scholarly journals Community participation in regional tourism development: a case study in North Halmahera Regency - Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yerik Afrianto Singgalen ◽  
Gatot Sasongko ◽  
Pamerdi Giri Wiloso
Keyword(s):  
Community Participation ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Regional Tourism

Facilitating collaboration and community participation in tourism development: The case of South-Eastern Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 146735842096603
Author(s):  
Afamefuna Eyisi ◽  
Diane Lee ◽  
Kathryn Trees
Keyword(s):  
Focus Group ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Focus Group Discussions ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Southeastern Region

Collaboration and community participation are crucial for securing sustainable tourism and highlight the need to listen and respond to the broad range of stakeholders’ voices, opinions, and concerns. These concepts dominated the discourse of sustainable-responsible tourism and gave rise to collaboration theory as well as various types of community participation. Many scholars in both Western and emerging economies have employed these concepts; however, there is limited research on how they apply in the Nigerian tourism industry. Therefore, this exploratory research discusses collaboration and community participation in tourism development in Nigeria, using the Southeastern region as a case study. In this area, tourism is in the early phase of growth. The paper reports on interviews and focus group discussions used to interact with tourism stakeholders in the region (traditional rulers, men, women, and youth representatives, chief priests, security agents, and tourism officials). Results showed that while the stakeholders are willing to collaborate, challenges affecting their efforts include autocratic governance structures leading to mistrust, clash of responsibilities, inadequate funding for security, lack of tourism awareness and little respect for local culture. The paper concludes that to develop a resident-friendly tourism destination and sustain collaboration and community participation, stakeholders require education about tourism and opportunities to participate in planning.

scholarly journals The Role of Community in Sustainable Tourism. Case Study: Girsang Simpangan Bolon

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-71
Author(s):  
Fakhry Perdana Koara
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Environmental Aspects ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Regional Tourism

Abstract. Sustainable tourism must consider three aspects of sustainability, namely economic, social and environmental aspects. To support sustainable tourism development, the community's role in tourism development or Tourism Based Community (TBC) is one of the critical principles that must be fulfilled because it is the component closest to and tied to regional tourism. This research examines the community's role in Girsang Sipangan Bolon District, Simalungun Regency in the development of sustainable tourism. The study uses quantitative methods by collecting data through distributing questionnaires. The observations show that the participation of local communities related to sustainable tourism in Girsang Sipangan Bolon is classified as good with an overall average score of 3.8 out of 4.5 for several indicators of local community participation in sustainable tourism

Regional tourism development: Financial aspects (Case study: Yaroslavl Oblast)

10.12737/5368 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 110-126
Author(s):  
Марина Виноградова ◽  
Marina Vinogradova
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Yaroslavl Oblast ◽  
Strategy Formulation ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Financial Flow ◽  
Policy Measures ◽  
Regional Product

The article focuses on the financial aspect of regional tourism development, with Yaroslavl oblast selected as a case study. In the article, the author proposes a practical approach to the identification of the financial flow influenced and generated by regional tourism development. The author states that the financial flow consists of two components: financial provision/assurance (the funds required for policy measures implementation) and tourist turnover (tourism-generated income, which is tourism contribution to the gross regional product). Financial provision/assurance is regarded as part of the resources provision intended for policy measures, the author demonstrates the possible approaches to its specification and dwells on the approach taken to develop the target project “Tourism development strategies for Yaroslavl oblast: period of implementation – up to 2025”. The author also provides an evaluation of tourist turnover as predicted for Yaroslavl oblast, with due consideration given to the tourism development policy measures implementation in the framework of scenarios proposed. In particular, the author describes different approaches to predicted tourist-arrival volume evaluation, demonstrates calculations of future tourist expenses, and provides a description of two alternatives for tourist turnover calculation. Moreover, the author puts forth a methodology of tourist turnover prediction based on practical calculations and regarded from a strategic perspective. Thus, the author attempts to specify the calculation procedure, which is prerequisite for effective policy decision-making and regional tourism development strategy formulation. The author insists on the urgent nature of the issues raised in the article, especially in the light of the current trends in global tourism development.

scholarly journals IMPACTS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE LIST INSCRIPTION: A CASE STUDY OF KAIPING DIAOLOU AND VILLAGES IN CHINA

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-69
Author(s):  
Wei Han ◽  
Jianming Cai ◽  
Yigang Wei ◽  
Ying Zhang ◽  
Yan Han
Keyword(s):  
Property Rights ◽  
Community Participation ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Environmental Damage ◽  
World Heritage List ◽  
The World ◽  
Negative Impacts

This study aims to investigate the overall impacts of the World Heritage List (WHL) inscription in China from different socioeconomic aspects. Kaiping Diaolou and Villages was chosen as the case study because the long period of preparation for WHL inscription led to residents’ deep understanding of its heritage values. Results are as follows. (1) Cultural cognition, sense of belonging, community cohesion and infrastructure were positively improved by the WHL inscription, whereas damage to the community cultural environment slightly increased. (2) In the economic domain, the WHL inscription had generated positive (increase in tourism development and villagers’ income and employment and solution to the Diaolou property rights problem) and negative impacts (worse tourism development, unequal income and unsolved property rights problems). (3) The WHL inscription improved the ecological environment and people’s attention to environmental protection. Although it also caused environmental damage due to an increase in tourists. (4) The positive impacts on the political domain were reflected by government leadership, community participation and plan and legislation, whereas the negative impacts included limited community participation and insufficient planning. Innovations of this study include constructing a theoretical framework to evaluate the impacts of WHL inscription, analysing the present factors of WHL inscription’s impacts and providing development suggestions.

scholarly journals Ecotourism Site Suitability Using GIS and AHP: A Case Study of Ngargoyoso District in Karanganyar Regency

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martein Adigana ◽  
Jawoto Sih Setyono
Keyword(s):  
Local Governments ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Master Plan ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
The Many ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
Selection Of

The purpose of the Karanganyar Regency Regional Tourism Development Master Plan (RIPP) is to implement Sustainable Tourism Development (STD). Of the many concepts that are appropriate for achieving this goal, the concept of ecotourism is one of them. The growth of tourism activities in the Ngargoyoso district has accelerated. Local governments need to have instruments to help achieve STD goals in their areas. Studies related to the selection of suitable areas using GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) based on ecotourism activities have been widely studied and applied in various regions of the world. This study aims to identify areas suitable for ecotourism as a basis for decision making for regional tourism development. The research approach is carried out by assessing expert opinion on the basis for determining policy using the AHP method. Then integrated with GIS techniques to be able to present the results of the assessment in the form of a map of the suitability of the location for ecotourism. The suitability classes in this study are divided into S1 (Very Suitable), S2 (Fairly Sufficient), S3 (Slightly Suited), and N (Not Sufficient) for the suitability of general ecotourism and S1 (Very Sufficient), S2 (Partially Sufficient) and N (Not suitable) for special ecotourism suitability. Also, this study conducted a clustering of special ecotourism (locally), namely Hiking, Tubing, and Camping. Cluster analysis is used to get a complete picture of the condition of the region to support making preliminary policy appropriately and quickly.

On Regional Hospitality Standards Development (Case study: Yaroslavl Region)

10.12737/4499 ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 32-38
Author(s):  
Ольга Вапнярская ◽  
Olga Vapnyarskaya ◽  
Тигран Асоян ◽  
Tigran Asoyan
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Regional Level ◽  
Tourist Industry ◽  
Regional Tourism ◽  
Complex Development ◽  
Tourist Service

Research and practice show that special-purpose programmes designed to promote tourism development at a regional level are generally aimed at improving industry and infrastructure in a targeted region. These tasks, as well as the issues of hotel, public catering and other service quality enhancement, are focal for developers of strategies and targeted programmes of regional tourism development. Besides tourist industry development, policy papers address marketing issues, such as, for example, the development, positioning and promotion of the tourist product. However, the issues concerning the tourist service quality and the hospitable atmosphere in the environment external to a tourism enterprise receive little attention. Experience shows that tourists value not only the service quality as provided by tourist-oriented enterprises but also the friendly and welcoming attitude of the local people, which, combined, serve to create a unique atmosphere of general hospitality. UNWTO regards the ethics of tourism development as important and indispensable. With this in mind, the authors of the article raise the problem of a hospitality standards complex development which, applied at a regional level, should include provisions to be implemented by the tourism industry and infrastructure participants to improve service. The authors hold that a standards complex will ensure a synergetic approach to the creation of a unique atmosphere of hospitality in a region, and assert that the content of the standards be based on the provisions of international legal acts and the legal and regulatory framework in effect in a particular region. A model of the standards is demonstrated in the context of the Yaroslavl region.

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