317 Citations
Tourism development and conservation, do local resident attitudes matter?
- Environmental Science, GeographyInternational Journal of Tourism Sciences
- 2019
ABSTRACT Many remote communities particularly in developing countries have been targeted for development using a tourism approach. Many of these communities are living in poverty in biodiversity-rich…
Putting leakage in its place: The significance of retained tourism revenue in the local context in Rural Uganda
- Economics
- 2010
It is often argued that leakage of tourism revenue results in minimal economic benefits for host communities, particularly in rural areas of developing countries. However, leakage studies often…
Tourism Development in Northern Circuit of Tanzania and Its Contribution in Improving Local People’s Livelihood
- Business
- 2021
This study evaluates tourism development in the northern tourist circuit of Tanzania, and the extent to which the tourism activities have helped individuals and communities surrounding the natural…
The Impact of Tourism Development on the Local Communities in Namibia
- Economics, BusinessInternational Journal of Operations Management
- 2022
This article aims to identify and explain the current challenges being faced due to the impact of tourism development on the local communities in Namibia. The State touts Tourism’s socio-cultural…
Tourism accommodation and economic contribution on the Ningaloo Coast of Western Australia
- Economics
- 2006
Abstract The Ningaloo Coast of Western Australia is a popular nature-based tourism destination. Key locations within the region have had to cope with tourist populations that far outstrip the…
Drivers and Socioeconomic Impacts of Tourism Participation in Protected Areas
- EconomicsPloS one
- 2012
Investigating the diverse benefits that local households received from recent development of nature-based tourism in Wolong Nature Reserve, China found that residents in households participating in tourism tended to perceive more non-financial benefits in addition to more negative environmental impacts of tourism compared with households not participating in Tourism.
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- Sociology, Economics
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