MANAGING WOMEN EMPOWERMENT THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN KAMPONG PHLUK, SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA

Tourism has been one of important Cambodia’s key economic growth drivers (OECD, 2018). After Khmer Rouge, most Cambodian women have become head of their families and indispensable part of the development in all sectors in Cambodia, including tourism. This study aims to explore how tourism influences on managing women empowerment and the participation of women in sustainable tourism development in Kampong Phluk community-based tourism site, Siem Reap, Cambodia. The qualitative descriptive approach with in-depth interviews, has been used for collecting data. The eighteen interviewees had at least 2 years’ experience in managing and participating in community-based tourism, especially female members. The constant comparison analysis is used to analyze data collected from the interviewees. The result revealed that tourism truly brings many socio-economic benefits to the local community, especially female members of the community by empowering them economically, socially, psychologically, and politically. This study also found that women are the key contributors to the development of sustainable tourism in their community by participating in all activities regarding economic sustainability, socio-cultural sustainability, and environmental sustainability, by managing the benefits from tourism and distributing them fairly to all people in the community but minimizing the negative impacts on the community’s natural resources plus preservation of the local culture.

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Fostering Sustainable Tourism Development in Merauke through Community-Based Tourism

SOCIA: Jurnal Ilmu-Ilmu Sosial ◽

10.21831/socia.v16i2.26778 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (2) ◽

pp. 124-132

Author(s):

Machya Astuti Dewi ◽

Iva Rachmawati ◽

Sri Issundari ◽

Meilan Sugiarto

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Future Generation ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Local Communities ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Regional Government ◽

Community Based ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development

Merauke is located in the eastern part of Indonesia that is rich of natural and cultural resources potential for tourism. Tourism could be a solution to reduce poverty, especially through community-based tourism. Communities reap economic benefits from tourism industry by the increase of local income, hence the social welfare. On the contrary, poor management may lead the emerging Merauke tourism into environmental ecosystem damage. Such a threat to environmental sustainability outweighs any economic benefits because future generation will suffer from the inherited damaged environment. This article will discuss Merauke community participation in fostering the development of sustainable tourism through community-based tourism, that is maintaining sustainability of the environment and ecosystem while considering local communities sociocultural conditions. In doing so, this study uses a descriptive-qualitative approach. Data was collected from document tracking and interviews with Merauke Regional Government, WWF activists, and community leaders. The findings indicated that local communities supported Merauke tourism by developing entrepreneurship in tourism industry, increasing community social control in protecting the environment and enhancing the role of local customary leaders in supporting the tourism development.

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Implementation of Sustainable Tourism Development of Tourism Villages in Langkat Regency

International Journal of Applied Sciences in Tourism and Events ◽

10.31940/ijaste.v5i2.176-189 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 176-189

Author(s):

Edy Sahputra Sitepu ◽

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John Sihar Manurung ◽

Rismawati Rismawati ◽

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Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Environmental Conservation ◽

Environmental Aspect ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

Tourist Village ◽

The Impact

This research is applied research, which seeks to encourage research to develop and manage destinations with the concept of sustainable tourism development (STD). STD is a concept that integrates the four pillars of tourism destination governance. This concept has been stated in the Regulation of the Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia Number 14 of 2016. The STD concept consists of four variables, among others; a) the implementation of effective management that is integrated and sustainable, b) strengthening the impact and economic benefits for local communities, c) strengthening and preserving socio-cultural, and d) paying attention to environmental sustainability around tourist destinations. This research aims to apply the STD concept for the development of tourism village potential. Specifically, this research is intended to encourage tourism village potentials in Sei Bingai and Tanjung Pura Districts, Langkat Regency, North Sumatra Province. So that in the end, it is hoped that Langkat Regency can have a well-managed tourist village based on the STD concept. The results showed that, based on the results of Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) using AMOS 22 software, it was found that the existing variables were indeed relevant for analyzing the application of sustainable tourism development. Furthermore, based on the scoring carried out in the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) activities with key stakeholders, a ranking is carried out. Of the four existing aspects, the environmental aspect is in the good category (based on the excellent, good, average, and poor categories), while the sustainable integrated management variable, the variable economic benefits for the surrounding community, and the environmental conservation variable are in the good category. The results of the FGD also concluded that the majority of key stakeholders agreed that in Rumah Galuh Village and Pematang Serai Village, Langkat Regency would continue to be developed into a tourist village with a sustainable tourism development model.

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Wine Routes in Vojvodina Province, Northern Serbia: A Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12010082 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

pp. 82 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Igor Trišić ◽

Snežana Štetić ◽

Donatella Privitera ◽

Adrian Nedelcu

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Wine Tourism ◽

Empirical Survey ◽

Ecological Principles ◽

Analysis Technique ◽

Autonomous Province

Sustainable tourism development of the northern part of Serbia in Autonomous Province of Vojvodina aims to achieve ecological, sociocultural, and economic benefits. This means that all entities should be included in the planning and implementation of tourism, such as the local community, tourists, and state entities, while tourism activity should be focused on improving ecological principles and sociocultural conception in a destination. One of the models of this development is seen in specific products that can play a significant role in tourism development. Such an authentic product is wine, which has a very important role in the promotion of tourism. The aim of this paper is to explore Vojvodina—the region of Serbia—as a valuable wine tourism destination in the country, especially the experiences of the wine routes. We use descriptive statistics techniques to summarize and present the data and adopt a correlation analysis technique to describe respondents’ preference on the importance of the wine routes. In the empirical survey, the main conclusion is a positive correlation that by developing wine tourism in Vojvodina, we can influence economic development of the region.

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Strengthening Community Empowerment as a Tool for Sustainable Tourism Development: The Case of Tangkoko Nature Reserve in Indonesia

Jurnal Hospitaliti dan Pariwisata ◽

10.35729/jhp.v1i1.10 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Bet El Silisna El Silisna Lagarense

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Local Community ◽

Nature Reserve ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Local Communities ◽

Community Empowerment ◽

Local Economy ◽

Community Based ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development

One of the main principles a community empowerment in sustainable development is that the primary benefits should be returned to the local community and become an integral part of the development activity. However, Tangkoko as a centre for natural tourism development in North Sulawesi, Indonesia has tended to concentrate on tourism development without adequately considering livelihoods of local communities. This study is aimed to examine to what extend The model of community empowerment can be applied into the practice of community empowerment development in Tangkoko Nature Reserve. The study will contribute to the formulation of government policy in formulating and establishing the R- Urban conservation efforts, especially in the utilization of local natural resources by using the principles of sustainable development in Tangkoko Nature Reserve. In addition, the results of the study will be able to promote the use of community-based empowerment and participation through the use high-value natural surrounding environment. This study involves desktop research and fieldwork comprising questionnaire surveys and on-site observations to provide evidences of community-based empowerment in Tangkoko Natural Reserve. This study develops a model of sustainable tourism development through creative community empowerment that will ensure the outcomes from tourism will be returned to strengthen the local economy as well the quality of life of local communities.

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A Critical Perspective of the Unique Selling Point for Sustainable Tourism Development: Pentingsari Tourism Villag

Tourisma: Jurnal Pariwisata ◽

10.22146/gamajts.v2i1.56848 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 45

Author(s):

Raden Rucitarahma Ristiawan

Keyword(s):

Local Community ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Community Based ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Study Approach ◽

Tourism Product ◽

MEMBINGKAI KONSEP PARIWISATA YANG BERKELANJUTAN MELALUI COMMUNITY-BASED TOURISM : SEBUAH REVIEW LITERATUR

JPSI (Journal of Public Sector Innovations) ◽

10.26740/jpsi.v3n2.p50-56 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 50

Author(s):

Ikke Febriandhika ◽

Teguh Kurniawan

Keyword(s):

Community Involvement ◽

Local Community ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Study Finding ◽

Host Community ◽

Literature Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development

Tourism has a positive impact, especially in economic aspects. The tourism activities involve interaction between the host community and tourist. One of the concepts in sustainable tourism development is Community-Based Tourism. This concept requires contribution and active participation of the local community in tourism development. The purpose of this study is to explain how the concept of sustainable tourism through Community-Based Tourism approach. This study used a qualitative method with a literature study. Finding of this study is the concept of Community-Based Tourism is used as tourism development design that focuses on the community with emphasizing the local potential and encouraging the community capacity development. The important aspects in the successful sustainable tourism development through Community-Based Tourism can be seen from various fields, like social-political, economic, environmental and cultural. In the social-political related to community involvement in decision-making, planning, and development. In the economic aspect aims to improve community welfare. While the environmental and cultural aspect associated with the protection of natural and cultural resources.

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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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STRUCTURAL MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MEDAN CITY

International Journal of Applied Sciences in Tourism and Events ◽

10.31940/ijaste.v3i2.1571 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 158

Author(s):

Edy Sahputra Sitepu ◽

Rismawati Rismawati ◽

Dewi Comala ◽

Edi Putra Berutu ◽

Jamardua Haro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Structural Equation ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Environmental Benefits ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Tourist Destinations ◽

Tourism Destinations ◽

The Impact ◽

The City

Medan City is currently designated as one of the 20 national tourism destinations that implement Sustainable Tourism Development (STD) in Indonesia. The commitment to implement STD nationally is marked by the signing of the text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 20 Regional Heads who are committed to implementing STD together with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism. Furthermore, under the supervision of the Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, 20 existing Regencies / Cities made various improvements in each region so that they were finally eligible for STD certification from the STD international certification body. Medan City itself, through the Medan City Tourism Office, related to the implementation of the STD, has established a number of leading tourism destinations. It is hoped that in the future, Medan City will have tourist destinations that have received STD certification. This research was conducted to formulate a model of implementing sustainable tourism development in Medan with a total sample of 220 people spread over 11 leading tourist destinations in the city of Medan, samples were taken with a purposive random sampling technique. The research variables used include; sustainable management, socio-cultural benefits, economic benefits for the surrounding community, environmental benefits and the application of sustainable tourism. Data analysis was carried out with a structural model of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the help of Amos 22 software. The results showed that the management aspects, economic aspects, socio-cultural aspects of environmental aspects, and the impact of tourism, directly and indirectly, have a positive effect on the implementation of sustainable tourism in the city of Medan.

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Determinants of Residents’ Support for Sustainable Tourism Development: Implications for Rural Communities

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12229438 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (22) ◽

pp. 9438 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dunja Demirović Bajrami ◽

Adriana Radosavac ◽

Marija Cimbaljević ◽

Tatiana N. Tretiakova ◽

Yulia A. Syromiatnikova

Keyword(s):

Rural Communities ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Local Community ◽

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Perceived Quality Of Life ◽

The Republic

One of the key factors for success of sustainable tourism industry in all areas, including rural, is the support of community members. The paper aims to analyze how rural residents’ perceptions of sustainable tourism development (expressed through economic, social, environmental, and physical benefits) can affect residents’ intentions to support tourism. The second aim was to determine if attachment to the particular community and perceived quality of life can have influence on attitudes towards sustainable development of tourism in rural communities. Using a sample of 881 residents living in rural areas of the Republic of Serbia, the results highlighted that perceived values of tourism were important for evaluating how tourism is developed, if it is sustainable for a community, and how it affects quality of residents’ life. The study provided better understanding of factors that can have impact on residents’ attitudes in relation to tourism and highlighted the importance of paying attention to local community as significant player for tourism development, especially in those regions that want to boost its economy by developing sustainable tourism.

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The future of sustainable tourism development for the Greek enterprises that provide sport tourism

Tourism Economics ◽

10.1177/1354816616686415 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 23 (5) ◽

pp. 1155-1162 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Georgia Yfantidou ◽

Eleni Spyridopoulou ◽

Charilaos Kouthouris ◽

Panagiota Balaska ◽

Michela Matarazzo ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Tourism ◽

Tourism Development ◽

Economic Benefits ◽

Local Communities ◽

Tourism Industry ◽

Coastal Pollution ◽

Sport Tourism ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Sustainable Tourism Development ◽

Green Tourism

‘Green tourism’ is defined as tourism that enhances local cultural elements, which are operating under the control of local communities, providing employment and maintaining economic benefits within the local communities. In fact, many times the above definition is poorly utilized, since there are times when the economic benefits dim from local communities. Tourism industry uses the term as a message to tourists on energy saving, avoiding coastal pollution and so on. Sometimes, the same tourist businesses are accused of using the term or labelling ‘green’ primarily for marketing purposes. Although it is a fact that tourism industry is starting to respond to the changing values of tourists regarding environmental issues, however, the purpose of this research is to infer if there is a future for sustainable tourism development concerning the enterprises that provide sport tourism in Greece.

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