Community-based ecotourism for preventing overtourism and tourismophobia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 516-531
Author(s):  
Kamila Ait-Yahia Ghidouche ◽  
Faouzi Ghidouche
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Management Level ◽  
Ecological Awareness ◽  
Alternative Tourism ◽  
Community Tourism ◽  
Local Residents ◽  
Rural Places

Purpose This paper aims to examine the local community tourism as a solution to address overtourism and tourismophobia in unpopular and vulnerable tourist areas (rural places, wetlands, protected areas, historic sites and isolated places). Design/methodology/approach Interviews were conducted with presidents and active members of associations that have committed to develop community-based ecotourism (CBET) in Algeria (in the desert, mountains and central rural highlands). Findings The results show that the interviewees have definitely adopted a participatory approach and included locals in their CBET and ecotourism projects. Unfortunately, it seems that Algerian tourists and tourism stakeholders have low ecological awareness. Therefore, a comprehensive approach should be put in place for the benefit of local residents to minimise tourismophobia and anti-tourism movement in these vulnerable areas. Originality/value Theoretically, this paper aims to fill the gap in the literature on overtourism in rural areas and vulnerable places. At the management level, contributions should help tourism stakeholders to understand the need to adopt regulations and standards to facilitate and secure alternative tourism forms such as CBET to prevent overtourism and tourismophobia risks.

scholarly journals Community tourism – Development of rural areas in developing countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 92 ◽  
pp. 07043
Author(s):  
Monika Nova
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Standard Of Living ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Grounded Theory Method ◽  
Community Tourism

Research background: Community-based tourism has become a very popular form of sustainable tourism in the world. Tourism is supposed to be developmental in nature benefiting the local community by improving the Quality-of-Life and the standard of living for locals and local commerce. It is therefore imperative to understand that the community around tourism development is important and has to be involved in the development from the initial planning of the development as the sole beneficiaries of the development. Purpose of the article: The aim of this work was to evaluate the prerequisites for the development of community-based tourism and Bridging the technology gap for community-based tourism projects in Cambodia. Methods: The theoretical part is focused especially on community-based tourism, its origin, history and possibilities of development. The practical part of the thesis consists of a descriptive part which characterizes the studied area from the point of view of living conditions and tourism, and, also, contains the results of analysis of interviews conducted conditions and tourism, and, also, contains the results of analysis of interviews conducted with the local people and person by the implementer during the stay in the Cambodia were analysed using the Grounded theory method. Findings & Value added: The result of the paper is to set the prerequisites for the development of community-based tourism and recommendations for a subsequent research.

scholarly journals Experiences of community-based tourism in Romania: chances and challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kinga Xénia Havadi Nagy ◽  
Ana Espinosa Segui
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Rural Regions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social Transformations ◽  
Entrepreneurial Spirit ◽  
Local Municipalities ◽  
Qualitative Methodologies ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyse community-based tourism (CBT) initiatives in the post-socialist rural Romania in terms of the holism of the tourist project and the implementation of the local participation. The paper focusses on chances and challenges of CBT. Design/methodology/approach Once the main objective was established, three research interests arose: How and why tourism played a significant role in the economic and social development of the rural local community? How has the local community participated in the starting and maintenance of the CBT projects and who played a key part? How can the level of success of the CBT implementations be qualitatively measured? Qualitative methodologies (interviews, on-site observations, informal discussions) were applied to survey the four case studies. Findings Natural and cultural features ensure a versatile potential for touristic exploitation of the Romanian rural area, but the villages are endangered by post-socialist economic and social transformations. Innovative approaches of CBT in rural areas ignited by charismatic leaders with entrepreneurial spirit develop based on the existent social, natural and cultural capital, but on the other hand, endeavours can be vulnerable because of hindering local municipalities or sustainability issues. Practical implications The findings facilitate recommendations in favour of effective CBT ventures. Originality/value Learning about the contribution of CBT to a sustainable development of rural regions with no/little tradition of private entrepreneurship can contribute to the revitalization of rural areas facing post-socialist challenges.

Is awareness of credit sources prerequisite for their use? A study of rural Assam

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-146
Author(s):  
Tiken Das
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Econometric Model ◽  
Social Indicators ◽  
Critical Question ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Informal Credit ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Based Organizations

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the determinants of awareness and use of credit sources. The paper attempts to answer the critical question: is awareness of credit sources prerequisite for their use? Design/methodology/approach This study is conducted in Assam, India, and uses a two-stage econometric model to reduce possible selection bias. Findings This study argues that awareness of credit sources may be a necessary but not sufficient prerequisite for use. It is found that, in general, formal, semiformal and informal sources attract different classes of the population with respect to economic and social indicators. Research limitations/implications The study recommends expanding the scope of semiformal and informal credit sources in rural areas of Assam only for income generating activities with proper market linkages. The possible limitation of the study can be due to exclusion of the role of traditional community-based organizations in rural Assam while analyzing the awareness and use of credit sources. Originality/value The study contributes to the literature by assessing the probable differences among formal, semiformal and informal credit sources with respect to their determinants of awareness and use.

Pengenalan Potensi Kawasan Sebagai Pondasi Pembangunan Pusat Pendidikan Berbasis Komunitas Lokal Pedesaan

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 67
Author(s):  
Adhi Surya Perdana ◽  
Budi Rahardjo ◽  
Ikha Amalia Ikhsani ◽  
Miftahul Ilmi
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Animal Husbandry ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Youth Organizations ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Community Based Education ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Ex Post Facto

Social, economic, institutional, and cultural conditions become the basis of education and provide benefits for science to formulate the introduction of regional potential, regional designations, program development carried out by villages, and routine activities (learning, research, and community service) by students and lecturers of the Faculty of Agriculture Tidar University which has an interest in developing Sidorejo Village, Bandongan District. The research objective is to create an embryonic center for local community-based education in strengthening rural areas that are progressing efficiently, effectively, and sustainably as a form of university connectivity with the local community. This research focuses on identifying the area's potential in a careful village, with a qualitative research method using an ex post facto comparative clause through a social, ethnographic approach. The research was conducted using a purposive sampling technique consisting of village officials, community leaders, youth organizations, family empowerment and welfare, arts and culture actors, business actors, and planning faculty development planners as many as 20 respondents. The results of the study are in the form of identification findings that can be used as objects of community social mapping projections, needs, essential potential, human resource capabilities, institutions, local culture, infrastructure, economy, natural resources, and agriculture to design rural areas to become centers of local community-based education in strengthening, developing and tri dharma of higher education in the fields of agriculture, plantation, animal husbandry, fisheries, and social entrepreneurship.

Socio-cultural web and environmentally-driven community entrepreneurship: a portrayal of Abia Ohafia community in South-Eastern Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebere Ume Kalu ◽  
Lp Dana
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Needs ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Push Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
Wide Scale

Purpose This study is aimed at providing a deduction on the necessity of social and cultural capital for entrepreneurial outcomes on a community-wide scale. Design/methodology/approach There is a drift from an individualised form of entrepreneurship to community-based entrepreneurship with a grand focus on social needs of current and emergent nature. This study is both archival and exploratory and has pictured culture and communality as drivers that are needful for enterprising communities. Findings This paper finds communality, social network, social capital and trust as push-factors for community-based entrepreneurship and development drives. Originality/value This study is an original exposé on the Abia Ohafia community’s Model of community-based entrepreneurship which thrives on strong institutions (like the Age Grade System) and age-long practices that have built trust and stability. This local community through its networks, culture and communalities creates relationships, rational innovation, consensual leadership and participatory followership under which resources, opportunities and solutions are deliberately advanced for meeting social and community purposes.

scholarly journals Strategi Pengembangan Desa Wisata Timpag Berbasis Masyarakat di Kecamatan Kerambitan, Kabupaten Tabanan Bali

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
Gusti Ayu Putu Marwangi ◽  
I Putu Anom
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Analysis Data ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Rural Tourism ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Organisation Development ◽  
Tourism Potential

Tabanan Regency has a high prospect in the development of tourism and its complementary facilities. Tourism village is the alternative tourism products that can provide the development of rural areas that are certainly sustainable for the future. Timpag Village is one of the villages which located in Kerambitan District, Tabanan Regency which has several tourism potentials such as nature, cultures, and the local communities. The development of Rural Tourism in Timpag Village has a high value to be a tourist attraction but the reality this village has not been able to be a developed as a rural tourism. Based on these problems this research aims to determine “Development Strategies of Rural Tourism Based Local Community in Timpag Village, Kerambitan District, Tabanan Regency Bali.” The research method used in this study is a qualitative descriptive analysis supported by IFAS and EFAS analysis in designing a strategy for developing local community-based tourism villages used SWOT analysis. Data collection techniques are using the method of observation, interviews, library research. The result show the design of alternative strategies to develop community-based tourism villages that can be applied in the development of Rural Tourism in Timpag Village. There are six altrenative strategys that can be applied such as attractions development based on tourism potential, local communities involvement , tourism facilities development, tourism organisation development, improve the traditional security system, and improve the ability of communities about tourism development. Therefore, local communities need to preserve the tourism potential that is owned as a rural tourism product. Keywords: Rural Tourism, Community Based Tourism, and Strategy

The ecomuseum and solidarity tourism: a case study from northeast Turkey

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 537-552
Author(s):  
Mustafa Doğan
Keyword(s):  
Community Development ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Depth Interviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between the ecomuseum and solidarity tourism and to measure their impact on community development. Design/methodology/approach The study presented here adopts two methods for collecting qualitative data: in-depth interviews and observations. The total number of village households was 42 and the number of households that hosted tourists in their home was 20. Due to the exploratory nature of this study, qualitative methods were employed in the form of lengthy interviews with 13 residents. Findings The findings indicate that tourism for the Bogatepe Village ecomuseum has focused on a solidarity perspective which has provided significant benefits to the community ensuring local sustainable development. The ecomuseum as a concept and a destination has helped to control tourism and strengthened the impact of solidarity tourism on the local community. Research limitations/implications The research presented here must be seen as exploratory. More generally, further research is needed to look at the possibility of developing this type of tourism in other rural areas and similar regions of Turkey (covering both small and large areas) with an important cultural heritage. Originality/value The combination of the ecomuseum and solidarity tourism can provide a sustainable solution for tourism in rural areas and provide a model in the development of tourism to other villages in Turkey. The question is whether it could also be used in larger rural areas. The study underlines that Bogatepe is certainly worthy of future study.

Community-based island tourism: the case of Boa Vista in Cape Verde

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-233 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Sánchez-Cañizares ◽  
Ana María Castillo-Canalejo
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Cape Verde ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Supply Side ◽  
Demand Side ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Positive Effects

Purpose – This paper tries to explore the possibilities of developing sustainable, community-based tourism (CBT) in Boa Vista in Cape Verde, Africa. Island territories are generally considered preferential tourist destinations. However, the negative effects of tourism in these destinations should not be overlooked, among them environmental concerns and impacts on the culture of the island’s inhabitants. The development of CBT takes on special relevance, as it based on planning schemes in conjunction with the local community who share the positive effects derived from tourism. Design/methodology/approach – The methodology used consisted in designing two surveys: one focusing on the supply side and another on the demand side of tourism to define and analyse the current status of this sector in Boa Vista. The survey on tourism supply was distributed among a panel of experts formed by tourism service providers located in Boa Vista. The statistical results of the responses and the discussion carried out by the panel of experts permitted the development of a SWOT matrix. The survey on demand was administered to foreign tourists in different parts of the island. A total of 202 valid surveys were obtained. Findings – The main results of the fieldwork are twofold. On the supply side of tourism, the community is making an enormous effort to actively participate in the development of sustainable tourism, efforts which are often constrained by the geographical barriers of Boa Vista (sandy soil, poor accessibility to other islands) and the institutional and political situation of the island. As regards the demand side of tourism, the vast majority of tourists stay at the island’s all-inclusive resorts, whereas few tourists require the services provided by the community, mainly because they are unaware that such services exist. Originality/value – Certain island destinations are more appropriate for tourists wishing to flee mass tourism enclaves due to their natural environment, relative isolation and the traditional culture of their inhabitants. For this reason, it is important to develop a CBT model for these destinations in which initiatives are planned in conjunction with members of the local community who participate in decision-making processes and benefit equally from the positive effects of tourism. Although several case studies have been reported in the research on CBT initiatives, few studies have been carried out on CBT in island territories. This is the main contribution in this paper.

Ecomuseum, community museology, local distinctiveness, Hüsamettindere village, Bogatepe village, Turkey

2015 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-60 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mustafa Dogan
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Joint Decision ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Intangible Heritage ◽  
Local Sustainable Development

Purpose – The concept of sustainable development is now widely accepted as a means of protecting natural resources and cultural heritage. One approach to ensuring sustainability, especially in relation to cultural tourism, is the ecomuseum. Turkey has considerable potential to develop ecomuseological models to encourage local sustainable development. The purpose of this paper is to explore the development of ecomuseums in Turkey by analysing the recent implementation of the concept in Hüsamettindere and Bogatepe villages. Current practices at these two sites are evaluated in comparison with the basic principles of ecomuseum theory. Design/methodology/approach – This paper explores local community involvement in two emerging ecomuseums in Turkey based on several years of participant action research by the author; it describes the nature of the two ecomuseums based on that experience. In addition an in-depth survey was carried out between February and April 2013 by Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University when 45 local participants were interviewed for their views on the ecomuseum developments, using the MACDAB method (Borrelli et al., 2008) as a guide. Findings – Even though the two implementations in Turkey have different features deriving from their local dynamics, they have had a similar experience in terms of the development process. Both began with a volunteer movement, the organisation of the local community, the formation of civil initiatives, a joint decision-making processes and the existence of participation and consensus. This process conforms to the basic principles of ecomuseology. The ecomuseums have also raised concerns about the loss of rural heritage and the mechanisms for conserving it within the model of the “living” ecomuseum. The most significant fact to emerge from this initial review of the two ecomuseums is that it is not necessarily their ability to conserve fragments of tangible and intangible heritage that is paramount in Turkey, but their importance in providing employment opportunities in rural areas. Originality/value – Ecomuseum movement is a very important and practical model for sustainable development and tourism. Ecomuseums can also be functional tools for protecting of cultural heritage and developing of local areas. Even though Turkey has got many cultural heritage sources, they are not used productively for local sustainable development. The two implementations will be sample to all natural and cultural heritage areas of Turkey for sustainable development.

scholarly journals PENGELOLAAN SAMPAH BERBASIS MASYARAKAT DI RAWASARI, KELURAHAN CEMPAKA PUTIH TIMUR, JAKARTA PUSAT

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Sri Wahyono ◽  
Firman L. Sahwan ◽  
Feddy Suryanto
Keyword(s):  
Waste Management ◽  
Solid Waste ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Solid Waste Management ◽  
Monitoring And Evaluation ◽  
Waste Generation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
International Agencies ◽  
Local Residents

Pengelolaan sampah berbasis masyarakat (PSBM) adalah sistem penanganan sampah yang direncanakan, disusun, dioperasikan, dikelola dan dimiliki oleh masyarakat. Peran PSBM sangat penting dalam ikut membantu mengurangi permasalahan sampah kota, sehingga konsep tersebut banyak dilakukan di berbagai tempat, termasuk di Rawasari. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui perkembangan kegiatan PSBM di Rawasari, yang secara khusus bertujuan: (i) monitoring dan evaluasi, (ii) pembinaan dan pendampingan, (iii) sosialisasi dan publikasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kegiatan PSBM di Rawasari berjalan dengan baik, berkat adanya pembinaan yang baik dan berkesinambungan. Hal ini tergambar dari peningkatan jumlah keluarga yang berpartisipasi dalam kegiatan pengomposan dan daur ulang sampah anorganik. Hasil tersebut juga tidak terlepas dari peran kader lingkungan yang ada serta kerjasama yang baik antar stakeholders, baik yang berasal dari pemerintah setempat, instansi kebersihan, lembaga penelitian, LSM, lembaga asing, dan warga setempat. Adanya kegiatan sosialisasi keberhasilan PSBM di RW 01 dan RW 02 melalui kegiatan pencanangan gerakan PSBM oleh Gubernur DKI Jakarta, ikut mendorong keberhasilan PSBM di Rawasari. Pemerintah DKI Jakarta menyadari bahwa peran serta masyarakat, sangat efektif dalam menekan jumlah timbulan sampah. Untuk itu, kegiatan PSBM telah dijadikan sebagai salah satu program utama pengelolaan sampah. kata kunci: pengelolaan sampah, kader lingkungan, daur ulang, pengomposanAbstractCommunity-based solid waste management (CBSWM) is the solid waste management that are planned, developed, operated, managed and owned by the local community. CBSWM is very important role to reduce the problem of municipal solid waste. This concept is widely applied in various places, including in Rawasari, Central Jakarta. The study was conducted to determine the progress of the CBSWM in Rawasari, which specifically aims to: (i) monitoring and evaluation, (ii) coaching and mentoring, (iii) socializing and publication. The results showed that the activity of CBSWM in Rawasari is going well. This is illustrated by the increasing number of families who participate in composting and recycling of anorganic waste. These good results are affected by the roles of environmental cadres as well as good cooperation between stakeholders, such as local governments, research institutions, NGOs, international agencies, and local residents. The Jakarta administration realizes that the roles of the community are very effective in reducing the amount of waste generation. So that, activities of CBSWM becomes one of the major program in waste management..kay words: Community-based solid waste management,  environmental cadres, recycling, composting

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