Ecotourism: an economic concept for ecological sustainable tourism

Müller, Frank G.

doi:10.1080/00207230008711271

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“…This implies the degradation of natural resources due to organizational commitment to achieve it primary objectives. Similarly, Müller (2000) concluded ecotourism is neither a panacea for the conservation nor can it alone unshackle the economy of local communities. Unless ecotourism is well planned and monitored, the pursuit of maximizing economic benefits may harm the ecosystem and deprive the local communities even further.…”

Section: Institutional Challenges To Ecotourism Of Wetamentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of community based ecotourism in Wenchi Crater Lake, Ethiopia: Challenges and prospects

Ketema¹

2015

J. Hosp. Manage. Tourism

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This study examines the challenges and prospects of Community Based Ecotourism development inEthiopia with special focus on Wenchi Crater Lake. Descriptive research design was employed with 194 sample representatives selected through simple random sampling technique and purposive sampling for quantitative and qualitative data respectively. The data were collected through key informant interview, informal discussion, questionnaire survey and field observation. The finding shows that contrary to the lake's greatest potential for community based ecotourism, conflict of interest over resource usage and ownership of the lake, unfair benefit sharing, incapability of ecotourism business to benefit the local community equitably, inability of ecotourism to substitute traditional agriculture, illegal land marketing and tension among local community are encumbrances that can impede the sustainability of ecotourism of Wenchi. As a result of such challenges, the sustainability of community based ecotourism development of Wenchi Crater Lake is uncertain despite its potential.

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Section: Institutional Challenges To Ecotourism Of Wetamentioning

confidence: 99%

Development of community based ecotourism in Wenchi Crater Lake, Ethiopia: Challenges and prospects

Ketema¹

2015

J. Hosp. Manage. Tourism

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“…Eco-tourism allocates capital for local and regional markets, increases local and international awareness . of the importance of ecosystem preservation, and increase decision-makers' conservation programs for the areas (Muller, 2000). The results have a more indirect implication, which is reflected in the following statement by Luzar et -al.…”

Section: Proceedings Of the 2002 Northeastern Recreation Research Symmentioning

confidence: 57%

Proceedings of the 2002 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

Schuster¹

2003

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“…Many of the adverse anthropogenic effects of tourism in third world and developing nations also challenge developed nations (Mueller, 2000;Buckley, 2002a, b;Hillstrom and Hillstrom, 2003). Recreation and ecotourism in large ecologically diverse countries such as the UK, Australia and Canada pose challenges similar to those faced by Pakistan, various island nations, and the Maghreb region (Miller, 1993;Owen et al, 1993;Eagles and Cascagnette, 1995;Berriane, 1996;Buckley, 2002a, b).…”

Section: Economic Development and The Growth Of Global Tourismmentioning

confidence: 97%

“…Foodstuffs and manufactured goods must be transported to remote tourist sites and carefully disposed of to main-tain the integrity of pristine air-and waterquality conditions of these remote areas (Mueller, 2000;Kelly et al, 2003).…”

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The travel cost method and the economic value of leisure time

Douglas

Johnson

2004

Journal of Tourism Research

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Recent estimates of high values for tourist related recreation USA amenity values indicate that allocation of basic water and terrestrial resources to recreation activities should be given precedence over conventional market oriented activities that often degrade or even extirpate the resource. We discuss at length the travel cost method (TCM), a survey based technique that quantifies the non-market benefits of trips to recreation sites. The TCM has been cast in the role of an 'umpire' in recent resource allocation debates. Understanding the key role of the TCM in the debate will aid tourist agency officials throughout the world. This article is a U.S. Government work and is in the public domain in the U.S.A.

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Ecotourism: an economic concept for ecological sustainable tourism

Cited by 21 publications

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Development of community based ecotourism in Wenchi Crater Lake, Ethiopia: Challenges and prospects

Development of community based ecotourism in Wenchi Crater Lake, Ethiopia: Challenges and prospects

Proceedings of the 2002 Northeastern Recreation Research Symposium

The travel cost method and the economic value of leisure time

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