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Think Tank XIII
Local Residents' Involvement in Rural Tourism: The Cas...
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4697 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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Community involvement is regarded as a significant factor for the development of rural tourism. In Malaysia, cooperatives are used as a catalyst to achieve community development through community involvement. This paper focuses on the involv...
Author: Uma Thevi Munikrishnan, Sushila Devi Rajaratnam, Paolo Mura & Vikneswaran Nair
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Resident Perceptions of the Impacts of Tourism in Majo...
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4995 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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Despite the importance of cities and tourism flows to cities, the literature which explores the effect of tourism on host communities tends to focus on non-urban locations. As different types of tourists place different demands upon the reso...
Author: Tony Griffin & Deborah Edwards
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Building community capacity by developing regional bus...
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5306 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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Tourism is often proposed as a strategy for community development, especially in rural or remote regions where traditional industries, such as agriculture, are experiencing an economic downturn and there are limited alternative opportunities...
Author: Anna Blackman
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Understanding Sense of Place in Tourism Development: T...
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6604 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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This paper introduces the rationale for a study which explores the relationship between sense of place and sustainability at Tunku Abdul Rahman National Park (TARP), Sabah. Sense of place encompasses an understanding of the meaning bestowed ...
Author: Paulin Wong Poh Lin & Balvinder Kaur Kler
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Exploring the Relationship between Cultural Capital in...
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6737 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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There is substantial literature on the impacts of tourism on culture, both positive and negative, however, there are relatively few articles that explore the relationship between cultural capital and sustainable tourism. This paper will repo...
Author: Laurie Murphy & Andrea Schurmann
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Assessing the Impact of Rural Tourism Development on t...
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6906 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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Past literature has posited that tourism is one of the fastest growing sectors and has been signified as an attractive investment proposition. Rural tourism sector has been actively promoted by the Malaysian government and currently, it is c...
Author: May-Chiun Lo, Vikneswaran Nair, Peter Songan & Helen Lee HuiHui
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Tourism investment and sustainable development: A comp...
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15552 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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Despite the growing importance of foreign direct investment (FDI) for tourism in developing countries and its perceived importance for stimulating sustainable development, few empirical studies have examined its impact. This paper explored t...
Author: Lee Davidson & Mondher Sahli
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Conceptualising a Framework to Analyse the Factors Inf...
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19317 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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As the tourism industry continues to grow globally, sustainable tourism development has drawn interests among researchers, practitioners, governments and stakeholders. There are several studies on the local residents’ support for tourism, lo...
Author: Samuel Folorunso Adeyinka-Ojo, Catheryn Khoo-Lattimore & Vikneswaran Nair
Year: 2013
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Think Tank XIII
Sri Lanka, Tourism for a Brighter Future? A Review of ...
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28120 | Nov 06, 2013 |
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Tourism is considered to have the potential to generate foreign exchange revenue, create jobs for all levels, support handicraft and export industries, promote art and subsidise the development of transportation infrastructure; as it’s a vec...
Author: Zilmiyah Kamble & Frederic Bouchon
Year: 2013
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