Solid waste management and tourist activity in Chetumal, Mexico: a complex relationship

Abstract

This research relates the contextual aspects of tourism to reveal the style of the solid waste management in Chetumal. Though case study approach, we articulate the theoretical conceptualization of the solid waste management process in the complexity approach. Contextual aspects of the tourist destination, elements of the solid waste flow and the role of the social actors involved in management were addressed as complex scales. For this, periodic sources were reviewed: local newspapers, technical and government reports, which, together with some interviews to residents reported on the evolution and management style. We conclude that the inclusion of tourist contextualization and border area of the city, together with a new culture of governance, are important for the design of sustainable policies in the tourist destination.

Keywords

• complejidad
• turismo
• gobernanza
• competitividad ambiental
• residuos sólidos