TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecotourism on university campuses
T2 - co-creation case study at Universidad de Medellín, Colombia
AU - Lopera, Carolina Marcela Perlaza
AU - Fernández, Yuri Lorene Hernández
AU - Palacio-López, Sandra Milena
AU - Sánchez-Torres, Javier A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the University of Medellin under Grant [Corredor verde Universidad de Medellín].
Publisher Copyright:
2023 Inderscience Enterprises Ltd.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - This article focuses on presenting a proposal for ecotourism services on a green university campus based on the process of design thinking by students. Participatory action research, co-creation and psychosocial intervention methodologies were considered to develop this process. This study established the following two important results: on one hand, a green campus initial intervention proposal emerged, which included a service description and special features; on the other hand, as an additional result, a series of overall observations and suggestions provided by students around the field and its surrounding facilities emerged. Finally, it is concluded that there is great potential for ecotourism in green campuses as a training and tourist process.
AB - This article focuses on presenting a proposal for ecotourism services on a green university campus based on the process of design thinking by students. Participatory action research, co-creation and psychosocial intervention methodologies were considered to develop this process. This study established the following two important results: on one hand, a green campus initial intervention proposal emerged, which included a service description and special features; on the other hand, as an additional result, a series of overall observations and suggestions provided by students around the field and its surrounding facilities emerged. Finally, it is concluded that there is great potential for ecotourism in green campuses as a training and tourist process.
KW - co-creation
KW - Colombia
KW - ecotourism
KW - green campus
KW - services
KW - sustainability
KW - university campus
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85172902883&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1504/IJSSOC.2023.132891
DO - 10.1504/IJSSOC.2023.132891
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85172902883
SN - 1756-2538
VL - 15
SP - 253
EP - 265
JO - International Journal of Sustainable Society
JF - International Journal of Sustainable Society
IS - 3
ER -
