Design, in touristic communities, is an instrument to aid local development. Communities use the resources available in their own environment to develop skills, which become attractive, particularly in the management and reinforcement of local values in touristic communities. Ecotourism, tourism...

Community participation is at the heart of environmental governance as it facilitates and promotes a sense of ownership in a society's decision making and social development issues. This paper, using both primary and secondary data collected through methods inspired by participatory research, set...

The Mem de Sá Island community is located at the Costa de Coqueirais, on a fluvial island in the estuary of the river VazaBrarris, located 23 km from the municipality's Itaporanga D'Ajudam where it is located, and 53 km from Aracaju, capital of the state of Sergipe, Brazil. The research analyzes...

Philippine tourism growth is largely driven by visits to natural attractions. Addressing concerns on sustainability, environmental conservation, and local community involvement has become increasingly challenging. We identify the critical players in the industry and create a value chain framework...

Community-based tourism (CBT) has been promoted as a way of development whereby the socio-cultural, environmental and economic needs of local communities are met through tourism product offerings. CBT is concerned with ensuring that the local community benefits directly from the tourism industry....

Galela community participation in the implementation of the Festival Tanjung Bongo (FTB) shows the existence of a partnership pattern in accordance with pentahelix elements. This research uses a qualitative method with a case study approach to describe the level of local community participation in...

Capacity building for communities has become increasingly important since the 1980s as implementing agencies seek to realize sustainable impacts from development assistance to communities. The African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) implements capacity building interventions among communities engaged in ...

Amenity-rich rural communities attract tourists, retirees, second-home owners, and others whose values are often assumed to conflict with those of longtime residents. While prior research has examined attitudinal differences across types of residents, questions about the effects of community growth ...

India has seen remarkable growth in nature-based tourism. However, the current approach has had limited benefits to conservation, protected areas and local communities. With a surge in ecotourism initiatives, there has been a concurrent increase in associated conceptual and applied research. Based...

This study identifies the impacts of tourism development on the living conditions of local poor and examines the role of local government and major investors in this process. A village in southern China was chosen as the research site. Because of tourism development, the villagers had all been...