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Key, Carol. "Cayes, Coral, Tourism and Ethnicity in Belize." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2002. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc3239/.
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The development of tourism and more importantly eco-tourism has emerged as a primary objective for the government of Belize, Central America. This study examines two villages Seine Bight and Placencia located on a peninsula occupied by separate ethnic groups (Garifuna and Creole) that is located on a peninsula in Southern Belize. Seine Bight and Placencia are undergoing a change in economic activity to tourism. The study attempts to understand the role of ethnicity, socio-economic status, amount of contact with tourists, and the environment in regard to attitudes towards tourism utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods. The study also attempts to understand the organization and disorganization of productive activity on the peninsula and ethnicity over space and time. The point of diffusion and contact of different groups is reflected archeologically and historically in the marine landscape. The peninsula served not only as a natural harbor for those sailing up and down the coastline over time but also served as a point of diffusion of different groups reflected in changing place names, such as Placentia, Point Patient, and Pasciencia.
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Chang, T. C. (Tou-Chuang). "Local uniqueness in the global village : heritage tourism in Singapore." Thesis, McGill University, 1996. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=42000.
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It is commonly assumed that the development of tourist attractions, the formulation of tourism policies and the marketing of destination areas are dictated by the needs and interests of foreign visitors. What is ignored is the role that local factors and agencies bring to bear upon the process. This thesis is devoted to exploring the ways that local and non-local factors are responsible for shaping the form and function of tourism development. Drawing upon the case of Singapore, the thesis examines the country's heritage tourism phenomena as the outcome of 'local' and 'global' forces. This argument is elaborated along four lines of enquiry. They include a study of government policies on tourism, a look at entrepreneurs involved in heritage projects, an exploration of marketing and promotional strategies, and the examination of a particular urban landscape the Little India Historic District. To conceptualize the global-local nexus, the thesis adopts two bodies of theory. They are the 'locality concept' advanced by industrial geographers in the 1980s and writings on 'globalism-localism' by cultural/economic geographers in the 1990s. Both theoretical discussions reinforce the argument that place uniqueness is not necessarily sacrificed as a result of globalization. They also provide a way of viewing tourism geographies as the product of global and local forces.
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Satoguchi, Kazue. "Ecotourism in Japan : prospects and challenges." Title page, table of contents and abstract, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envs253.pdf.
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Bibliography: leaves 71-78. Prospects and challenges to ecotourism promotion are explored through a case study on Yakushima. Recommendations to national/local governments, the tourism industry, NPOs and local people are made forecotourism promotion in Japan
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Alomari, Thabit. "Motivation and socio-cultural sustainability of voluntourism." Thesis, Lethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of Anthropology, c2012, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10133/3295.
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Volunteer tourism (voluntourism) has been described as an alternative form of tourism to mass tourism. It has been suggested that understanding the motivations of voluntourists might lead to a better understanding of the socio-cultural dimension of voluntourism sustainability. The aim of this thesis is to identify the key motives of voluntourists and how these motives affect the socio-cultural sustainability of a society. Virtual ethnography, observation, and semi-structured interviews were employed in order to collect the research data from Eden Valley – a Canadian First Nation reserve, Global Citizen Network (GCN) – a voluntourism organiser, and voluntourists who took part in previous volunteering trips. The study found that authenticity, cultural concerns, the search for unique experience, helping the ‘other’, and self-healing are the key motives that drive travellers to participate in voluntourism projects. The data collected show that voluntourism has a greater positive socio-cultural impact on targeted communities than mass-tourism.viii, 122 leaves : ill. ; 29 cm
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Sitanggang, Luciana. "Ecotourism management plan for Riung." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2000. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09ENV/09envs623.pdf.
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Bibliography: leaves 102-105. Presents an ecological management plan for Riung to ensure that the unique environment and traditional culture are protected while ecotourism thrives. Provides strategies and actions; and designed as a model for an Indonesian ecotourism management plan.
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Mamadi, Masete. "A critical analysis of the effects of tourism on cultural representation: a case study from Leboeng." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2004. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&.
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Cultural tourism is a vehicle for economic growth. Cultural representations are made in order to make the cultural tourism sector a more vibrant one. Given this argument, research in cultural tourism should take a critical stance in the analysis of cultural representations. An understanding of the meaning of culture is necessary to analyse the comparison of daily life with cultural representations. Observing the daily lives of host communities creates a conductive environment for realising and understanding the gaps between tourists experiences and the daily realities of the host communities. This research analysed how people represent their culture to tourists through the sale of crafts and dance performances. The research was carried out in Leboeng village, on the border between Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces, near the small town of Ohrigstad.
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Sigo, N. E. "Analysing the social effects of tourism on residents: the case of Parys, South Africa." Thesis, Vaal University of Technology, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10352/411.
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M-Tech Tourism ManagementResidents’ attitudes towards and opinions about tourism is important as they are the ones dealing directly or indirectly with tourists and the development of the industry. As one of the key stakeholders their support is needed to grow the industry in a sustainable manner. For South Africa as a developing country tourism is one of the focus areas of development. This growth is supported by a number of initiatives to create more (but also more sustainable) tourism destinations especially for small towns such as Parys (Free State; South Africa). The primary objective was to analyse the social effects of tourism and determine the factors influencing these effects on the local community of Parys, located in the province of the Free State. This was done by conducting an empirical study among residents in Parys. The questionnaire was developed based on similar research done in other communities. The questionnaires were captured in Microsoft Excel and analysed in the IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS v 23.0). From a negative point of view residents highlighted the increase in prices of goods and services due to tourism development. From a positive perspective residents felt that the development of tourism lead to more opportunities for people to have fun, more tourists visit the area and the image of Parys has improved. From the factor analysis for social effects the following factors were evident: Business and community effects, Negative social effects, Opportunities for residents, Environmental effects and Cost of living effects. The latter two factors were rated the highest and thus residents felt that tourism lead to an effect on the environment and an effect on their cost of living. This should be monitored so that residents remain positive and do not start to blame tourists for negativities happening in Parys. When analysing the image of Parys from the perspective of the residents the factor analyses revealed three factors namely Infra- and suprastructure, Nature and cultural attractions and Hospitality of which they felt the strongest about the first and the last factor. Clearly from the results these residents enjoy staying in Parys, do not consider tourists to be a threat and welcomes visitors to the area. The social effects of tourism development is, to a certain extent, influenced by gender, language, level of education, age and number of years living in Parys. Overall it can be concluded that residents are fairly happy with tourists visiting Parys and the development taking place due to tourism. They are aware of the negative impacts but the positive impacts currently outweigh the negative impacts. It is recommended to include residents in the development process or at least keep them aware of what is happening, why it is happening and what opportunities it might bring to them. The results of this study differ from that of others indicating that communities are unique and there are unique aspects influencing their opinions regarding the social effects of tourism. The researcher recommended that the private and public sectors of Parys should continue their current practices to uphold the positive attitudes but also consider options where residents can become more involved in the development of the industry.
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Gaughan, Tara J. "Selling the pearl : an analysis of the language used in the marketing of Hong Kong to tourists /." Thesis, Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B23424515.
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Zylberstein, Jonathan. "Translating terms and cultural aspects from English to Swedish in a social scientific text about gastronomy." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för språk (SPR), 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-26447.
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The present study deals with the translation of a text about tourism and gastronomy. The analysis focuses on the translation of cultural words and terminology. The aim of the study was to analyse the translation problems that may arise in an academic text dealing with tourism and gastronomy, and see what strategies are usable to handle these problems. The translation strategies that are used in the analysis are Vinay & Darbelnet’s (2008) and Newmark’s (1988). A number of different translation problems were addressed, for instance how to deal with borrowings and with cultural adaptations.
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Croy, William Glen, and n/a. "The role of film in destination decision-making." University of Otago. Department of Tourism, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080404.155622.
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The purpose of this research is to create a method and measure the influence of fictional film media in potential tourists� destination decision-making, using a quasi-experimental method. Film tourism researchers have implied that film plays a direct role in generating tourism. In this research, however, it is proposed that film plays an indirect role through the construction of meaning of place, and therefore destination awareness, availability and evaluation.
A two-part multiphase quasi-experimental method was created and implemented to identify change in a destination�s image due to watching a film. Part One. was qualitative in nature and implemented to discover destination image attributes (evaluative components and decision-making factors) used in destination selection (survey n=202, in-depth interviews n=10). Part One concluded with the compilation of a list of relevant, clear and efficient attributes for Part Two. The list maintained sufficient diversity to define destination image, and was composed of 21 decision-making factors and 40 evaluative components. Part Two then measured the destination�s image, and change in that image due to watching a feature film (pre and post survey n=67). Change in this quasi-experimental method was assessed by the importance of the attributes being measured, the influence of the film on these attributes and most importantly the combined effect of the film on these attributes.
The Vertical Ray of the Sun, a film set in Vietnam, was used to apply and test this innovative quasi-experimental method. The application assessed not only the effect of the film on Vietnam�s image, but also the applicability of the method. The film positively influenced the respondents� image of Vietnam. The film had a measured effect on more than half of the attributes. That noted, the actual number of attributes affected to the marked level were 17 out of 61 for the difference in means and only 11 for the eta� value. Consequently, whilst the film positively affected the image of Vietnam, most of the attributes still needed significant change to modify tourism demand.
The thesis importantly contributed to the study of destination image methodologically by asserting the need to assess the importance, influence and effect. This new method can and should be implemented to assess and monitor the effects of many events. This research also contributed by introducing a quasi-experimental cumulative importance-influence measure of effect. The contribution was highlighted in that those attributes with a large influence did not always have a large effect on the destination�s image. Neither performance by itself, nor importance by itself, can be used as a final effect measure.
Finally, this research supports other film-induced tourism studies: film does influence destination image. As presented in more recent studies film-tourism is more likely to be an incidental experience than a reason to visit a place. These more recent studies too may underplay the role of film by focusing on film as an attraction or activity, rather than its role in the actual decision to visit. This research has contributed to film tourism research by highlighting that film can still play a role in the decision-making process, even though it may not be an attraction or a desired experience in itself.
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Chan, Fung-lin, and 陳鳳蓮. "Tourism in Shenzhen: an evaluation of its dynamic development and its socio-economic significance." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2002. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31953372.
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Holmlund, Emma, and Isabelle Donnerberg. "How does tourism affect the sociocultural aspects of the local community? : A Minor Field Study in Bali." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Turismvetenskap, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-36043.
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The tourism industry is growing rapidly worldwide. In 2016, Bali, Indonesia, had a record year in tourism, and the industry is continuously growing. One can argue that tourism is a culture exploiter and disrupts traditional culture. Nevertheless, it can also revitalize culture. Since the tourism in Bali is based on the Balinese culture and traditions, the writers wanted to acquire a deeper understanding of how the locals look upon - does tourism affect their cultural traditions and can residents preserve their local culture? A qualitative method was used for this study. For the collecting of data the writers conducted semi-structured interviews. The result of the study was, according to the Balinese, that people in Bali have become more money oriented due to the development of tourism and that some ceremonies have lost their spiritual meaning. In addition, the writers found that the locals are continuously working on preserving their culture but the challenge is to preserve what is actually authentic Balinese.
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Ash, Terri. "The role of bed and breakfasts in heritage tourism." Virtual Press, 1996. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1014806.
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The purpose of this thesis is to assess the role of bed and breakfasts (B & Bs) in heritage tourism and in the broader historic preservation movement. The thesis evaluates the relationship between B & Bs and heritage tourism, the factors that tend to make B & Bs successful, the role of historic buildings in the B & B industry, and B & Bs as an adaptive reuse strategy. It also identifies barriers that prevent B & Bs from playing a larger role in heritage tourism and historic preservation. The background of both the bed and breakfast and heritage tourism industries are presented. The primary sources for the research were actual bed and breakfast owners. Five B & B owners and their businesses, located throughout the state of Indiana, were selected as case studies. These case studies include: The Carole Lombard House in Fort Wayne, The Lantz House Inn in Centerville, Old Northside B & B in Indianapolis, the Victorian Guest House in Nappanee, and Maple Hill B & B in Middletown. A profile of each case study is presented which addresses some basic questions: why the owner opened the B & B, what type of rehabilitation work, if any, was necessary for the business, whether or not heritage tourism or historic preservation have played an important role in the success of the business, and how the owner believes the B & B has affected the surrounding area. Other sources consulted for thisresearch include professional associations and heritage tourism specialists, as well as a wide variety of publications. All sources are combined to draw conclusions regarding the relationship between B & Bs and heritage tourism. The value and success of B & Bs as a heritage tourism and preservation strategy is discussed, as is the importance of a building's historic character as a factor in a B & B's success as a business.Department of Architecture
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Roesch, Stefan, and n/a. "There and back again - comparative case studies of film location tourists� on-site behaviour and experiences." University of Otago. Department of Tourism, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080211.090920.
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Over the last decade, film location tourism has been established as a niche segment in the tourism industry. While this niche has attracted attention from both researchers and marketers alike, not much knowledge has been accumulated about the tourist encounter itself. It is the main purpose of this thesis to research on-site behavioural and experiential aspects of the film location encounter.
For the overall research design, an inductive, comparative case-study approach was implemented. Three cases were selected for this research: The Lord of the Rings locations in New Zealand, The Sound of Music locations in Austria and Star Wars locations in Tunisia. The applied methods are participant observation, image-based data and semi-structured interviews. The data collection was conducted while participating in organised film location tows in order to secure access to the informants.
The first fundamental outcome of this research is that there is no 'film location tourist' as such. People who travel to film locations come from different socio-economic backgrounds, comprise all age groups and possess varying degrees of fandom. The majority of film location tourists, however, have one thing in common, regardless of the underlying movie genre: the longing to connect with the imaginary world of the film by visiting the physical and thus 'real' location places. These places are consumed in two ways: as places of spectacle and as sacred places.
The nature of the location consumption is dependent on a number of factors, including the degree of fandom of the consumers, the attractiveness of the encountered locations, the consistency of the interpretive community, the amount and nature of external distortions and, if applicable, the structure of the location tour. Means of consumption of film locations as spectacle are formal posing, sight recordings and shot re-creations. When experiencing film locations as sacred places, shot re-creations, mental simulations and filmic re-enactments occur. The latter form of consumption can result in a symbiosis between the imaginary and the real place component: the gazing subject becomes the previously (photographed) object.
Regardless of the degree of experiential satisfaction, film location tourists want to bring some of the magic back home. This is achieved not only via mental pictures and physical photographs, but also through souvenirs. These can be off- or on-site. Regarding the latter, these souvenirs are almost holy relics, brought home from a successful pilgrimage and subsequently framed and displayed in an altar-like fashion. The benefits from this are not only self-pride and satisfaction, but also the distinction to other movie fans who have not been able to do the journey themselves. Thus, the person in possession of such a relic gains privileged status amongst peers which in turn raises the satisfaction with the location encounter.
The film location experience cycle comes to a full closure by re-watching the movie. This procedure involves a renewed connection to both the imaginary filmic places as well as the real locations visited. The filmic gaze is extended, as the movie scenes are now seen as part of a real place which extends beyond the filmic sight.
Keywords: Film location tourism - multiple, comparative on-site case study inquiry - film locations as spatial and temporal constructs - the film location tourist encounter - behavioural and experiential interactions with place.
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Soares, Cristiane de Souza. "Qualidade de vida, realidades e conflitos do turismo na paisagem litoranea : o caso de Saquarema - RJ." [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/281008.
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Orientador: Sonia Regina da Cal SeixasTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Cienciaqs Humanas
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Resumo: A relação turismo-meio ambiente-comunidade-sustentabilidade local vem se colocando cada vez mais permeada por conflitos, de tal modo, ser preciso empreender ações direcionadas ao equilíbrio entre a preservação cultural, ambiental, a qualidade de vida e a construção de alternativas econômicas de base local. A discussão sobre turismo x apropriação do espaço x qualidade de vida assume contornos relevantes à gestão pública municipal das cidades turísticas que possuem grande dificuldade para lidar com os problemas oriundos do excessivo fluxo de pessoas. O estudo de caso de um destino turístico litorâneo do estado do Rio de Janeiro, Saquarema, assume a legitimidade para a avaliação do paradigma da sustentabilidade, estabelecendo estratégias para a garantia da integridade do patrimônio ambiental e cultural local ancorando a formulação de políticas urbanas em bases mais sustentáveis. Os resultados alcançados na pesquisa nos conduziram à conclusão que a manutenção da cultura e da identidade local são primordiais à construção do comportamento do indivíduo-cidadão, pois estes se mostram como elementos estruturantes da coletividade que se constitui base primária para a busca da qualidade de vida.
Abstract: The relation local tourism-half environment-community-support comes if more placing each time confused by conflicts, in such way, necessary being to undertake actions directed to the balance between the cultural, ambient preservation, the quality of life and the construction of economic alternatives of local base. The quarrel on tourism x appropriation of space x quality of life assumes excellent contours to the municipal public administration of the tourist cities that possess great difficulty to the deal with deriving problems of the extreme flow of people. The study case of a littoral tourist destination of the state of Rio de Janeiro, Saquarema, it assumes the legitimacy for the evaluation of the paradigm of the support, establishing strategies for the guarantee of the integrity of the ambient, patrimony and cultural place anchoring the formularization of urban politics in more sustainable bases. The results reached in the research had lead in them to the conclusion of that maintenance of the culture and local identity is primordial to the construction of the behavior of the individual-citizen, therefore these if they show as basics elements of the collective that if constitutes primary base for the search of the quality life.
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Aspectos Sociais de Sustentabilidade e Conservação
Doutor em Ambiente e Sociedade
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Yu, Xin 1956. "Conceptualising and assessing intercultural competence of tour guides : an analysis of Australian guides of Chinese tour groups." Monash University, Dept. of Management, 2003. http://arrow.monash.edu.au/hdl/1959.1/5637.
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Mofidian, Seyedehrashin. "Understanding Privacy Aspects Related to Location Based Services (LBS) in the Småland Tourism Industry." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för informatik (IK), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-99607.
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Digital technologies have a substantial impact on the tourism industry by affecting thetraveller's behaviour before, during and at the end of the trip and by transforming thetraditional travellers to the digital travellers and smart tourism. Data lies at the core ofall smart tourism activities and received considerable attention in the context of tourists'privacy concerns, precisely, location-based service (LBS). LBS is an example of smarttechnology to enhance travellers' experience and to provide significant benefits to users.Although, LBS become popular among tourists due to high information availability, easeof use, and cheapness, lack of location information protection make the users vulnerable.The latter is a great concern for users when they unintentionally allow the LBS providersto collect all information related to their location. Therefore, this study was conductedby focusing on the general concept of privacy to determine the issues related to the LBSusing in Småland tourism industry. The tourists' perceptions and understanding ofprivacy while using LBC were considered as a general concept of privacy.The study was performed through qualitative research by collecting data from thestructured-interview based on open-ended questions. The qualitative research presentedin this study was based on different viewpoints of interviewees. Thematic analysis wasused to obtain a comprehensive understanding of interviewees' privacy concerns to useLBS. The result indicated four major themes, such as personal information, privacybreach, hesitancy/conditionally and hedonic, that impact differently on tourists' intentionto use LBS. Furthermore, the personality of people, their perceptions and demands couldenhance their privacy concerns for using LBS. These concerns, however, might besuspended when the benefits of gaining information from LBS is considerable. Someother factors, such as the ease of use, user-friendly design, pleasant impression, alongwith providing useful information in the tourism destination, were also considered asessential for LBS adoption among tourists.
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Ånstrand, Melker. "Community-based tourism and socio-culture aspects relating to tourism : A Case Study of a Swedish student excursion to Babati (Tanzania)." Thesis, Södertörn University College, School of Life Sciences, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-715.
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This report is the result of the course, Environment and Development in the South, at University of Södertörn in Stockholm, Sweden. The report is about “new tourism” especially community-based tourism (CBT) and socio-cultural aspects relating to tourism. It is based on a literature study and a three weeks field course in Babati district in Northern Tanzania. The aim of this study is to describe how host peoples (communities) get affected especially, socio-culturally, by tourism. The aim is also to describe new tourism (especially CBT). A case-study of a Swedish student excursion to Babati is used as an example of how it affects a community (especially socio-cultural aspects) and if it qualifies as CBT.
The theory of the study is based on sustainable development (especially socio-cultural aspects) supported by the rules of World Tourism Organization (WTO) and United Nation Environmental Program (UNEP). The theory is connected to the principles of CBT and used in the analysis to judge if the Swedish student excursion qualifies as CBT.
The results show that the Swedish student excursion is in line with important principles of CBT, and therefore also in line with sustainable local development in some way. The major advantage with the excursion is the cross-cultural learning and the major problem is jealousness of benefit sharing according to the interviews done.
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Ntonzima, Lulamile. "Tourism as a catalyst for local economic development in the Transkei Wild Coast." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1689.
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Thesis submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree
Doctor Technologiae
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Cape Peninsula University of TechnologyThe study investigated tourism as a catalyst to local economic development of the Transkei Wild Coast. The Transkei Wild Coast is an area which stretches from the Kei River mouth south of East London, to Durban South Coast, with seven local municipalities located in the area. These local municipalities are Mquma, Mbhashe, King Sabata Dalindyebo, Nyandeni, Port St Johns, Ngquza Hill and Mbizana. Infrastructure and partnership models were identified as key to the development and growth of the tourism industry in the Transkei Wild Coast. It was found that the status of infrastructure and partnerships is lacking and delivers little or no economic benefits and advances in the Transkei Wild Coast. Factors contributing to the poor performance of tourism-led local economic development by the local municipalities in the Transkei Wild Coast include poor roads, poor communication, lack of infrastructure, erratic electricity supply, and poor quality of water supply. Partnerships both at strategic and implementation levels lack commitment, role clarification and acceptable beneficiation metrics to all involved stakeholders. Infrastructure and partnerships are explained as basic and key necessities in developing a successful tourism industry in the Transkei Wild Coast. The study argues that local municipalities need support to grow the tourism industry to become a key contributor to the local economic development strategy. The Transkei Wild Coast has a wealth of natural resources, culture and history to offer tourists to this area. Local economic viability of the Transkei Wild Coast will improve, which inevitably will lead to an improved standard of living of the host communities. Growth of the tourism industry will lead to growth and development of related industries/businesses. The findings revealed that the majority of Transkei Wild Coast inhabitants support investment in the tourism industry. Prioritisation of tourism as a catalyst to local economic development in the Transkei Wild Coast will unlock other potential economic sectors in the area. For this to succeed, it is imperative that capital infrastructure is improved and credible and beneficial partnerships are created and maintained. Recommendations are proposed to fulfil the State-led mandate for socioeconomic development and advancement at local municipal level in South Africa generally and the Transkei Wild Coast in particular.
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Shrosbree, Laura Tania. "Characteristics of the modern toursist in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan area." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/d1012110.
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Until the nineteenth century, travel was undertaken only by the elite. With the introduction of rail, mass travel was available for the first time, and new faraway destinations became accessible to all. During the 20th century travel became more destination-orientated. And now, in the 21st century, travel is a new economy, resulting in the tourism industry. The focus of the tourism industry has shifted from air travel, weekend getaways and day trips, to a total experience of the destination. A new era in tourism has arrived with a new kind of tourism experience, one that is sustainable, socially responsible and flexible. At the forefront of this industry is a tourist who is more educated, experienced, knowledgeable, independent and demanding. This tourist demands new or different products/services, is harder to please than the traditional tourist, is well-informed and knows what he/she wants and where he/she wants to go. This is the modern tourist. The objectives of the study were to identify the typical characteristics of the so-called modern consumer, determine which of these characteristics were prevalent among consumers living in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Area and whether these characteristics could be used to cluster respondents into segments. The results of the study will assist organisations, within the tourism industry, in dealing with the changing demands of the modern tourist. The literature study contextualised the modern tourist within the tourism industry and provides an overview of the demographic and behavioural factors, which form the basis of the modern tourist‟s development. The demographic factors discussed were age, education, income, gender and household size. The non demographic factors identified and explained were variety seeking, quest for self-identity, quest for authenticity, knowledgeable, experience sharing and time poor. The empirical information was obtained via self-administered questionnaires. Two hundred useable questionnaires were completed by respondents in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Area. Statistica version 10 was used to analyse the data received. The principal component factor analysis yielded six behavioural factors, namely meaningful experiences, time poor, knowledge, authenticity and experience sharing. Until the nineteenth century, travel was undertaken only by the elite. With the introduction of rail, mass travel was available for the first time, and new faraway destinations became accessible to all. During the 20th century travel became more destination-orientated. And now, in the 21st century, travel is a new economy, resulting in the tourism industry. The focus of the tourism industry has shifted from air travel, weekend getaways and day trips, to a total experience of the destination. A new era in tourism has arrived with a new kind of tourism experience, one that is sustainable, socially responsible and flexible. At the forefront of this industry is a tourist who is more educated, experienced, knowledgeable, independent and demanding. This tourist demands new or different products/services, is harder to please than the traditional tourist, is well-informed and knows what he/she wants and where he/she wants to go. This is the modern tourist. The objectives of the study were to identify the typical characteristics of the so-called modern consumer, determine which of these characteristics were prevalent among consumers living in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Area and whether these characteristics could be used to cluster respondents into segments. The results of the study will assist organisations, within the tourism industry, in dealing with the changing demands of the modern tourist. The literature study contextualised the modern tourist within the tourism industry and provides an overview of the demographic and behavioural factors, which form the basis of the modern tourist‟s development. The demographic factors discussed were age, education, income, gender and household size. The non demographic factors identified and explained were variety seeking, quest for self-identity, quest for authenticity, knowledgeable, experience sharing and time poor. The empirical information was obtained via self-administered questionnaires. Two hundred useable questionnaires were completed by respondents in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan Area. Statistica version 10 was used to analyse the data received. The principal component factor analysis yielded six behavioural factors, namely meaningful experiences, time poor, knowledge, authenticity and experience sharing. The data analysis revealed three distinct clusters, namely Postmodernists, Traditionalists and Modernists. Each cluster had unique demographic and behavioural characteristics with the result that modern tourists could be grouped into distinct clusters according to their demographic and behavioural characteristics. This will enable the tourism industry to tailor-make their marketing strategies according to these clusters.he data analysis revealed three distinct clusters, namely Postmodernists, Traditionalists and Modernists. Each cluster had unique demographic and behavioural characteristics with the result that modern tourists could be grouped into distinct clusters according to their demographic and behavioural characteristics. This will enable the tourism industry to tailor-make their marketing strategies according to these clusters.
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Mzamo, Nokuzola Assunta. "Assessing contributions of tourism development to poverty alleviation programmes in Langa, Western Cape Province." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1652.
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at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2013The study, which deals with Assessing Contributions of Tourism Development to Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Langa, Western Cape Province, was conducted against the background that Langa Township has all that it takes to be considered as a well developed tourist destination. Despite the great potential of tourism economic clusters in Langa Township, which covers its rich historical contribution in the history making of new the South Africa, cultural tourism and township tourism, the township faces a challenge of unemployment whilst there are few community members that perceive tourism as an escape industry that would create job opportunities for them, and hence contribute to a better life. Conversely, this study locates the tourism industry as key in efforts to uplift the poor standard of living that the Langa township community faces. In South Africa, generally, the tourism industry is recognised as one of the key economic sectors that has great potential to contribute towards eradicating community-based poverty challenges. The central focus of the study involves the viability of tourism business segments in Langa Township, community participation, community understanding and awareness of the tourism industry in the area, as well as basic infrastructure to support tourism industry. The study employed both quantitative and qualitative methodology. The quantitative survey was administered by using Likert Scale questionnaires, which were distributed to community members who have stayed in Langa for more than five years. The quantitative survey was distributed to the Langa Local Economic Development Forum, tour operators based in Langa, and those who make use of Langa as a visiting destination, and community leaders. The main findings of the study revealed that there are few tour operators who conduct business based in Langa township, whilst those tourism establishments that exist are not widely marketed and properly planned to both lead and benefit from the potential of tourism economic segments in order to keep these operators highly viable and sustainable. Community understanding and awareness of the tourism industry in the area is at a fair level of understanding and awareness, but with little in-depth knowledge on how these communities can use it for the improvement of their living conditions. However, basic infrastructure to support the tourism industry in Langa is not at a high standard to attract tourist use. For example, the indoor sport centres, playing fields, and cultural yards are of a poor quality. This situation makes it difficult to currently position the tourism industry in Langa township, and drive it as a leading economic sector for poverty alleviation. Nonetheless, the study presents recommendation on how best to improve the current exploration on the tourism industry in Langa township for a positive impact on programmes towards poverty alleviation.
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Mxunyelwa, Siyabonga. "The socio-cultural impacts of sport events tourism on selected local communities in East London, with specific reference to the Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa Triathlon." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2120.
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Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Events Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2011.In recent years, events have shown rapid growth as types of attraction within destinations, with such events creating a favourable image of a host destination, expanding the traditional tourist season, spreading tourist demand more evenly through an area and attracting foreign and domestic visitors (Keyser, 2002:18). As such, events are starting to become an established element and major part of tourism growth and marketing strategies. East London (in the Eastern Cape, South Africa) has hosted a number of successful events (Buffalo City Tourism, 2010) however no known social impact studies related to the community of East London are known to have been conducted. The purpose of this study was to address this gap and to evaluate the social impacts of events tourism on the East London community. The overall research question in this study was, What are the socio-cultural impacts of events tourism on East London? This was a quantitative study that utilised a survey to collect the data. The sampling frame was the community at the Spec-Savers Ironman South Africa Triathlon 2010 held in East London. Potential participants were included in the sample through utilising a random sampling method. The research instrument consisted of four sections, namely demographic profiling (age, gender, race, marital status, education and income), overall event impact perceptions, reasons for spectator participation, and the social impact perceptions of the respondents. The event attendees were interviewed. No incentive was offered for participation, and participants were assured of the confidentiality of their responses.
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Booth, Tara. "Evaluating social media participation for successful marketing and communication by selected private game reserves, Eastern Cape, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1015692.
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Social media has become one of the defining features of the technological advances known as Web 2.0. As social media has increased in popularity, so businesses are expected to participate. Social media platforms enable businesses to widely broadcast a message as well as interact directly with individual customers. Customers are also able to interact directly with one another and share information and reviews about products and services offered. This suits the tourism industry particularly well. Internationally, research has shown that individuals use social media and other online tools to research potential holiday destinations. In addition social media is used during travel to share snapshots and commentary as well as after travel, through reviews and recommendations on platforms such as TripAdvisor. However, few studies have investigated how tourism destinations use social media to attract new clients and retain existing clients. Very little research has been done on tourism and social media in South Africa despite the importance of this industry to Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This study focused on four-star establishments within the photographic wildlife tourism industry in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. An initial survey of social media participation was carried out within the framework set out by Chan and Guillet (2011); this was then followed up with interviews with selected managers. Results showed that, in general, Private Game Reserves (PGRs) had embraced social media as a communication and marketing platform; despite concerns raised about the lack of control over content as well as poor understanding of the influence social media might have on the bottom line. TripAdvisor, Facebook and Twitter were the most commonly used platforms due to management familiarity with the platform and their ease of use. Few lodges utilised blogs or content sites such as YouTube and management cited time commitments associated with this type of platform as a reason for non-participation. However, although most PGRs or lodges had a profile on social media, this did not always mean active participation. Frequently, lodges began updating but gradually stopped after a few months. It was noted however that only one of the lodges interviewed retained an individual whose sole responsibility was social media; generally lodges did not feel that a dedicated person was necessary. This may result in a lack of time available on the part of the individual responsible or simply be a case of not understanding the platform or how to use it effectively. However, none of the PGRs with poor social media participation responded to interview requests and therefore it was not possible to determine the reasons for their poor participation. Among those lodges that actively participated, most succeed in retaining fans and followers through consistent posting of relevant and interesting content as well as customised responses that encouraged fans or followers’ interaction. However, there did not appear to be any evidence of using social media to learn about fans and followers in order to better customise the lodge offerings. This may not be necessary in this type of industry as PGRs sell a specific product and have a limited ability to customise offerings. In addition, there may be other sources of market information which lodges prefer to use. Special offers, competitions and promotions had limited success on social media. Generally, lodges used social media to promote links to a dedicated competition or promotions page. In conclusion, the managers interviewed felt strongly that social media had made a measureable impact on the tourism industry and was a channel that was here to stay. Further research around the best practice and most effective use will enable PGRs to develop and maintain effective strategies for social media participation.
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Klinkradt, Mary Louise. "An investigation into the current and potential benefits of tourism-based development in the Albany and Peddie districts." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004904.
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This research considers the relationship between tourism and development, and how tourism can be used as a means of promoting development. In order to explore this relationship, two districts in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, the Albany and Peddie Districts have been selected as case study areas. Both the Albany and Peddie Districts are in need of development which can meet the economic and social development of the districts. One such option for the two districts is tourism-based development. This research examines the current status of tourism in both districts through the use of secondary data analysis and primary data gathered from questionnaires and interviews undertaken with tourists and representatives of key stakeholders in the tourism industry. This data was used to establish the current and future potential of tourism in the districts in terms of the availability and diversity of attractions and the tourism assets and facilities in the districts. It was also used to determine whether or not tourism, by promoting infrastructural and economic development, may lead to the socio-economic upliftment of the Albany and Peddie Districts. The results obtained from this research highlight the significant lack of tourism infrastructure in the Peddie District, and the reality that the tourism potential of the district remains untapped. With the marketing and promotion of tourism to the district, and the associated tourist requirements such as accommodation, and other facilities, tourism does hold a potential key to the socio-economic development of the district. The Albany District, however, has a well-established tourism industry, but the development spin-ofts are minimal, and the potential for further tourism-based development in the future would therefore appear to be somewhat limited. A GIS (Geographic Information System) was use to determine and detail possible tourism routes, a final outcome of the investigation being the proposal of two tourism routes to draw people into and through the study area, based on the current assets and attractions of the two districts. These routes highlight one of the options available in the districts to promote much needed development in the two districts through the use of the tourism industry.KMBT_363
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Mlotshwa, Khanyile Joseph. "An interrogation of the representation of the San and Tonga ethnic ‘minorities’ in the Zimbabwean state-owned Chronicle, and the privately owned Newsday Southern Edition/Southern Eye newspapers during 2013." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1018546.
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This study critically interrogates representations of the San and Tonga in the Chronicle and the NewsDay Southern Edition/Southern Eye newspapers in 2013. It makes sense of how these representations and the journalistic practices that underwrite them position the ethnic groups as ‘minorities’ - in relation to other ethnic groups - within the discourses of Zimbabwean nationalism. Underpinned by a constructionist approach (Hall, 1997), the study makes sense of the San and Tonga identities otherwise silenced by the “bi-modal” (Ndlovu- Gatsheni, 2012: 536; Masunungure, 2006) Shona/Ndebele approach to Zimbabwean nationalism. In socio-historic terms, the study is located within the re-emergence of ‘ethnicity’ to contest Zimbabwean nationalism(s) during debates for the New Constitution leading to a Referendum in March 2013. The thesis draws on social theories that offer explanatory power in studying media representations, which include postcolonial (Bhabha, 1990, 1994; Spivak, 1995), hegemony (Gramsci, 1971), and discourse (Foucault, 1970, 1972; Laclau and Mouffe, 1985) theories. These theories speak to the ways in which discourses about identity, belonging, citizenship and democracy are constructed in situations in which unequal social power is contested. The thesis links journalism practice with the politics of representation drawing on normative theories of journalism (Christians et al, 2009), the professional ideology of journalism (Tuchman, 1972; Golding and Elliot, 1996; Hall et al., 1996), and the concept of journalists as an ‘interpretive community’ (Zelizer, 1993). These theories allow us to unmask the role of journalism’s social power in representation, and map ways in which the agency of the journalists has to be considered in relation to the structural features of the media industry in particular, and society in general. The study is qualitative and proceeds by way of combining a Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) (Fairclough, 1992; Richardson, 2007) and ideological analysis (Thompson, 1990) of eight news texts taken from the two newspapers and in-depth interviews with 13 journalists from the two newspapers. This way we account for the media representations journalists produced: sometimes reproducing stereotypes, at other times, resisting them. Journalists not only regard themselves as belonging to the dominant ethnic groups of Shona or Ndebele, but as part of the middle class; they take Zimbabwean nationalism for granted, reproducing it as common-sense through sourcing patterns dominated by elites. This silences the San and Tonga constructing them as a ‘minority’ through a double play of invisibility and hyper visibility, where they either don’t appear in the news texts or are overly stereotyped.
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Alfonso, Louise Prado. "EMBRATUR : formadora de imagens da nação brasileira." [s.n.], 2006. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/279143.
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Orientador: Omar Ribeiro ThomazDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas
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Resumo: Considerando a importância do Turismo para o Brasil, não meramente no âmbito de atividade comercial, mas como instrumento sociológico e antropológico, esta dissertação tem como principal propósito investigar e analisar a atuação da EMBRATUR ¿¿ órgão governamental responsável pela regulamentação do setor turístico nacional ¿¿, enquanto entidade fornecedora e divulgadora de determinadas imagens da nação e da cultura brasileira. O presente estudo mapeia quatro décadas de história da EMBRATUR, enfatizando tanto as representações de Brasil que ao longo do tempo o órgão produziu, fixou, reproduziu e legitimou, bem como aquelas que foram objeto de transformação, contextualizando-as com as políticas oficiais para o setor. Levando em conta conceitos fundamentais como ¿cultura¿, ¿nacionalidade¿ e ¿identidade nacional¿, percorre esta dissertação o intuito de compreender a EMBRATUR como um dos agentes centrais no estabelecimento de um determinado debate sobre o Brasil
Abstract: Considering the importance of Tourism to Brazil, not merely as a commercial activity but as a Sociological and Anthropological instrument, this dissertation has as main purpose to investigate and to analyse the performance of EMBRATUR ¿¿ the governmental body responsible for the regulation of the national tourist sector ¿¿, as an entity devoted to the creation, supplying and divulgation of determined images concerning the Brazilian nation and culture. The present study surveys four decades of EMBRATUR history, emphasizing both the representations of Brazil that in the course of time the agency produced, fixed, reproduced and legitimated as well those which happened to be object of transformation in due time, placing them in the context along with the official policies for the sector. Taking in account fundamental concepts such as "culture", "nationality" and "national identity", this dissertation is pervaded with the intent to understand EMBRATUR as one of the pivotal agents in the establishment of a certain kind of debate on Brazil
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Taves, Sylla John Lerro 1974. "As universidades e as estratégias de Incentivo à cultura : Salamanca, Espanha e Campinas, Brasil." [s.n.], 2014. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/284990.
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Orientador: Edson do Prado PfutzenreuterTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Artes
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Resumo: O objetivo global deste estudo foi a busca por um amplo levantamento informativo e descritivo sobre os contextos institucionais, econômicos e sociais que compõem o ambiente cultural de duas cidades que abrigam universidades de grande relevância regional e internacional. O interesse por este estudo surgiu da experiência profissional do autor como produtor cultural, gestor universitário e de sua vivência nas duas universidades. Podemos definir que os levantamentos foram elaborados para subsidiar a construção de um diagnóstico geral, capaz de representar os ambientes que abrigam potentes sistemas de produção acadêmica e cultural. O mapeamento das estruturas institucionais, do contexto histórico, dos hábitos culturais, do turismo, da economia criativa e de outros fatores nos ajuda a caracterizar estes ambientes, identifica relações intrínsecas e promove a compreensão de como os sistemas culturais se configuram localmente. Nesse contexto, complementamos o estudo com uma comparação das cidades por suas diferenças e semelhanças, visualizadas na análise comparativa dos hábitos e de suas práticas culturais (teatro, festivais de música, entre outros), levando-se em consideração a capacidade de formação cultural de cada universidade, a relevância local em suas cidades sede e a economia da cultura envolvida. As cidades selecionadas são Salamanca, Espanha e Campinas, Brasil e as universidades escolhidas são, respectivamente, a Universidade de Salamanca (USAL) e a Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Embora existam outras universidades nessas cidades, as instituições selecionadas são as maiores em número de estudantes, orçamento, produtividade acadêmica, entre outras qualidades de excelência, reconhecidas em nível nacional e internacional. Por exemplo, Salamanca é mundialmente reconhecida por sua cultura e atmosfera universitária e a USAL, fundada em 1218, está entre as universidades mais antigas da Europa. Da mesma forma, Campinas é uma cidade de mais de um milhão de pessoas e lar de uma das melhores universidades do país, a UNICAMP, com o maior índice nacional de produção acadêmica e um dos principais centros de pesquisa e inovação no país
Abstract: The overall objective of this study was to seek a broad informative and descriptive survey of institutional, economic and social contexts that compound the atmosphere of two cities that are home to universities of large regional and international relevance. The interest for this study is related to the professional experience of the author as a cultural producer, university officer and his experience at both universities. We may say that the survey was done to subsidize the construction of a general global mapping, capable of representing the atmosphere that houses powerful academic and cultural production systems. The mapping of institutional structures, the historical context, cultural habits, tourism, creative economy and other factors helps us to characterize these environments, identifies intrinsic relations and promotes understanding of how cultural systems are configured locally. In this context, we seek to complement the study with a comparison of cities by their similarities and differences in many aspects observed in the comparative analysis of their cultural practices (theater, music festivals, among other examples), considering the cultural training capacity of each university, their host cities, and the economy of the local culture. The two cities of interest are Salamanca, Spain and Campinas, Brazil, and the universities chosen in these cities are respectively, the University of Salamanca (USAL) and the State University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Although there are other universities in these cities, the selected institutions are the largest in number of students, budget, and academic productivity, among other qualities of excellence, acknowledged nationally and internationally. For example, Salamanca is world-renowned for its culture and for its collegiate atmosphere and the University of Salamanca, founded in 1218, is believed to be the third oldest university in Europe. Similarly, Campinas is a city of over a million people and home to one of the best universities in the country, UNICAMP, with the highest national rate of academic production and one of the major research and innovation centers in the country. OBSERVAÇÃOMinha área de concentração não aparece no formulário, sou do programa antigo de ARTES, minha área de concentração correta seria Economia Criativa, agora não sei como pode ser feito este ajuste no sistema
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Reichelt, Bianca Cindy. "A destination identity framework for Nelson Mandela Bay." Thesis, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/5565.
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Place branding has grown in popularity since the late 1990s. In this regard, place branding is an endeavour to not only construct an image or message of a place but also to communicate and manage it. Place branding can be viewed from a functionalist point of view as a strategic instrument to be managed in a similar manner as a product or corporate brand in order to enhance competitiveness. The focus of place branding has overwhelmingly been on the customers who are mainly tourists. However, there have been recent calls to take into account the perspectives of others stakeholders, in particular internal residents, in the place branding process. It has been noted that place branding is effective through its ability to authentically represent the setting of its constituents and through it to reveal a compelling narrative of the place. This authentic setting is represented by the place identity, which can be discovered from the perspectives of the place‟s internal residents. The current study was anchored in stakeholder theory and set out to propose a simple exploratory model for understanding place identity through the perspectives of internal residents. The study explored various frameworks and models proposed in the literature up to date to understand place identity. The overarching variables were filtered out from the different frameworks and an exploratory place identity framework was proposed. A non-experimental study was carried out in the city of Nelson Mandela Bay. The study was exploratory and its variables had not been previously tested in the city. A questionnaire, which was partly self-administered and partly administered through face-to-face interviews, was distributed electronically and manually. The framework proposed variables were city role, cognitive evaluations, envisioned future as well as affective evaluations and they were operationalised from the literature. The relationship between the variables was confirmed through correlation analysis. The hypotheses in the study were tested through descriptive statistics, correlation analysis, ANOVA, t-tests and Chi-squared tests. A destination identity framework for Nelson Mandela Bay.
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Nyama, Cynthia. "Investigating aspects of corporate citizenship on private game farms : the case of Mtshelezi Game Reserve in Makana Municipality, Eastern Cape Province /." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2008. http://eprints.ru.ac.za/1288.
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Dixon, Franchesca Lorraine. "An investigation into higher education students' perceptions of the sex tourism industry in the Western Cape with specific reference to an FET college." Thesis, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/1584.
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Thesis (MTech (Tourism and Hospitality Management))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2009.The potential for the sex tourism industry to become legalised in South Africa with the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup is an issue which has raised much controversy and is now at the top of the agenda for debate within government, the business sector and civil society. The study investigates perceptions of students at a Further Education & Training College towards the sex tourism industry, together with selected components of that industry. The study is undertaken to better understand student's perceptions of the sex tourism industry. In order to achieve this, the researcher set out to better understand the sex tourism industry as a whole; as well as to investigate selected socio-cultural impacts that the sex tourism industry can have upon society in order to explore the positive and negative impacts that sex tourism can have upon the youth. In terms of South African legislation, prostitution is illegal under the Sexual Offences Act 23 of 1957, and the study examines current calls for the sex tourism industry to be legalised or decriminalised in light ofthe forthcoming 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup. The study further examines life orientation for learners and sex education for sex workers. Life orientation is examined as it may have an effect on students' perceptions towards the sex tourism industry. The training of tourism and hospitality staff is seen as a vehicle for combating one of the components ofthe sex tourism industry, namely, child sex tourism and, thus, it is necessary to examine a number ofits other components. The study briefly touches on life orientation, as a key element in ensuring that learners become competent members of society, and as a tool which assists in providing them with essential life skills. Sex education is seen as necessary for both learners and sex workers in order to enable them to comprehend their rights and choices in life. For the purposes ofthe empirical study, the researcher makes use of first year tourism students at an FET College to gain insight into a student's perspective of the sex tourism industry. The iv researcher makes use of students in order to obtain a varied perspective as the students hail from different walks oflife and have diverse views and opinions. Entry into prostitution comes as a result of one or more of a number of contributing factors such as poverty and human trafficking. The contributing factors are researched and are explained in the literature review. The need to conduct the study emanates from the fact that the sex industry forms a large part of the tourism industry and it is a growing industry in South Africa. The research focuses on two areas: the students' perceptions of the sex tourism industry and the social impacts that the sex tourism industry can have upon society. The research methodology includes a literature search followed by the data collection for the empirical survey. The data collection procedure is explained in detail in the relevant chapter. A combination of the qualitative and quantitative approaches are followed for the· empirical survey. Such an approach is also known as a ''triangulative approach". The empirical survey together with the ensuing statistical analysis are conducted in collaboration with the CPUT registered statistician. The responses to the questionnaire are statistically analysed by the statistician, after which the results are described and interpreted by the researcher. The study finds that the majority of students do not want the sex tourism industry to become legalised and perceive the sex industry as immoral. The social impacts of the sex tourism industry can be harmful to society and the study found that the majority ofstudents understood the impact the industry can have and the role that education plays in reducing a few ofthese selected impacts. Finally, a set ofrecommendations and a number ofconcluding remarks are made. A comprehensive bibliography is included.
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Rabinovici, Andrea. "Organizações não governamentais e turismo sustentavel : trilhando conceitos de participação e conflitos." [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/280526.
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Orientador: Lucia da Costa FerreiraTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciencias Humanas
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Resumo: O Turismo Sustentável (TS) é reconhecido por diversos atores sociais e políticos como uma possibilidade ambientalmente correta de uso dos recursos naturais. O que se observa é que o aumento da prática do TS no Brasil não tem sido proporcional à sustentabilidade ambiental e à melhoria da qualidade de vida nos locais onde ocorre, o que deveria ser uma consequência teórica direta do Turismo realmente sustentável. Uma constante verificada é o aumento de conflitos sociais causados pela maior pressão sobre o uso dos recursos naturais que, por sua vez, provoca a atenção e interferência do ambientalismo, através das Organizações Não Governamentais (ONGs) nacionais e transnacionais. Estas interferências promovem a articulação entre diversos segmentos políticos. A criação e/ou acirramento dos conflitos socioambientais decorrentes das práticas conservacionistas e do TS coloca em questão a legitimidade, representatividade, nível e forma de participação das ONGs e suas ações. A busca de diálogo tem forçado a participação dos envolvidos em organizações de caráter político especialmente criadas. Este estudo objetiva verificar e analisar os conflitos socioambientais, em escala local, gerados a partir da implementação de projetos e programas de TS feitos por ONGs nacionais e transnacionais, selecionadas para este estudo, nas diversas localidades do Brasil, onde atuam. Tem como objetivos específicos diagnosticar, conhecer e compreender o momento atual de programas e projetos de TS realizados por ONGs no Brasil; verificar a influência das práticas destas ONGs na governança dos recursos naturais e nas políticas públicas locais; e verificar e analisar os conceitos de sustentabilidade e participação que moldam os programas e projetos de TS promovidos. Esta pesquisa focaliza ONGs diversas com experiências relevantes em programas e projetos de TS. A hipótese norteadora é a de que as ONGs influenciam fortemente o debate local sobre sustentabilidade ambiental podendo gerar novas desigualdades, enclaves e conflitos regionais, bem como novos graus de participação e empoderamento dos atores sociais envolvidos. A pesquisa foi realizada, em sua maior parte, através de investigação bibliográfica e documental, observação direta com registro em diário de campo, complementadas pela pesquisa empírica, com entrevistas semiestruturadas e gravadas a membros de ONGs
Abstract: The Sustainable Tourism (ST) is recognized by various social and political actors as an opportunity for environmentally correct use of natural resources. What is observed is that the increased practices of ST in Brazil is not proportional to the environmental sustainability and to the improvement of the quality of life where it occurs, what should theoretically be a direct consequence of the Tourism which is really sustainable. A verified constant is the increase of social conflicts caused by more pressure on the use of natural resources which, in turn, causes the attention and interference of environmentalism, through the national and transnational Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs). These interferences promote the articulation between different political segments. The creation and/or worsening of socio-environmental conflicts arising from practice's conservation and ST bring to light the question of the legitimacy, representativeness, level and the form of participation of NGOs and their actions. The search for dialogue has forced the participation of those involved in organizations of a politics especially created. This study aims to verify and analyze the socio-environmental conflicts locally, resulting from the implementation of projects and programs of ST made by national and transnational NGOs, selected for this study, in different locations in Brazil, where they act. Its specific objectives are to diagnose, know and understand the current moment of programs and projects of ST made by NGOs in Brazil, as well as the influence of the practices of NGOs in relation with natural resources and local public policies, and to monitor and analyze the concepts of sustainability and participation that shape the programs and projects of ST promoted. This research focuses on Miscellaneous NGOs with relevant experience in programs and projects of ST. The guiding hypothesis is that the NGOs strongly influence the local debate on environmental sustainability and are likely to generate new inequalities, enclaves and regional conflicts, and new levels of participation and empowerment of social actors involved. The research, in its most part, was done through direct observation recorded in a field diary, documental and literature search, supplemented by empirical research, drawn from semi-structured and recorded interviews with members of NGOs
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Antonioli, Fernanda Leão A. 1987. "Viagens no feminino : gênero, turismo e transnacionalidade." [s.n.], 2015. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/279566.
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Orientador: Adriana Gracia PiscitelliDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas
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Resumo: Esta pesquisa trata da presença de mulheres estrangeiras viajando no Brasil, em especial a sós ou sem companhia masculina. O objetivo foi compreender as expressões e representações sociais em termos de gênero, feminilidade, masculinidade, corporalidade, sexualidade, idade, "cor" e nacionalidade que permeiam e/ou circundam as viagens destas mulheres no Brasil, voltando-se às experiências dessas turistas, seus perfis sociais e as percepções locais sobre elas. Para tal, foi realizado um trabalho etnográfico em um contexto de turismo de lazer e praia, Trancoso-BA, apresentado em diálogo com considerações sobre viagens femininas na mídia, escritos de mulheres viajantes no século XIX e uma leitura crítica da bibliografia nas ciências sociais que trata das mudanças nos padrões de gêneros, sexualidades e afetividades nos contextos de migração e turismo. Reflexões sobre imagens de 'turismo sexual' e de leituras ambíguas acerca das possibilidades de prazer erótico feminino ofereceram à pesquisa a oportunidade de complexificar os significados culturais do turismo internacional feminino, no marco de economias e estruturas de poder frequentemente desiguais, como é o contexto do turismo internacional em Trancoso. Finalmente, esta pesquisa indica como as viagens, ao fazer circular disparidades históricas, de renda, capital cultural, gênero, etnicidade e sexualidade fortalecem ou desestabilizam convenções socioculturais e provocam conformações ou reposicionamentos na economia política do turismo contemporâneo
Abstract: This investigation looks upon the presence of female foreign tourists travelling in Brazil, specially alone or without male counterparts. The objective was to understand social expressions and representations regarding gender, femininity, masculinity, corporality, sexuality, age, race, and nationality that permeate and/or restrain these women travel practices in Brazil, turning to their experiences, social profiles, and local perceptions about them. To do so, an ethnographic work -- carried out in a context of leisure and beach tourism in Trancoso-Bahia -- is presented in dialogue with considerations on female travels in the media, 19th century women travel writings, and critic readings of the social sciences production on the changes in gender patterns, sexualities, and affects in contexts of migration and tourism. Remarks on images of ¿sex tourism¿ and ambiguos readings around the possibilities of female erotic pleasure offered to this research the opportunity to complexify cultural meanings of female international tourism, from the standpoint of frequentelly inequal economies and structures of power, as it is the context of international tourism in Trancoso. Finally, this investigation indicates how travelling and tourism, in circulating historic inequalities in terms of income, cultural capital, gender, ethnicity, and sexuality can strengthen or disturb sociocultural conventions, and reposition or provoke conformations in the political economy of contemporary tourism
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Antropologia Social
Mestra em Antropologia Social
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Possamai, Ana Maria De Paris. "Turismo, envelhecimento e estresse." reponame:Repositório Institucional da UCS, 2010. https://repositorio.ucs.br/handle/11338/483.
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Este estudo foi norteado pela indagação: o turismo como alternativa de lazer é capaz de influenciar os níveis de estresse das pessoas idosas? A partir deste questionamento elaborou-se o objetivo geral do estudo de analisar o turismo como atividade de lazer e as relações com os níveis de estresse das pessoas idosas frequentadoras de grupos de convivência. Para isto foram comparadas as médias dos níveis de estresse de 2 grupos de convivência da cidade de Bento Gonçalves. O método utilizado foi quanti-qualitativo e o estudo caracterizou-se como descritivo interrelacional casual comparativo. Utilizaram-se 2 instrumentos, um de coleta de dados - Escala de Estresse Percebido (PSS) - e outro de coleta de informações. Os resultados apontaram que existem diferenças significativas entre as médias dos níveis de estresse do grupo que tem o turismo como atividade de lazer e o que não tem esta opção. Constatou-se que os níveis de estresse são influenciados principalmente pelo nível de satisfação com a vida. Problemas com os filhos e dificuldades de relacionamentos familiares também se apresentam como fatores de influência para o aumento dos níveis de estresse. Conclui-se que os grupos de convivência são espaços saudáveis que podem promover a melhoria da autoestima do idoso, por meio de novos conhecimentos e da interação social. O turismo como uma alternativa de lazer apresenta-se como uma importante opção de ressocialização e aprendizagem auxiliando na melhoria do equilíbrio psicossocial e da qualidade de vida do idoso.Submitted by Marcelo Teixeira (mvteixeira@ucs.br) on 2014-05-30T16:34:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Ana Maria de Paris Possamai.pdf: 597539 bytes, checksum: c36d8298a7a8e2a66836cdaac66fac03 (MD5)
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This study aims to answer the following question: Is tourism, as a leisure alternative, is able to influence the different level of stress on old people? Going out of this question we have the following objective for this research: to analyze the tourism as an a leisure activity and the relations with the old people stress level who join coexistence groups. For this end we compared the average stress level of two coexistence group of Bento Gonçalves. The method used was qualitative-quantitative and the study is characterized as descriptive comparative casual interrelational. We used two instruments, one of them for data collection - Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) - and the second one for information collection. The results point out that exist important differences between the average of the group which has tourism as a leisure activity option and the other which has not. We find that the stress levels are influenced mainly by the live satisfaction level. Problems regarding to the family and difficulties on family relationship are also influence factors to increase the stress levels. In the end, we conclude that coexistence groups improve the old people self esteem, through new knowledge and social interaction. Tourism as an alternative leisure presents itself as an important option of re-socialization and learning helping to improve balance and psychosocial quality of life of the elderly.
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Niedermeyer, Michael. "The development of the University of Central Florida home movie archive and the Harris Rosen collection." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2010. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/4663.
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Since the invention of the cinema, people have been taking home movies. The ever- increasing popularity of this activity has produced a hundred years worth of amateur film culture which is in desperate need of preservation. As film archival and public history have coalesced in the past thirty years around the idea that every person's history is important, home movies represent a way for those histories to be preserved and studied by communities and researchers alike. The University of Central Florida is in a perfect position to establish an archive of this nature, one that is specifically dedicated to acquiring, preserving, and presenting the home movies of Central Florida residents. This project has resulted in the establishment of The Central Florida Home Movie Archive, and the resulting analysis will show that the archive will be a benefit for researchers from all areas of academic study as well as the residents of Central Florida.ID: 029049897; System requirements: World Wide Web browser and PDF reader.; Mode of access: World Wide Web.; Thesis (M.A.)--University of Central Florida, 2010.; Includes bibliographical references (p. 83-84).
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Department of History
Arts and Humanities
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Aelbrecht, Patricia. ""Le Grand Voyage": l'expérience, l'expérience racontée et l'économie d'expérience :la croisière hauturière vue au travers de blogs de voyages." Doctoral thesis, Universite Libre de Bruxelles, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2013/ULB-DIPOT:oai:dipot.ulb.ac.be:2013/209419.
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Todd, Alexa North. "Mapping Sociocultural Values of Visitors on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington." PDXScholar, 2014. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/1637.
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Contested land-management plans make spatial data about values that people attach to the landscape necessary for federal land management. The study area for this project is the Olympic Peninsula, Washington, an area that is divided by a complex mosaic of land jurisdictions, including public lands administered by the National Park Service, National Forest Service, and Washington State, as well as interspersed tribal and private landholdings surrounding the perimeter. During the summer of 2012, I collected map and survey data from visitors at fourteen popular destinations around the Olympic Peninsula, including visitor centers, campgrounds, trail access points, and a ferry. Three research objectives were evaluated in my thesis: 1) determine a general typology of visitors, 2) understand what values and activities visitors associate with places in the peninsula, and 3) compare visitor data with resident data from the Human Ecology Mapping Project (HEM), a collaboration between the US Forest Service Pacific Northwest Research Station, the Institute of Culture and Ecology, and Portland State University.
Analysis using ArcGIS included density and density hot spot calculations for a composite of the data as well as subsets based on types of visitors and individual values and activities. A majority of the participants were older males with higher education. Results indicate that visitors with different levels of familiarity spend time in different parts of the Peninsula. Aesthetic, recreation, and wilderness are the values most often included in the survey; hiking, non-cardio recreation, and sociocultural are the activity groups most often included in the survey. Visitors primarily mark places in Olympic National Park. Visitors, including those who live locally, responded in strikingly different ways than residents who participated in HEM. This research produced expected results that not only substantiate knowledge about specific places in the Olympic Peninsula, but also support theories about environmental cognition.
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Soares, Maria Dalva Oliveira. "As contradições do turismo no espaço rural : vida, trabalho, renda e exclusão." [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/257069.
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Orientadores: Maria Angela Fagnani, Sonia Maria Pessoa Pereira BergamascoTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Agricola
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Resumo: o turismo no espaço rural, especialmente o agroturismo, intensifica-se no período da sociedade denominada pós-moderna. Pois, se durante o período da Revolução Industrial houve certo domínio das cidades sobre as atividades rurais, numa sociedade caracterizada como pós-industrial ou pós-moderna, parece haver uma revalorização do campo em função de seu espaço estar mais próximo da natureza, ou melhor, as transformações que aconteceram no seu território foram menores, pelo menos aparentemente, comparando-se àquelas que ocorreram nos espaços urbanos. As diversas modalidades do Turismo no espaço rural são encontradas pelos agricultores como complementação de renda em função das mudanças que ocorreram neste território. Diante da importância atribuída ao agroturismo, a primeira hipótese elaborada baseou-se em que o agroturismo contribui para aumentar a renda, gerar emprego, criar condições para fixar a população no campo, valorizar sua cultura e desenvolver práticas voltadas à apreciação da paisagem e à preservação ambiental. Desta maneira, o agroturismo aparece como uma alternativa para os agricultores familiares. A partir de observações iniciais, tanto em Cunha, como em Santo Antonio do Pinhal, elaborou-se outra hipótese na qual no espaço rural, se, de um lado o turismo é uma alternativa para os agricultores familiares, por outro lado está deslocando a população do campo por conta da valorização das terras, que essa atividade proporciona. Pela falta de alternativas para permanecer no campo, o agricultor vende sua.propriedade, muda-se para a cidade ou volta como empregado para trabalhar na sua antiga unidade de produção. E quem desenvolve o turismo são os neo-rurais, ex-citadinos que vêm fixando residência no campo. Objetivou-se neste trabalho analisar o desenvolvimento da atividade turística no espaço rural, em alguns municípios do estado de São Paulo, buscando entender de que maneira ele pode contribuir para o desenvolvimento local e qual é o papel das políticas públicas para sua concretização. Foram escolhidos os municípios de Cunha, Santo Antonio do Pinhal e Louveira com base no critério de possuir atividades turísticas no espaço rural e de ter presença significativa de agricultores familiares. Na verdade, a busca neste trabalho pela condição e valorização do turismo no espaço rural enquanto um fator de fixação do homem no campo através do aumento de renda e emprego, não se concretizou, com exceção do que se pôde analisar em Louveira. Ao invés disso, o que se detectou foi o fato de agricultores tradicionais darem lugar a atividades turísticas na forma de pousadas no espaço rural, desenvolvidas por uma população originária de outros centros urbanos que buscam atividades alternativas e o sossego do campo. Trata-se de wna nova categoria denominada de neo-rurais, a exemplo do que vem ocorrendo em países da Europa Ocidental
Abstract: The tourism in rural areas, specially the agro-tourism, intensifies in the society period called postmodem. Because, if during the Industrial Revolution there was kind of a domination from the cities on the rural activities, in a society characterized as postindustrial or postmodem, it seems to have a new appreciation on the countryside in function of its space be near to the nature, or in other way, the transformations that happened in its territory were smaller, at least apparently, comparing to the ones that happened on the urban spaces. The different modalities of the Tourism on the rural space are found by the agricultures as an income complementation in function from the changes that happened on this territory. In front ofthe importance attributed to the agro-tourism, the first hypotheses elaborated was based in that the agro-tourism contributes to improve the income, generates employment, create conditions to fix the rural population, values their culture and develop practices towards to the landscape appreciation and to the environment preservation. In this way, the agro-tourism appears as an altemative to the familiar farming. From this initial observations, as in Cunha, as in Santo Antonio do Pinhal, it was elaborated a hypotheses where the rural space, if, in one hand the tourism is an altemative to the familiar faming, in other hand is dislocating the countryside population because of the land valorization, that this activity provides. For the lack of altematives to stay in the countryside, the agriculturist sells his property, moves to the city or goes back working as an employee in his fotmer production unity. And who develops the tourism are the neo-rural, former city dwellers that come fixing residence in the countryside. It was aimed in the research analyzing the development from the touristy activities on the rural areas, in some cities from São Paulo State, seeking to understand in which way it can contribute to the local development and what is the role from the public policies the accomplishment. It was chosen the cities of Cunha, Santo Antonio do Pinhal and Louveira based on the criteria of possessing touristy activities in the rural space and the significant presence from the familiar farming. Actually, this research seek the tourism conditions and value on the rural space as a factor of man fixation on the countryside through the income and employment increasement, it didn't accomplish, with the exception on what was analyzed in Louveira. Instead of this, what was detected was the fact to the traditional framings giving space to the touristy activities in the way of small hostels on the rural space, developed by a population originated from other urban centers that searched for altematives activities and the peace from the countryside. It treats from a new category denominated by neo-rural, as example from what has happening on the Occidental Europe countries
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Planejamento e Desenvolvimento Rural Sustentável
Doutor em Engenharia Agrícola
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Novy, Johannes. "Marketing Marginalized Neighborhoods: Tourism and Leisure in the 21st Century Inner City." Thesis, 2011. https://doi.org/10.7916/D82J6JV8.
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This thesis deals, as its subtitle indicates, with tourism on the neighborhood level. In it, I provide a comparative account of the recent history of tourism development in Berlin-Kreuzberg and Harlem, New York. Grounded in a discussion of the forces reconfiguring urban development as well as tourism in the advanced capitalist world, it examines how, by whom, and with what effects the two neighborhoods are re-imagined, re-constructed, and re-experienced as places to visit and explore; unburies the frequently omitted historicity of "slumming" and other niche tourism practices impacting so-called marginalized neighborhoods; elaborates upon the potential of tourism for socially equitable forms of neighborhood development and explores how the old face of tourism is being challenged by the increasingly complex and diverse realities of contemporary travel and leisure. Understanding tourism as a complex, dynamic system rather than simply an industry or process, the thesis pays particular emphasis to the need to rethink the way the demand side of tourism in cities is conceived and made sense of. Whereas tourism consumption in urban research has traditionally been framed as an altogether distinct activity, my research posits that distinctions between tourism and other forms of migration on the one hand as well as tourism and other forms of leisure and place consumption on the other hand have become increasingly blurred. This, I argue, not only brings about significant changes with regard to cities' tourism and leisure landscapes. Rather, I also find evidence that the increasing pervasiveness of mobility and tourism as well as its increased dedifferentiation, i.e. the blurred boundaries between tourism and non-tourism activities, also transforms meanings of place and space and raises important questions concerning several critical concepts in urban studies such as the notions of 'citizenship', 'community', and 'belonging' in the 21st century.
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Ntuli, Lungile Celumusa Faith. "The impact of a community based tourism project on poverty alleviation : a case study of the Isithumba Adventure Tourism village." Thesis, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10478.
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The study outlines the impact a community based tourism project has on poverty
alleviation in Isithumba. Isithumba Adventure Tourism village is the case analysed in
this study. This community based tourism project has been developed in KwaZuluNatal,
a place called Isithumba found in KwaXimba Tribal Authority outside Durban.
The rationale behind the study is to determine whether the Isithumba community
based project had a positive impact, negative impact or no impact on the standards of
living of the KwaXimba community. This has been achieved through the use of
interviews conducted by the researcher in terms of which a survey questionnaire was
used to obtain information from the respondents in one hundred households covered
by the study. A supplementary questionnaire was also formulated to obtain
background information from people who were employed in the project and other key
informants.
In this regard, the quantitative study was chosen to express in numerical values and to
analyze what the studied community feels about the project and its impact on their
lives. The study concluded that the project, which was perceived by the community to
bring about positive economic, socio-cultural and environmental impact, has
produced lower results than anticipated. Those who had been directly involved have
witnessed positive impact in the form of job creation, entrepreneurial opportunities
and skills development. However, the rest of the local community did not find the
project beneficial to them. The researcher therefore concluded that community based
tourism projects, if well managed and properly planned, could have positive impact
on the local communities, but in this case, the impact was minimal.Thesis (M.A.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 2010.
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Wangsgard, David B. "Street children : the other side of tourism in Hue, Viet Nam." Thesis, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/29709.
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Street children are a significant presence in Hue, Viet Nam's tourist center, where
they eat, sleep, work, and play. Utilizing ethnographic methods, this study examines how
tourism impacts the lives of street children involved in the industry. The street children
have generally been compelled to leave home because of adverse conditions there.
Prospects of making considerable amounts of money, as well as freedom and good times,
drew the children to the street and to Hue's tourist center, which they considered to be a
better option than life at home. Over time, the street children have gained insights into
Western culture through their interactions with Western tourists. Using their
understanding of Western tourists' values, the street children manipulate and exploit the
tourists for financial gain.
The street children's lifestyle, which is supported by tourism, is contrary to highly
regarded Vietnamese cultural values, and thus puts them at odds with mainstream society
and local authorities. As non-domiciled youths, who exist in an exposed and uncertain
environment and elicit disdain from members of mainstream society, the street children
are indeed vulnerable. Given the street children's circumstances, they perceived tourism
as a positive thing in their lives because of the success they enjoyed from their
involvement in tourism.
A resolution to the street children issue could be achieved by remedying the
factors of abuse and poverty at home that result in children living on the street. Providing
street children with a safe place to sleep, education and vocational training, food, and
protection from abuse by police are simple steps that would increase the children's
quality of life. Street children are not presently considered legitimate stakeholders in the
tourism industry. Researchers and tourism consultants need to be informed about street
children's interests and participation in the industry, so that they can act as advocates for
these unrecognized stakeholders.
Theories of globalization and imperialism in the context of tourism are challenged
by this study, which demonstrates that the consequences of tourism are not always and
only negative, especially as perceived by local populations. This study also gives cause
to reconsider the nature of childhood and suggests that there are possibilities beyond
Western expectations.Graduation date: 2001
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"Interface for hybridized people in Yau Ma Tei." 2010. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5896895.
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Chan Yuen Chiu, Priscilla."Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2009-2010, design report."
"May 2010."
SITE ISSUE
Chapter 1.1 --- EXISTING SITE ANALYSIS
Chapter 1.1.1 --- PRELIMINARY SITE MAPPING
Chapter 1.1.2 --- "PLACE DEFINITION = (Public Room, Private Room, Open Space)"
Chapter 1.1.3 --- PLACE for COMMUNITY & TOURIST ACROSS TIME
Chapter 1.2 --- HYBRID TYPE in YMT
Chapter 1.2.1 --- PEOPLE
Chapter 1.2.2 --- ACCOMMODATION
Chapter 1.2.3 --- ACTIVITIES
Chapter 1.3 --- THEATRICAL CULTURE of YMT
Chapter 1.3.1 --- ELEMENTS OF STAGE
Chapter ´Ø --- Place/ Programme/ People/ Time/ Activities/ Building Types
Chapter 1.3.2 --- TOURIST'S and COMMUNITY'S PLACE
Chapter ´Ø --- Frontstage & Backstage
Chapter ´Ø --- Performer & Audience
Chapter ´Ø --- Image X People & Evolution
Chapter ´Ø --- "Needs X People @ Community, Tourist, Government..etc"
GOVERNMENT PLANNING PROPOSAL
Chapter 2.1 --- CENTRAL KOWLOON ROUTE - GOVERNMENT PLANNING
Chapter 2.2 --- CENTRAL KOWLOON ROUTE INFLUENCE
Chapter 2.3 --- OTHER PLANNING
Chapter 2.3.1 --- HIGHWAY PLANNING
Chapter 2.3.2 --- OUTLINE ZONING PLAN
URBAN PLANNING DESIGN
Chapter 3.1 --- PROGRAMME REDISTRIBUTION
Chapter 3.2 --- REHABILITATION CENTER CASE STUDIES
Chapter 3.3 --- PROPOSED PROGRAMME
Chapter 3.1.1 --- HOTEL CASE STUDIES
Chapter 3.1.2 --- HOTEL DESIGN GUIDELINE
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN
Chapter 4.1 --- DESIGN STRATEGY
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Hodgson, Renata, University of Western Sydney, College of Business, and School of Management. "Perceptions of authenticity : Aboriginal cultural tourism in the Northern Territory." 2007. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/32902.
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Since the 1970s there has been a growing interest in Indigenous cultures globally. In Australia, the recognition that Aboriginal art and culture represents a distinct component of Australian identity has resulted in increased promotion of Aboriginal cultures and heritage sites as unique tourist attractions, mainly since the 1990s. Research indicates that there is a significant international interest in Australian Indigenous cultures. In particular, it has been suggested that tourists want to experience ‘real’ Aboriginal culture and that they desire ‘authentic and genuine’ Aboriginal cultural experiences. Despite the fact that the concept of authenticity remains important to the different stakeholder groups of Aboriginal tourism, including tourists, tour operators and promoters as well as State/Territorial Governments, limited understanding exists as to what ‘authentic’ Aboriginal culture and, in particular, ‘authentic’ Aboriginal tourism experiences constitute in the minds of these stakeholders. Whilst an abundance of research exists that has addressed the issue of authenticity in different tourism settings, the majority of studies have treated the concept of authenticity as something given and have used quantitative tools to analyse the authentic-inauthentic binary. However, research utilising such methods has failed to uncover the different perspectives and meanings respondents may hold of the notion of authenticity. Notably, the perceptions of authenticity in Indigenous tourism have received little attention. The few existing studies on authenticity in Indigenous tourism settings have given emphasis to differing agendas, and have therefore provided only a piecemeal understanding of how authenticity is perceived and interpreted by the different stakeholders of Indigenous tourism. More importantly, research on Aboriginal hosts’ perceptions of authenticity is virtually non-existent. Yet, clarification of how tourists and hosts perceive authenticity in Aboriginal tourism is essential when addressing issues of accreditation and branding as well as key marketing objectives that aim to promote ‘authentic’ Aboriginal tourism experiences. This study seeks to address the gaps within the tourism literature surrounding authenticity in Aboriginal tourism. The aim is to understand the concept of authenticity in Aboriginal tourism from a stakeholder perspective. The study is guided by two main research questions: What are the perceptions of authenticity of tourists as well as tour providers and their employees? and Are theoretical perspectives of the notion of authenticity shared by those stakeholders? More specifically, this study investigated five important issues: 1) tourists’ perceptions of authenticity at three different Aboriginal cultural tours; 2) the perceptions of three Aboriginal cultural tour operators and their employees in regard to authenticity; 3) whether there were any discrepancies and/or similarities between the perceptions of tour operators/employees and tourists about what constitutes an authentic Aboriginal tourism experience; 4) whether any of the different theoretical perspectives of authenticity were shared by tourists and tour operators/employees; and 5) whether a conceptual framework could be developed that provides an overview of salient elements explaining the formation of perceptions of authenticity within Aboriginal cultural tourism experiences. In order to examine the research questions a qualitative research methodology grounded in the constructivist paradigm was adopted. This paradigm was chosen as it reflects the exploratory nature of the research and allows for flexibility throughout the research process. This study utilised qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews as the primary data collection method together with participant observation. Data was collected from 92 interviews, consisting of 72 tourists and 20 employees, within three Aboriginal cultural tour companies in the Northern Territory. The three different Aboriginal cultural tours chosen for the purpose of this study were: Tiwi Tours at Bathurst Island, Manyallaluk Aboriginal Cultural Tours near Katherine and Anangu Tours at the Uluru-Kata-Tjuta National Park. The results of this research revealed that respondents hold multiple constructions of the notion of authenticity. In general, however, most respondents associated an authentic Aboriginal cultural tour experience with a genuine experience which does not feel contrived, staged or ‘plastic’. In particular, the study found that respondents’ perceptions of authenticity can be grouped into four elements. The first element consisted of the background and role of the Aboriginal tour guide, which was found to be a major factor influencing respondents’ perceptions on whether the tour was offering an authentic experience. The second element is characterised by the tourists’ search for ‘real’ and ‘genuine’ Aboriginal people. Here, respondents equated authenticity with the opportunity to visit a ‘real’ Aboriginal working community and to be able to experience Aboriginal people in an everyday setting. Respondents were found to hold preconceived notions and images in their minds as to who ‘real’ Aboriginal people are and what their ‘authentic’ lifestyle should involve. In addition, the majority of respondents defined authentic Aboriginal culture as the contemporary culture of Aboriginal people. Consequently, an authentic Aboriginal cultural tour experience was conceived in terms of gaining an insight into the contemporary lifestyle of Aboriginal people. The third element that contributed to the experience of authenticity is associated with having the opportunity to see and/or purchase authentic Aboriginal arts and crafts. Respondents perceived a product as authentic if it conformed to specific criteria, such as reflecting uniqueness and originality and being handmade by a local artist. Verification of authenticity was also generated by the shopping experience itself, for example meeting the artist and watching how the craft is produced. Finally, the fourth element in the construction of authenticity is related to tourists’ perceptions of the dance performance. Some respondents recognised this as a contrived experience that lacked ‘traditional’ authenticity, while some respondents wanted to see an authentically contrived or staged cultural performance as this was regarded as an occasion for entertainment and enjoyment. Furthermore, the findings of this study suggested that respondents generally referred to the authenticity of toured objects (object authenticity) when describing their perceptions of an authentic experience. The majority of tourists and employees employed a constructivist approach within their conceptualisation of the notion of authenticity. Only a small number of tourists appeared to hold attitudes similar to the objectivist and postmodern perspectives.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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"Islam, tourism, and changing foodways among the Utsat of Hainan island." 2010. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5894336.
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Wu, Huanyu.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-170).
Abstracts in English and Chinese; includes Chinese.
Illustrations --- p.vi
Chapter Chapter 1: --- Introduction --- p.1
Chapter 1. --- Research Question --- p.4
Chapter 2. --- Literature Review --- p.5
Chapter 2.1 --- "Theoretical Background: Tradition, Modernity, and Social Change" --- p.5
Chapter 2.2. --- Research Perspective: Food studies --- p.11
Chapter 2.3. --- Utsat Studies --- p.15
Chapter 3. --- Methodology --- p.17
Chapter 4. --- Chapter Organization --- p.21
Chapter Chapter 2: --- An Islamic History of Utsat --- p.22
Chapter 1. --- Arabian-Persian Merchants --- p.22
Chapter 2. --- Champa Immigrants --- p.27
Chapter 3. --- Mainland Muslims --- p.32
Chapter 3.1 --- The Pu (蒲）Lineage --- p.33
Chapter 3.2 --- The Hai （海） Lineage --- p.37
Chapter 3.3 --- The Book of Utsat Genealogies (《通屯宗谱全书》) --- p.39
Chapter 3.4 --- Some Observations --- p.42
Chapter 4. --- Being Hui --- p.47
Chapter 5. --- Summary and Analysis --- p.54
Chapter Chapter 3: --- The Contemporary Utsat Community --- p.57
Chapter 1. --- Location and Demography --- p.57
Chapter 2. --- The Local Religious Practice --- p.58
Chapter 2.1 --- The Mosques --- p.58
Chapter 2.2 --- Core Duties and Beliefs --- p.61
Chapter 3. --- Education --- p.65
Chapter 3.1 --- Religious Education --- p.65
Chapter 3.2 --- Secular Education --- p.66
Chapter 4. --- Kinship and Communal Interaction --- p.70
Chapter 5. --- Tourism and the Local Economy --- p.74
Chapter 6. --- Summary --- p.76
Chapter Chapter 4: --- Qingzhen and Islamic Food Laws --- p.78
Chapter 1. --- The Meaning of Qingzhen --- p.78
Chapter 2. --- Qingzhen and Islamic Foodways --- p.81
Chapter 3. --- The Utsat Understanding of qingzhen --- p.86
Chapter 3.1 --- Our Hui Food --- p.87
Chapter 3.2 --- Ethnic Food --- p.100
Chapter 4. --- Summary --- p.104
Chapter Chapter 5: --- Tourism and Law-breaking Behaviors --- p.105
Chapter 1. --- The Development of Sanya Tourism --- p.105
Chapter 1.1 --- A General Background --- p.105
Chapter 1.2 --- Making a Fortune: A Success Story of an Utsat woman --- p.109
Chapter 1.3 --- "Islam, Gender, and Social Change" --- p.113
Chapter 2. --- The Changing Utsat Foodways --- p.115
Chapter 2.1 --- Lawful Ways of Changing --- p.115
Chapter 2.2 --- Law-breaking Behaviors --- p.125
Chapter 3. --- Summary & Discussion --- p.149
Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion --- p.152
Chapter 1. --- The Nature of Utsat Social Change --- p.152
Chapter 2. --- Reflections on the Study of Social Change --- p.156
Bibliography --- p.159
Appendix I --- p.171
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Krause, Elizabeth L. "Slippery paths : connections and divergences between historic preservation and tourism in Micronesia." Thesis, 1992. http://hdl.handle.net/1957/21903.
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Micronesians are in the process of becoming independent nation-states after nearly a
century of colonial rule, including four decades of U.S. administration as the Trust
Territory of the Pacific Islands. Pressures to attain self-sufficiency have led many of these
island nations to embrace tourism as an economic development strategy. Meanwhile,
historic preservation proliferates as a mechanism to protect cultural resources threatened
by rapid modernization. This thesis builds on two separate field experiences in opposite
regions of Micronesia-the Marshall Islands and Palau-to examine the consequences of
an increasingly close relationship between historic preservation and tourism. Cultural
tourism in particular builds on ethnicity as a way to attract tourists with the goal of
revitalizing the host society's heritage and self-concept. The outcome is potentially ironic:
A tourist industry, which generally serves as an agent of change and encourages
development, may in fact heighten the risk to cultural and historic resources.
A theoretical and historical framework is provided through literature that draws upon
periods of early exploration, colonialism, trust territory administration and nation-statehood.
This broad context allows for an understanding of tourism as a development
strategy, especially as it relates to cultural heritage and identity. Theoretical matters
apropos political economy, expressive arts, societal change, and power are investigated.
Practical solutions are presented in the form of a social-network-based model for cultural
tourism.
Tourism can help to revive heritage but can lead to new meanings, functions, altered
social status, and potential alienation for the host population depending on the degree of
change that results from commoditization of cultural resources.Graduation date: 1992
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Madondo, Elvis. "The influence of social media in promoting the tourism industry in Durban, South Africa." Thesis, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10321/1530.
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Submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree: Master of Management Sciences: Marketing, Department of Marketing and Retail Management, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2016.Social media is increasingly playing an important role in promoting tourism. The SAT Strategy (2013: 12) suggests that the opportunities in the tourism industry are so numerous but are not yet fully exploited where more marketing is needed to create more awareness. Leung, Law, Hoof, and Huhalis (2013: 5) add that travellers have widely adopted social media in order to search for information, organise, share and annotate their experiences and stories through micro blogs and blogs, online communities, media sharing sites, and other tools collaboratively. Tourism marketers are also considerably using social media to engage with actual and potential tourists throughout the decision making journey (Hudson and Thal 2013: 157). According to Hanekom (2015: 1) tourism is regarded as a critical component on the National Development Plan of South Africa because of its capacity to spur growth across the wider economy and create jobs. There is a need for ongoing efforts to promote the tourism industry for it to remain competitive and continue contributing to the welfare of the people. The aim of this study is to determine the influence of social media in promoting tourism business activities in Durban, South Africa. The primary objective of the research is to examine the value of social media in promoting tourism in Durban. Durban is regarded as the leading tourism destination in South Africa and is globally marketed by an official marketing unit known as Durban Tourism-a part of the eThekwini Municipality (Durban Tourism 2012.4). The study followed a quantitative research method in order to attain the set objectives of the study. Non-probability sampling technique was employed in recruiting the participants. Convenience and purposive sampling techniques were used to generate the sample population in this study. The target population for the study were all the tourists that visited the Durban tourist destinations. The researcher managed to secure a 90% response rate as 272 questionnaires out of 300 were collected. A structured self-administered questionnaire with 42 questions was used in the survey that was conducted to obtain primary data. The study used both descriptive and inferential statistics. Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) version 23.0 was used to analyse the data. The results suggest that social media is of strategic importance in promoting tourism in Durban. Theorists in the literature review highlight that the influence of social media is more pervasive and compelling than conventional mass media because of its ability to influence a larger number of people, the ability to deliver rich information, and the minimal effort required from individuals to make influence attempts (Guo (2014: 3). The majority of tourists indicated that they are active on social media platforms of which, WhatsApp and Facebook had the highest numbers of users. The study also revealed that social media is not an optional extra in the tourism industry and suggests that, tourism companies, like any other company, must participate on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other social media sites in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive business environment (Kaplan and Haenlein 2010:62). The study recommended that tourism authorities must encourage South Africans to visit their own country, adopt and integrate new social media applications, use social media to create awareness of the positive transformations that have taken place in the city, and offer more secure online holiday-purchase provisions. The study recommends further research to be undertaken on the influence of specific social media sites to allow more understanding and use of appropriate social media platforms by marketing practitioners.
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Small, Katie E., University of Western Sydney, College of Business, and School of Marketing. "Understanding the social impacts of festivals on communities." 2007. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/37653.
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This thesis seeks to understand the social impacts that festivals have on their host communities. It focuses on community festivals as one type of event which have a particularly strong connection to their host community. Community festivals are traditionally organised by and for the local community, and often celebrate a theme that has developed from within the community itself. Community festivals provide members of a community with opportunities to engage in socialisation, entertainment and the establishment of social networks, which can contribute to the enhancement of community cohesion and the building of social capital within a community. Additionally, they can provide tourism benefits such as increased visitation and promotion of a destination’s image. However, there is the potential for negative social impacts to result from the hosting of a festival, including traffic congestion, overcrowding, vandalism and increased antisocial behaviour. This thesis seeks to understand the perceived social impacts of community festivals from the perspective of the resident population. Six important questions are addressed in this thesis: 1) what are the underlying dimensions of the social impacts of community festivals?; 2) what are a host community’s expectations and perceptions of the social impacts of a festival?; 3) are there distinct subgroups within a community who differ in their feelings towards a festival?; 4) do these subgroups hold differing perceptions of the social impacts of community festivals?; 5) can the Social Impact Perception (SIP) scale be used to measure residents’ perceptions of the social impacts of community festivals?; and 6) what are the implications of this research for the planning and management of future community festivals? In order to explore these issues, this study draws on literature from the areas of tourism and sociology. It is from the tourism literature, more specifically on events, that community festivals are introduced as the focus of this thesis. The sociological literature on communities reinforces the importance of the ‘community’ in community festivals, and examines the role that festivals can play in contributing to community development, community wellbeing and the enhancement of social capital. Two community festivals were studied, one in Western Australia and the other in Victoria, Australia. Data were collected from residents in each of these two communities at one point in time following the staging of their festival. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used, including semi-structured interviews, focus groups, observational techniques, document analysis and a residents’ perceptions questionnaire. The results revealed that there are distinct subgroups within a community who choose to be involved with their festival in a range of ways and who perceive the social impacts resulting from the festival quite differently. These subgroups have been labelled the tolerators, economically connected, attendees, avoiders and volunteers. Whilst holding varied perceptions of the positive and negative nature of the impacts and levels at which they occur, residents perceive the social impacts of community festivals to occur within six impact dimensions: inconvenience, community identity and cohesion, personal frustration, entertainment and socialisation opportunities, community growth and development, and behavioural consequences. Those residents who participate in the festival, either as volunteers or attendees, tend to be those who are most positive about the festival and its impacts. This participation in the community provides opportunities for social transactions, relationship building and the development of social networks, which in turn have positive outcomes for community wellbeing and the development of social capital. This research has a number of implications for the management of future community festivals, in respect to providing a better understanding of residents’ perceptions of the social impacts a festival creates; towards better satisfying the diverse needs of distinct community subgroups; and related to how festivals can be used to contribute to community wellbeing and the enhancement of social capital.Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Thusi, Nhlanhla Brian. "Challenges for artists in performing and visual arts : a critical appraisal of their impact to South African tourism industry." Thesis, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/994.
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A thesis submitted in fulfillment for the requirements of the degree of Doctor of phisophy in the Faculty of Arts, in the Department of IsiZulu naMagugu at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2005.This study will be focusing on visual and performance artists. It is the plight of artists that they work hard in their artistic disciplines, but do not benefit to the equivalence of their efforts. There are many reasons for this. Crafters are dependent on a sound tourists industry. The study will be looking at some of the reasons and concems then try to provide what could be some answers and solutions. Art is generally thought of as the development of performance skills and or craft manufacturing within a small minority of youth or community performers, usually selected on the basis of talent and motivation. The research leading to this study has been to a large extent, motivated by the need for a more comprehensive and holistic concept This will lend itselfto a fuller exploitation and will have potential for assisting larger numbers of artists to achieve a wide range of educational outcomes in art administration, instrument manufacturing, actual artistic performance and craft production. A large number of arts practitioners internationally feel that understanding a country occurs through its arts and culture. The arts of any country is actually the mirror of the country. This study will look at the arts of South Africa and the impact it has on the proudly SouthAfricans and the tourism industry at large.This study will have two primary purposes: a. to make justification for artists (visual and performance) and, b: to suggest ways in which artists can more prominently and profitably feature in the tourism industry and their sustainability as artists and proud members of South African communities. It is important to note that South African artists exist in highly diverse communities which are influenced by many factors such as: • heritage • cultural fabric • ethnic identity • experiences • different beliefs and convictions
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Burtner, Jennifer Carol. "Travel and transgression in the Mundo Maya : spaces of home and alterity in a Guatemalan tourist market /." Thesis, 2004. http://www.lib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3150550.
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Loibooki, Betrita M. "Tourism, conservation and local livelihoods at Mount Kilimanjaro National Park." Thesis, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10413/3585.
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Tseane-Gumbi, Lisebo Agnes. "Social responsibility of the tourism businesses in the Western Cape Province of South Africa." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20227.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the developmental impacts of Business Social Responsibility (BSR) of the tourism industry in South Africa with a special focus on the Western Cape region. The study was based on the premise that little is known regarding the role and contribution of BSR of the tourism sector to the three critical challenges: poverty, unemployment and inequality that South Africa is facing. The effectiveness of South African tourism policies in guiding the industry and the extend of compliance were assessed. Extensive relevant literature was reviewed, providing a framework for the analysis and interpretation of the research findings. Different types of tourism businesses, 307 in total, were surveyed in the Western Cape Province using stratified sampling. Government tourism departments and community organisations were identified as the key informants. Mixed research methods were applied, allowing for various tools and techniques to be used. Research data was analysed using qualitative and quantitative techniques. The research findings were analysed and interpreted using theoretical realism and neoliberalism frameworks.
The findings indicated that the government developed a series of regulations and procedures to guide the tourism sector. Key role players and international investors design and implement BSR activities with complete disregard of intended community stakeholders. There is little or no significant participation in the design stage of intended stakeholders. Targeted communities are not able to raise critical issues largely because of poverty and unemployment. Though there are regulations such as B-BBEE, employment equity, BSR policies governing various tourism businesses have largely ignored these regulations. Attracting investors has been a major concern for the government with little concern of the nature of activities, impacts and their contributions on reducing the triple challenges in the country. This study contends that the current policies and regulatory frameworks are much too market friendly. Hence, the tourism industry has largely been able to implement policies that favours market goals. Some tourism BSR policies are aligned to the province’s institutional framework while others are not, indicating a lack of sustainable development. A model is proposed to improve the implementation of tourism BSR activities and policiesGeography
D. Phil. (Geography)