Tourism development, natural resource abundance, and environmental sustainability: Another look at the ten most visited destinations

This Viewpoint article draws on the doctrine of eminent domain (or compulsory purchase) as an analytical framework to analyse the regional and local impacts of a new source of oil. Sekondi-Takoradi, an oil city located in Ghana, West Africa, is used as a case study to explore the differentiated experiences of local people. The article shows that, although there are complex distributional issues that require different levels of compensation and betterment to be assessed and paid for, it is unlikely that they will, in fact, even be considered.

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Sustainable Tourism Development In India: An Exploratory Research On Sustainability Of Delhi Tourism

Archives of Business Research ◽

10.14738/abr.94.10043 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 198-217

Author(s):

T. Venugopalan

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Structural Equation ◽

Local Community ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Research Paper ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Exploratory Research ◽

Cultural Sustainability ◽

Adverse Impacts

This research paper explores the economic, environmental, and socio-cultural sustainability of Delhi tourism from the perspective of tourists. Primary research was conducted among tourists based on a structured questionnaire at various tourist places across Delhi. This research paper used exploratory factor analysis (EFA), confirmatory factor analysis (CFA), and structural equation modelling (SEM) for examining and analysing the sustainability of tourism. The research findings on environmental pressure (EP) validate that tourism has been exerting huge pressure on the environment. The environment management (EM) system adopted by the tourism industry has failed in mitigating the adverse impacts of tourism and achieving environmental sustainability. The findings about economic empowerment (EP) prove that tourism has failed to achieve economic sustainability by empowering the local community. The destination governance (DG) mechanisms are directly contributing to the sustainability of tourist places. However, the findings on socio-cultural pressure (SP) fail to substantiate the argument that tourism is putting huge pressure on socio-cultural sustainability. Thus, tourism development in Delhi is not conducive to achieving environmental, economic, and social sustainability. Hence, the government should adopt proactive measures to mitigate the adverse impacts of tourism on the environment and economy integrating local communities while formulating and implementing tourism plans and programmes.

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Potensi Pariwisata Dan Strategi Pengembangan Desa Wisata Sukajadi di Kabupaten Bogor

Masyarakat Pariwisata : Journal of Community Services in Tourism ◽

10.34013/mp.v2i1.371 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 13-26

Author(s):

Dina Mayasari Soeswoyo

Keyword(s):

Development Strategy ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Swot Analysis ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Community Support ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Matrix Analysis ◽

Primary Data ◽

Tourist Attractions

This study identifies the potential of tourism products in Sukajadi Village Bogor Regency based on ten (10) tourism components as well as its development strategy, which is currently included in the category of a newly developing tourist village. The results of this research are aggressive and serious development strategies in all aspects of the tourism component, namely increasing the quality and diversification of tourist attractions and activities, accessibility, improving the quality and quantity of tourism amenities, improving the quality of human resources & institutions, community support, land use, tourism industry cooperation, as well as marketing aspects. This research type is a descriptive qualitative with a case study exploratory approach. Primary data is obtained from direct observation and interviews with key informants, namely Pokdarwis and the Village Head, while secondary data is the result of literature studies and research documentation. The analysis technique of this research uses SWOT analysis and Matrix, analysis of the work program of the vision for tourism development of the Bogor Regency Government which refers to local government master plan for tourism development (RIPPARDA), and also analysis of the Cleanlines, Health, Safety and Environmental Sustainability (CHSE) guidelines.

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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE MAASAI RESIDENTS’ VIEWS ON TOURISM IN THE MAASAI MARA NATIONAL RESERVE, KENYA

International Journal of Tourism & Hospitality Reviews ◽

10.18510/ijthr.2020.721 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 01-11

Author(s):

James Nampushi ◽

Jedidah Nankaya

Keyword(s):

Cultural Change ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Photo Elicitation ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

The Impact ◽

Mara Region

Purpose of the study: The purpose of this study was to survey the residents’ attitudes on the impact of tourism on Maasai Mara National Reserve and to identify critical issues and tourism development concerns of the Maasai residents associated with the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Methodology: Data for this study was collected from June-October 2015. The participants were residents, 18 and older, from three group ranches. Data were collected using single-stage cluster sampling to identify three group ranches, Koyiaki, Olkinyei, and Siana, in the Maasai Mara region. A semi-structured, open-ended questionnaire was used for face-to-face and photo-elicitation interviews of 24 respondents. Data were subsequently analysed using the Qualitative Data Analysis (QDA) technique. Main Findings: The study identified six overarching themes; conservation, cultural change, community development, employment, livestock, and small business. This study found that residents perceived tourism with mixed feelings, both negative and positive. More specifically, residents living closer to the tourism destination experienced direct and tangible benefits as compared to those who live far away. Applications of this study: The results of this study are important for tourism planners, practitioners, and conservation managers in developing holistic strategies that promote sustainable tourism development in the Mara region of Kenya. Novelty/Originality of this study: The success of the tourism industry depends on the involvement of the local people. Lack of cooperation of the local communities in tourism development projects could lead to anger and mistrust, influencing perceptions of tourism and its three basic areas of benefits and costs: social, environmental, and economic. This study, for the first time, attempted to describe the resident’s attitudes towards tourism development in the Mara, results which can be used to improve the participation of local residents to ensure sustainable tourism development in destinations.

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Natural Resource Abundance and Economic Performance—A Literature Review

Current Urban Studies ◽

10.4236/cus.2013.14016 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 01 (04) ◽

pp. 148-155 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Bimal Chandra Roy ◽

Satyaki Sarkar ◽

Nikhil Ranjan Mandal

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Natural Resource ◽

Economic Performance ◽

Resource Abundance

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Finding the Context Indigenous Innovation in Village Enterprise Knowledge Structure: A Topic Modeling

10.21203/rs.3.rs-155343/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Retno Kusumastuti ◽

Mesnan Silalahi ◽

Anugerah Yuka Asmara ◽

Ria Hardiyati ◽

Visnhu Juwono

Keyword(s):

Natural Resource ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Topic Modeling ◽

Evaluation System ◽

Topic Models ◽

Knowledge Structure ◽

Indigenous Innovation ◽

Care Economy ◽

Set Up

Abstract Indigenous people have deep local knowledge of environmental sustainability and natural resource utilization, which are sources of innovations that often are drivers for economic growth in rural areas. This study explores the knowledge structure of indigenous innovation in village enterprises through content analysis of research publications. The resulting knowledge structure can be used to set up a roadmap for the studies on village enterprise and in a broader context to build metadata as a foundation for an evaluation system of village enterprise. The authors deploy topic modeling and co-word analyses to scrutinize 775 village enterprise research articles from the Scopus database and 665 paper from ScienceDirect. In the topic modeling, topic models village enterprises are setup. The topics found are local ownership (such as market and property), land, services (housing, health care), economy and public policy, financial service micro-credit, environmental pollution control, local business sustainability, social entrepreneurship, and household income, bioenergy based electrification, and bumdes management. Four sectors of the natural resource-based indigenous economy were identified: traditional food production, bio-energy for fuel and electricity, agriculture, and tourism. The topic models are used to comprehend knowledge structure in the village enterprises whereby the focus is to uncover the context of indigenous village enterprise and its states of the art.

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