| Autor: |
Kim Sangkyun, Park Eerang, Phandanouvong Toulakham |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />French |
| Rok vydání: |
2014 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
SHS Web of Conferences, Vol 12, p 01045 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2261-2424 |
| DOI: |
10.1051/shsconf/20141201045 |
| Popis: |
This study aims to identify the barriers to local residents’ participation in the process of community-based tourism planning and development in a developing country. Focusing on the case of Houay Kaeng Village in Sayabouly Province, Laos, a qualitative exploratory study was conducted by adopting in-depth interviews with the various levels of local community’s members. The key barriers to local community participation identified in this research include: (1) low education levels and lack of knowledge about tourism; (2) poor living conditions and lack of financial support; (3) busy daily routine and lack of time for tourism participation; (4) local community’s perception of tourism as a seasonal business with low income; and (5) power disparities, institutional disincentives and local’s distrust in authorities. The results suggest that only a small number of the local residents in the village were satisfied with their current and on-going participation expressing their strong willingness to continue in participating in the process of tourism planning and development, whereas a large group of the residents were not willing to do it at all in the future. The paper further discusses implications for the government and communities in regard to community-based sustainable tourism development. |
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