Essays about: "tourism impacts on community"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words tourism impacts on community.
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1. A Heavy Burden - Coloniality and Exploitation of the Subaltern in Nepal’s Mountain Tourism Industry
University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/HumanekologiAbstract : This thesis analyzes the effects of mountain tourism on local people and communities in Nepal with a focus on three main questions: the equity of mountain jobs, the impacts of Western mountaineering’s dominance on local cultures, and the respect and lack of respect for local workers' lives. Despite repeated accounts of precarious and dangerous working conditions the adventure and mountain tourism industry continue to exploit some bodies on behalf of others. READ MORE
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2. A Local Community Perspective on the Socio-Economic andEnvironmental Impacts of Emerging Tourism Destination: ACase Study of Goyangyi Island, Myanmar
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : Tourism has significant economic, physical, and social impacts. Goyangyi Island, asmall island situated along the south west coast of Myanmar, has rapidly gainedpopularity among domestic travelers due to its distinct, pristine, and untouchednatural scenery. READ MORE
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3. The impacts of farm shops on enhancing community well-being in rural areas (Kalmar Case Study)
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : To attract visitors to stay and enjoy the rural landscapes and reduce out-migration to cities, there is a need to enhance practices and policies to boost rural community well-being. Community well-being is about residents' feeling of satisfaction with their local place with considering the social and physical environment, the services, and facilities regarding place attachment (Forjaz et al. READ MORE
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4. socialbnb : A Qualitative Study on Host-Guest Interactions and Tourism Social Entrepreneurship
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Abstract : This qualitative study looks at host-guest interaction facilitated by the phenomenon of tourism social entrepreneurship through the lens of emotional solidarity. Social entrepreneurship is arguably the social innovation that tourism needs and has become an alternative strategy to develop tourism in host communities with the potential to create positive community change. READ MORE
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5. Empowering the host : A qualitative case study of Workaway and WWOOF hosts’ experiences and motivations for becoming hosts in Gotland, Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknikAbstract : One important aspect of sustainable tourism is that local communities are involved in the management of tourism, as this can potentially help avoid negative social, environmental and economic impacts on the destination and local residents. Workaway and WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) are work- and cultural exchange programs in which hosts receive help with their work in exchange for free food and accommodation for guests. READ MORE
