Fonte: El Periplo Sustentable; Núm. 42 (2022): Número cuarenta y dos; 224 - 246
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Resumo: In the last years, the transformations and the configuration of the territories lead to a constant analysis of the processes and the impacts on the structures and the use of the territories, especially in the communities that seek alternatives for their development. In this context, community development is presented in different ways, an alternative for development is rural tourism that can lead the local population to a territorial appropriation. Therefore, the available literature was reviewed to know and understand the studies of rural tourism linked to territorial appropriation. To do this, a compilation of information was made, to summarize and analyze research on rural tourism as an activity that has led to territorial appropriation. An advanced search for keywords in web search engines was carried out to build a database with 52 references from the period 2000 to 2019. According to the results, Mexico registers the largest number of studies regarding rural tourism and territorial appropriation with 13 documents, followed by Colombia with 10 documents, the type of published research focused on articles by 73%, the methodology most used was the qualitative approach with 88%, the year 2016 had the highest number of publications with eight articles and the positive social impact records the highest amount with 42%. Likewise, 36 investigations are delimited in case studies, 82% of the studies have local geographic scope. Finally, 20 documents stand out with social studies, this according to area of study.
