scholarly journals THE IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL CAPITAL IN COMMUNITY-BASED ECOTOURISM TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 2259
Author(s):  
Surayyal Hizmi ◽  
Farid Said
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Cultural Preservation ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Community Based

Ecotourism development is one of the important assets to promote conservation and sustainable economic development in the tourist destinations.  The implementation of ecotourism can be initiated through Community-based Ecotourism (CBET). CBET promotes participation in natural and cultural resource management as well as to seek benefits for the economic development of the local community in which ecotourism takes place. However, the implication of CBET in several places is far from the target to achieve sustainability. It was identified that the sustainability was caused by mutual symbiotic and benefits among local economic livelihood, cultural preservation, and environmental conservation. One of the main hindering factors for the implementation of CBET to create mutual symbiotic among those aspects is insufficient social capital. This finding is based on reviews of related literature particularly about social capital in CBET. In addition, social capital and CBET’s main issues in economic, culture and environment were analysed. The result shows that social capital was found important and worthy to be given special attention because it includes basic social features i.e. norms, social trust and networks. For example, the success of CBET can be seen in the case study conducted in Tumani Tenda Camp Village-Gambia, West Africa. It was showed that social capital has created positive impact on economic development, environmental management and cultural preservation. By setting up structured social capital, local people currently have less relied on other villages to provide poultry for the camp and even can sell the surplus. For a high level of social capital, this village has become the first village winning the National Environmental Agency’s competition for ecocamp development in forest program. In terms of cultural preservation, social capital helped villagers in building trust and participation in several rituals or village’s activities. However, conformity and restriction on the norms and rules in the village will be negative consequences of social capital in Tumani Tenda Camp Village. Thus, social capital in CBET should be put into account for its important roles in supporting economic development, environmental management and cultural activities in many other tourism sites.

scholarly journals COMMUNITY BASED TOURISM: REVITALIZATION OF VILLAGES THROUGH BAMBOO PLANTATION CONSERVATION

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 331-339
Author(s):  
Suranto . ◽  
Budi Eko Soetjipto ◽  
Hari Wahyono ◽  
Agung Haryono ◽  
Shazaitul Azreen Rodzalan
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Cultural Preservation ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Community Members ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Interview Session ◽  
Bamboo Plantation

Purpose of the Study: This study aims to explore villages’ revitalization activities through the development of bamboo plantation conservation and by using the Community-Based Tourism (CBT) model within the perspectives of natural conservation, cultural preservation, and economic development. Methodology: This study employs qualitative methods through interviews and observation of the Papringan market in Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia. The interview session was conducted among Papringan market management and community members (who are involved in the market’s activities), policymakers, and tourists, through snowball sampling. Main Findings: The results revealed that the Papringan market was able to revitalize the village and impact nature conservation, cultural preservation, and economic development. The Papringan market was able to sustain the bamboo garden, keep environment green, make use of the bamboo, and transform it into products. The Papringan market community members enable the young generation to inherit the local wisdom and values and introduce their culture to tourists. There is an increase in the community members’ income and progress in the infrastructure, which supports the community’s economic activities. Applications of this study: Revitalization of villages through bamboo garden conservation provides benefits to stakeholders as it related to the tourist spot of Papringan market, can sustain the natural environment, and add to economic growth. Novelty/Originality: The study is conducted to conserve the bamboo garden in sustaining the Papringan market as a tourist spot, as it adds value to the community.

scholarly journals EVALUATING CAPACITY BUILDING OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY TOWARDS ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION IN AN ESTUARINE COMMUNITY, KONG KONG LAUT, JOHOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Faradiella Mohd Kusin ◽  
Amirul Azuan Md Joni ◽  
Ferdaus Mohamat Yusuff ◽  
Sharifah Nur Munirah Syed Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Minority Group ◽  
Mangrove Ecosystem ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Community Empowerment ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
School Outreach ◽  
Human And Social Capital

Key community-based environmental conservation programmes in Kong Kong Laut, Johor include the river and mangrove ecosystem conservation and management programme. The overall aim of conserving the ecosystem and encouraging local community participation in the programme is to promote the existing eco-tourism potential of the area. This paper entails the outcomes of community-based activities aimed at building the capacities of local communities through community mobilisation, awareness creation and capacity building (i.e. transferred knowledge and skills). Findings indicate that there have been improvements in the river water quality status within the ecosystems over the course of a one-year project, despite relatively small participation among the local communities in the conservation programme. However, it was evident that active participation from a minority group of the local community has contributed to significant human and social capital, suggesting that community empowerment might be crucial for future development. Despite this, a school outreach programme on waste minimisation within the community demonstrated an encouraging level of participation among school children and teachers. The major challenge to maintaining continuous efforts to conserve their environment is the simultaneous developments taking place close to the river and mangrove ecosystems. While it remains a challenge to all the stakeholders, collaborative efforts among the local communities and the university, school, government agencies and private sector have made it possible to strategise for more future approaches that will benefit the whole community.

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.

Cyber Behavior and Social Capital

2012 ◽  
pp. 1063-1073
Author(s):  
Tetsuro Kobayashi
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Social Networks ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Intellectual History ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter reviews historical development of research on cyber behavior and social capital, based on the definition by Robert D. Putnam, by focusing on the relationship between Information Communication and Technology use with social networks, civic engagement, as well as social trust. Firstly, the intellectual history of studies on cyber behavior and social capital is reviewed. Secondly, important past studies on the relationship between ICT use and social capital are focused from four perspectives: social networks, civic engagement, local community, and mobile phone use. Finally, future research directions are discussed from the perspective of comparative culture and rapidly evolving high-functionality smart phones.

scholarly journals Kristenisasi di Pulau Dewata pada Era Kolonial Belanda

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 43
Author(s):  
Tri Wahyuning M. Irsyam
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Cultural Preservation ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Strategic Partner ◽  
Colonial Era ◽  
Historical Method ◽  
Common Enemy ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Religion

This article discusses Christianization in Bali during the late XIX until XX century that was not only become religious phenomena, but also the pragmatical of government policy. It is compiled with historical method. According to the study, it can be delivered that Bali in the Dutch colonial era was in a tense situation. It was not only because the new religion came from the other parts of the world and therefore considered as alien by the local community based on Hinduism, but also discrimination against the zending institution conducted by the colonial regime. In the macro policy level, the government put into zending and mission became counterpart as well as media to conquer and civilize the colonies in order to face of Islamic radicalism as a common enemy. However, the government viewed that Bali as a strategic partner against the common enemy. Christianization was feared to lead a strong rejection from the Balinese people and ultimately led to resistance of the government. Therefore, the government prohibited zending in Bali despite the reasons that were not commonly found in the dominant politics of cultural preservation. 

The Potential of Community-based Geotourism in Rural Development in South Africa: The Case of Witsie Cave Project

2015 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 471-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Mukwada ◽  
Ntebohiseng Sekhele
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Economic Development ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Rural Development ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Local Economic Development ◽  
Community Leaders ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Free State Province

This paper examines the challenges confronting community-based geotourism as a tool for Local Economic Development in a poor rural community based in the Free State province of South Africa. Data were collected through interviews that were held with participants of the Witsie Cave project, local community leaders and municipal officials, as well as through the content analysis of the project’s documents. The results indicate the need to address a conundrum of intertwined endogenous and exogenous conditions as a strategy for enhancing the viability of community-based geotourism projects.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN MODEL PENANGGULANGAN PENYALAHGUNAAN NARKOBA

Sosio Informa ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Achmadi Jayaputra
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Drug Abuse ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Drug Addict ◽  
Community Based ◽  
The Way

The Implementation of Drug Abuse Combating Model.Drug abuse that has influenced urban as ewwl as rural societies, could be seen from abuses, uses and the way they are. In jakarta, and in Tanah Abang district in particular, local community has developed a community-based social services for the drug addict. This modelseemstobe effective to prevent drug abuse problem. However as an element on social capital,networks that link members of the community was a new self-induced nitiative the model it self still need of socialization.Kata Kunci: Penyalahgunaan narkoba, posyanmas, model penanggulangan

scholarly journals Women and Batik Conservation on Muria Slopes: A Study of Female Batik Crafters in Kudus

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-42
Author(s):  
Zaimatus Sa’diyah
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Public Awareness ◽  
Environmental Conservation ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Critical Attention ◽  
Youth Community ◽  
And Training

The worsening condition of nature calls the critical attention of human beings to look for primary keys to deal with. Struggling with the same issue, the local government of Kudus promotes community-based development programs that concern with introducing environmental conservation and education, besides cultural understanding programs, which emphasizes local community awareness in environmentally friendly tourism hosting and management. The youth community is invited to join workshops and training to enrich the skills in some handy craft production, networking and society management, particularly related to batik. “Komunitas Batik Manjing Werni” (KBMW) is one of the community-based development centers that concerns in promoting a unique batik motif. This article aims to describe the role of female crafters of natural motif batik in batik conservation on Muria slope. The main objective is to identify how these female crafters in KBMW contribute to build public awareness around Muria slope conservation through religious teachings and education. The data in this descriptive-qualitative research were obtained through observation, documentation and interviews with key persons in KBMW, people living around KBMW and Kudus regency tourism office.

scholarly journals Social capital as a constitutive element of public security

2021 ◽  
pp. 91-104
Author(s):  
Monika Adamczyk
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Economic Transformation ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Public Security ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Democratic Relations

When looking for new solutions to the old social problems, people pay attention to important issues for the good functioning of today’s society, including interpersonal relations, trust, or standards. The term “social capital” has been used for several decades to describe and explain social and political as well as economic changes that took place as a result of the social and economic transformation. It also refers to activities including, among others, the creation of partnerships and democratic relations in local communities in which the social capital forms a basis of permanent networks of social involvement, trust, and mutuality. The purpose of this article is to present the benefits of the local community arising from social capital resources and their positive impact on public safety.

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