Contribution of ecotourism to poverty alleviation in Nyanga, Zimbabwe

Chirenje, Leonard I.

doi:10.1080/10042857.2017.1319172

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“…In each tourism node, semi-structured interviews were carried out with household heads until responses reached a saturation point. This is in line with what other researchers in social science enquiry recommend (for instance, Chirenje, 2017; Lourens, 2008). During semi-structured interviews, information was recorded as field notes or tape recorded.…”

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Can mountain route tourism work for the poor? Exploring worldviews from Maluti Route in the Drakensberg Region of South Africa

Mutana

Mukwada

2018

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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Poverty reduction is necessary for the attainment of sustainable tourism development. Ironically, in many mountain regions, tourism destinations are concomitant with extreme poverty. Route tourism is regarded as one of the few poverty reduction options available to mountain communities. This study used the worldviews theory to compare the perceptions of the three distinct groups, namely local communities, tourism business operators and local government officials, regarding the contribution of route tourism to poverty reduction along the Maluti Route, in the Drakensberg Mountain Region of South Africa. A survey was carried out among 80 tourism business operators and 250 community members, and complimented with in-depth interviews held with local government officials and observations that were made in tourism business organisations. The results indicate diametrically opposed viewpoints between tourism business operators and local communities. While business organisations believe that they are significantly contributing to poverty reduction in the region, local communities acknowledge only a limited number of benefits from tourism. The study concludes that tourism can work for the poor if they are adequately equipped with skills to contribute in tourism investment and if the tourism cake is deliberately ‘tilted’ towards them. We conclude by highlighting the need for communication among stakeholders about current efforts and options available to reduce poverty through tourism, including the training of locals in tourism related skills, as well as improving linkages among industry, government and tourism industry as a measure for enhancing the role of tourism in poverty reduction.

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“…Poverty is a reality that many mountain communities grapple with especially in developing countries (Chirenje, 2017; Hotola, 2009). In fact, the majority of people living in mountain regions are described as poor (Anderson, 2015; von Dach et al., 2006).…”

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Can mountain route tourism work for the poor? Exploring worldviews from Maluti Route in the Drakensberg Region of South Africa

Mutana

Mukwada

2018

Tourism and Hospitality Research

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“…The hospitality sector is an important contributor to economic growth as it creates jobs, generates income, and facilitates international connections in multiple ways [1][2][3][4]. This sector is even more important for countries without fossil resource endowments.…”

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Multicriteria Approach towards the Sustainable Selection of a Teahouse Location with Sensitivity Analysis

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The teahouse market has seen an expansion across various countries. In order to identify the most reasonable paths for development, the choice of location for the outlets needs to account for a number of conflicting criteria. Therefore, the multicriteria approach is required to effectively handle the location selection problem. In this paper, we develop a multicriteria framework for teahouse selection and apply it in the context of Lithuania. The indicator system is set up in order to capture the different aspects of the candidate locations. We also apply two multicriteria decision-making techniques (the evaluation based on distance from average solution (EDAS) method and the weighted aggregated sum product assessment with normalization (WASPAS-N) method) in order to ensure the robustness of the results. The weights of criteria were determined based on the expert survey. In addition, a Monte Carlo simulation was applied to check the sensitivity in changes of the criterion weights. The empirical application demonstrated validity of the proposed approach in choosing the optimal location of a teahouse.

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“…Sin embargo, estos beneficios podrían disminuir en un largo plazo (Sharpley & Naidoo, 2010;Zeng et al, 2015). En Estados insulares en desarrollo, el turismo contribuye a la reducción de la pobreza y puede mejorar el desarrollo humano (Jiang et al, 2011;Kim, Uysal & Sirgy, 2013), mientras que, en las áreas rurales remotas, el empleo en ecoturismo mejora la seguridad financiera y el bienestar social (Snyman, 2012;Chirenje, 2017), aunque preexisten factores socioculturales que pueden limitar la participación de hombres y mujeres en el turismo (Tucker & Boonabaana, 2012). Por un lado, el turismo proporciona una diversificación de los medios de vida para los locales, y por el otro, aquellos que dependían del empleo en el sector de alojamientos tenían los ingresos más bajos (Adiyia et al, 2014).…”

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Contribution of ecotourism to poverty alleviation in Nyanga, Zimbabwe

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Can mountain route tourism work for the poor? Exploring worldviews from Maluti Route in the Drakensberg Region of South Africa

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