Tourism and poverty alleviation in Tibet, China: the role of government in enhancing local linkages

Ji, Zhongjuan; Xu, Honggang; Cui, Qingming

doi:10.1080/10941665.2021.2020312

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“…Despite the results of our study indicating that the perceptions of the negative aspects are superior to the expected benefits, many respondents recognize the advantages of this type of tourism, as mentioned in similar studies [39][40][41][43][44][45]. In fact, respondents showed some apprehension regarding slum tourism, but they have a positive attitude towards tourists and support this activity due to the economic gains obtained and the benefits of social interaction.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Tourism can be instrumental in alleviating the poverty of the slum dwellers, by providing economic, socio-cultural, and even environmental benefits to an impoverished community, if the strategy makers are sensitized towards the elaboration of effective policies and interventions to develop effective and creative tourism practices that do not only benefit the travel companies but the entire community in a sustainable way [43]. A similar study in Tibet proved that governmental intervention in promoting diverse linkages enabled residents to occupy an active position in the tourism value chain, with improved participation and income in the industry, with the eventual outcome of poverty alleviation [44].…”

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Attitudes towards Slum Tourism in Mumbai, India: Analysis of Positive and Negative Impacts

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Tourism has grown exponentially in the 21st century and continues to be one of the rapidly growing industries in the world in terms of revenue generation and employment opportunities. It covers not only travel services and boarding-lodging activities but a wide range of independent but related sectors like transport, accommodation, food and beverage, and entertainment, among others. Modern tourism is diversified and includes several odd types of tourism, like slum tourism, dark tourism, and sex tourism. This paper analyzes the case of slum tourism to Dharavi, India’s commercial capital and largest city as well as the benefits and disadvantages that such kind of tourism has. It also attempts to understand the opinion of the common people and slum dwellers on slum tourism, while observing if the ten principles of the “Global Code of Ethics for Tourism” (GCET) have been fulfilled in the country. The results show that overall, the principles of GCET are fulfilled but much is still left to be done. On the other side, most of the slum residents accept slum tourism as a reality that brings more benefits than damage to their living environment and are of the opinion that tourism brings prosperity to them and to the country.

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Attitudes towards Slum Tourism in Mumbai, India: Analysis of Positive and Negative Impacts

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“…It emphasizes that the benefits of tourism for the poor must be far greater than the costs they pay. The goals of pro-poor tourism include the following: (1) economic benefits [22]; (2) other life benefits (natural, social, and cultural) [23]; (3) intangible benefits [24]. Therefore, tourism planners, managers, and policy makers cannot simply aim at raising the majority of poor individuals above the poverty line.…”

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Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Pro-Poor Tourism Villages in China

Zhu

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This paper aims to contribute to the effectiveness of pro-poor tourism in rural areas. We use 5770 pro-poor tourism villages in China as the research objects; the spatial distribution characteristics of pro-poor tourism villages in China are analyzed using a combination of disequilibrium index, kernel density analysis, and spatial autocorrelation; their influencing factors are detected using a geographical detector and overlay analysis. The study results show the following: (1) The distribution of pro-poor tourism villages is exceptionally uneven in three zones, eight regions, and inter-provincial levels, forming a high-density cluster belt that includes Hebei, Henan, Anhui, and Hubei, and five high-density cluster cores that include southern Gansu, Sichuan–Gansu–Shaanxi border area; Guizhou, Hunan, and Chongqing border area; southern Sichuan; and southwest Guizhou. (2) Regarding spatial correlations, the pro-poor tourism villages in central and western regions are in hot spots, while those in eastern regions are in cold spots. The hot spots gradually increase, while cold spots gradually decrease, and the clustering trend of the distribution of the pro-poor tourism villages is increasingly apparent. (3) Pro-poor tourism villages are affected by social, economic, industrial, and other human factors as well as natural geographical factors such as terrain, precipitation, river, and climate, among which the industrial factors have a more significant impact. Pro-poor tourism villages are concentrated in humid mountainous areas with an altitude of about 1000 m and an annual precipitation of more than 800 mm, and they are mostly distributed in the subtropical monsoon climate zone closer to the river and more suitable climate. (4) It is suggested that pro-poor tourism villages can be divided into four types: the resource underutilization type, mountain environment restriction type, traffic location non-optimization type, and industrial development lagging type, and the sustainable development strategies of different types of pro-poor tourism villages are proposed.

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“…There are various ways to alleviate poverty. For poverty-stricken areas with certain tourism resources and location advantages, tourism has become an important means to eliminate poverty (Zhongjuan et al, 2022). Tourism can be strong driving force in a wide area.…”

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Tourism poverty alleviation hotspots in China: Topic evolution and sustainable development

Wang

2023

Sustainable Development

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Understanding the hotspots and patterns of tourism poverty alleviation is of great significance to stakeholders. This study aims to comprehensively and scientifically understand the research hotspots, characteristics, trends, and future research directions in the field of tourism poverty alleviation, provide decision support for tourism stakeholders, improve the level of management and service quality of tourism, bal-

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Tourism and poverty alleviation in Tibet, China: the role of government in enhancing local linkages

Cited by 7 publications

References 44 publications

Attitudes towards Slum Tourism in Mumbai, India: Analysis of Positive and Negative Impacts

Attitudes towards Slum Tourism in Mumbai, India: Analysis of Positive and Negative Impacts

Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Pro-Poor Tourism Villages in China

Tourism poverty alleviation hotspots in China: Topic evolution and sustainable development

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