Security and risk management in nature tourism

Abstract

The Risk is a concept increasingly present in tourism, mainly associated with human behavior, which becomes more evident the vulnerability of a particular territory. Security issues (Safety and Security) play a vital role in the activities undertaken by people in the travel and stay in places outside their usual environment.

And it was found that catastrophic events are responsible for most of the tourist crises experienced in recent times, there is a need to investigate risk management in tourism, its antecedents and consequences more deeply, particularly in island territories.