Essays about: "positive impact of tourism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 48 essays containing the words positive impact of tourism.

  1. 1. "Taking by Giving" - The Contradiction of Volunteer Tourism: A critical analysis of the possible impacts of volunteer tourism in the Global South

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologi

    Author : Hanna Rydén; [2023]
    Keywords : Volunteer tourism; voluntourism; post-colonialism; discourse; white savior complex; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : During recent decades there has been a rapid growth of volunteer tourism whose nature and impact are increasingly questioned in both literature and media. This study aims to critically compare the intended positive impacts with the potential negative consequences of volunteer tourism. READ MORE

  3. 2. The polarized attitudes of offshore wind - The social acceptance of planned offshore wind farm Västvind among Öckerö municipality residents

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för miljö- och klimatvetenskap (CEC)

    Author : Milla Marzelius; [2023]
    Keywords : Offshore wind energy; Social acceptance; Place attachment; Västvind; Öckerö; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change, the energy crisis of 2022-2023, and estimations of future electricity demands have stressed the necessity for a rapid transition of the energy system. Offshore wind energy plays an important role in this transition, and is expected to expand considerably on a global level, in the EU and in Sweden. READ MORE

  4. 3. Does money grow on trees? A study of five Swedish national parks using a GIS approach to analyse economic impact

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ondrej Gomola; [2023]
    Keywords : national parks; economic impact; GIS; Sweden; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : National parks are key parts of worldwide conservation initiatives. Increasingly, they are being founded not only to meet conservation goals but also because of their potential positive impact on regional economies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sharing Economy Accommodation Platforms and their Perceived Effects : A Case Study on Stakeholders in Italian Rural Tourism

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turism

    Author : Francesca Papais; [2023]
    Keywords : sharing economy; Airbnb; rural areas; rural tourism; accommodation; perceived effects; stakeholders; Social Exchange Theory; SET; community;

    Abstract : Sharing economy accommodation platforms, particularly Airbnb, influence tourism, generating copious socioeconomic effects in cities, regions and greater areas. However, the impact of this phenomenon remains understudied in rural areas. This study aims to examine the perceived effects of Airbnb in a rural context. READ MORE

  6. 5. Storytelling For Sustainability In Developing Economy Tourism : A Cross-case analysis of Ecotourism Organizations in Cambodia and Trinidad and Tobago

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US)

    Author : Clarence Bacchus; Chamreoun KEO; [2023]
    Keywords : sustainability storytelling; ecotourism leaders; developing economies; Cambodia; Trinidad and Tobago; internal stakeholder; employees; local communities;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of sustainability storytelling in ecotourism organizations in Cambodia and Trinidad and Tobago. These two countries were specifically selected for a cross-case analysis due to their shared characteristics as developing economies. READ MORE