Arranjos e sistemas produtivos e inovativos locais: inovação e desen-volvimento para destinos turísticos – o caso de Porto de Galinhas, Brasil

Abstract

This paper aims examining the tourism industry in Porto de Galinhas/PE, Brasil, according to “innovative and productive local chains” approach from Cassiolato, Matos and Lastres (2008). To this end, a field research was realized to achieve interviews and documents for further examination. This obtained results had demonstrated the possible configuration of “innovative and productive local chains” in Porto de Galinhas and the innovation process’s type had occurred in destination is characterized for incremental and organizational innovation. Furthermore, the tourism industry is in an initial stage of “innovative and productive chain” due the consolidation process between informal and formal local groups.

Keywords

• innovative and productive chains
• tourism
• tourist destination
• local groups and innovation