ECONOMIC VALUATION OF THE LANDSCAPE FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF THE BEACH AREA OLD PORT, MUNICIPIO DE GOMEZ, ESTADO DE NUEVA ESPARTA. VENEZUELA

Abstract

The elements of the tourist system need the incorporation of the planning of the territory with the mere intention of grounding the environmental and cultural values of the landscape. With the investigation it is sought to describe the composition of the landscape, to add the landscape quality, to determine the economic approximate value and to analyze the visual landscape as environmental service for the sustainable management of a coastal area. The investigation is evaluation-oriented and allows establishing a frame where the comparisons could be made considering the environmental aspects, either being or not on the market for sale. The investigation offers the territorial arrangements correct information to elaborate natural resource management policies less inclined towards production and more efficient according to the real value. From the results, landscape value and mortgaged by the constructions carried out stand out. It was considered that the visual basin has great natural beauty.