitors, which were obtained through surveys, interviews and online opinion. The sample was composed of residents from Creel, Divisadero, Urique and Otero, as well as tourists who have visited the destination. As result, the characterization of the tourist development of Copper Canyon Park is presented, as well as the study of local opinion regarding the tourism development model, and the analysis of visitors' perceptions. It is concluded that the projection of tourism development using the opinions of hosts and visitors is a necessary tool for the participatory management of quality and territorial sustainability of tourism.