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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"Tourism--Planning"”.
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Stakeholder participation in regional tourism planning: Brazil's Costa Dourada project.
… developing countries are increasingly using tourism as a tool for regional development. While it is expected that tourism can bring substantial benefits, there is also evidence that it can entail negative social, cultural and environmental impacts, and clearly tourism at the regional scale …
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Sustainable tourism planning by local authorities : an investigation of the London Boroughs
… and a key principle that underpins the planning process in the UK. Likewise, the concept of sustainable tourism has been widely embraced by managers and planners of tourist destinations, as it provides a platform for different stakeholders in the tourism industry to interact and discuss …
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SMGI in tourism planning: the role of customers’ preferences in spatial decision support.
… is playing as an information resource in tourism both for customers (i.e. the tourists), who gather trustworthy information supporting the choice of destinations and services from peers, and for businesses, which can use the same information for improving their marketing strategies. The …
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The Process of Research in Developing an Effective Local Tourism Planning Strategy and Policy - A Community Based Tourism Model from Malta
… way of understanding, interpreting and managing tourism activity as a broad socio-cultural activity rather than a socio-economic industry. The catalyst for these projects was the frustration of reading a number of literary works and following intricate theoretical frameworks for tourism …
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Battlefield tourism: strategies and tactics for the development and tourism planning of the battlefields of the war of Independence/peninsular war in Spain and Portugal
… thesis falls within the scope of Cultural Tourism and Military Tourism, focusing specifically on Battlefield Tourism in the Iberian Peninsula, and is dedicated to the study of the touristic development of the battlefields of the period between 1808 and 1814, known in Portugal as the …
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Towards Sustainable Tourism Development Planning: The Case of Egypt
… important for the success of any balanced tourism development. This cannot be achieved without full consideration and integration of sustainable development principles into the planning mechanisms of the tourist destination/s. This study was initiated to justify the role of planning as a …
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The planning and management of tourism in Europe: case studies of planning, management and control in the coastal zone.
This study is an investigation of aspects of tourism planning and management in Europe. In particular it is an examination within three distinct and complementary case study areas in the European coastal zone, of factors that may contribute to tourist area success. The historical development and …
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Planning for sustainable tourism development in the Lake Victoria shore region of Uganda : a physical environment planning approach
This study examined whether sustainable tourism development could be achieved in the Lake Victoria shore region of southern Uganda, based on the physical environment indicators of sustainable tourism. This arose out of the observation that tourism in this region was developing in an unplanned …
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Development of a Structural Model for Tourism Destination Competitiveness from Stakeholders' Perspectives
… empirically test a structural equation model of tourism destination competitiveness from the tourism stakeholders'perspective. The proposed hypotheses that attempted to identify the structural relationships among the five constructs in the model were examined through a series of analyses in …
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The influence of decentralisation on tourism development in decentralised rural communities
… nationally. However, its specific influence on tourism development in decentralised rural communities remains underexplored, particularly regarding power dynamics, community empowerment and participation, financial mechanisms, and the role of government. This thesis examines the influence of …
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Island Tourism and Sustainable Development in Thailand, Case Study of Koh Pha-Ngan
As a result of the rapid growth of tourism without planning and proper management, many island attractions in Thailand have experienced challenges and vulnerability leading to negative impacts. To handle with such effects, sustainability is considered an important notion in relation to tourism …
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Exploring Place Attachment and Impacts of Landscape Changes in Victoria's Chinatown
… these mixed feelings. It also suggests that tourism and branding have shaped how Chinatown is presented, often in ways that do not reflect the views of the local community. This research offers practical suggestions for tourism planning and heritage management that are more inclusive and …
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Social impact management through planning and development : Hedonic Psychology and a new approach to tourism in Zanzibar
This study proposes a new approach to tourism planning and development based on three threads in the literature on social impact management: (1) the current approach to tourism studies; (2) the writings and activities of the Aga Khan Trust for Culture; and, (3) the emerging field of Hedonic …
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Assessment of stakeholder views on tourism management in a Venezuelan national park
… a need for new approaches to the management of tourism and natural resources in developing countries that recognise that there is often little tradition of stakeholder involvement in tourism planning and management and that, while wide and effective participation is to be encouraged, it is …
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The Impacts of Mega-events held at Satellite Venues - case study of Weymouth & Portland, possible Olympic sailing venue in 2012
… and well in advance. The lack of plans or poor planning, are significant and often result in negative impacts rather than positive legacies. Whilst attention is often focussed on the main centre of activity of the mega-event, there are often cases, especially the Olympics, where satellite sites …
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Between paradise and pressure : rethinking sustainable tourism in Labuan Bajo
… rapidly emerged into one of the Super Priority Tourism Destination in Indonesia. Behind the rapid growth of this tourism, the region faces mounting pressures, regarding environmental sustainability, socio-cultural integrity, and economic equity. This thesis investigates the role of sustainable …
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Plan de producto turístico sostenible de base deportiva y experiencial en Aspe. Nuevas ruralidades contemporáneas
… deals with the development of a sustainable tourism product plan based on sports activities and cultural experiences for the municipality of Aspe, Alicante. It is based on principles of environmental, social and economic sustainability, with an integrated approach aimed at diversifying the …
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Paradoxes and Potential of Tourism Development in Nicaragua
… evaluates the successes and challenges of tourism integration and expansion as both a broad human development strategy and a catalyst for local populations to achieve greater economic and social opportunities. The country of Nicaragua serves as the primary case study for such an evaluation …
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Community involvement in ecotourism
Ecotourism is an amalgam of interests arising out of environmental, economic and social concerns. Over the last twenty years, it has assumed a global presence and has been acknowledged as a potential tool to improve sustainability by modifying human social behaviour in regard to environmental …
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