Role of Ecotourism in Sustainable Development

Kiper, Tuğba

doi:10.5772/55749

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“…Establishing internationally and nationally accepted guidelines and certifications proceeded throughout the 1990s [14]. A number of NGOs and governmental local authorities have suggested different sets of guidelines or principles for ecotourism.…”

Section: Principles For Ecotourism Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecotourism principles as a framework for culturally responsive community development

Sarhan¹,

Abdel-Galil²,

Radwan³

2016

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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Ecotourism is one of the fastest growing sectors of tourism, denoting responsibility to the environment and a duty to respect and develop local cultures. Its development can cause positive and negative impacts, hence its premise is to find a balance between various impacts with an aim to preserve cultural integrity, ecological processes and biological diversity. This paper examines ecotourism as a form of sustainable development for Egyptian communities aiming to manage diverse resources such that economic, social and environmental needs are fulfilled. The case study lies in El-Omayyad biosphere reserve, a protected area designated by UNESCO in 1981. It lies in the western Mediterranean coastal desert of Egypt and possess a variety of flora, fauna and human settlements. The coastal area has witnessed a boom of resort construction, since the 1980s and continuing to date. The area has been divided into fractions of so called 'tourist villages'. These developments are occupied a mere couple of months per year and have ignored the economic, social and environmental fabric of the area. The reserve presents a further challenge, namely the Bedouin culture and the restrictions of a protected area. This research builds an appraisal tool able to capture the unique elements of the area, addressing the abovementioned challenges along with lessons learnt from the unresponsive recurring developments. To analyze the case study, data sets of physical characteristics, environmental, social and economic values were collated through governmental reports, prior research studies and field observations, corroborated by informal interviews with the locals to highlight crucial issues affecting tourism. For a comprehensive sustainable development in the area, the tool developed in this paper can be used by local government and organizations both in Egypt and other developing nations witnessing similar types of development in order to improve the physical and social environments.

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Section: Principles For Ecotourism Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Ecotourism principles as a framework for culturally responsive community development

Sarhan¹,

Abdel-Galil²,

Radwan³

2016

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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“…Moreover, this potential of flora and fauna can provide an opportunity for visitors to enjoy these tourist attractions, which can benefit the local community. According to Kiper (2013), tourism development can become a sustainable tourism if it focuses on three things: a) quality, improvement on the environmental quality so that the tourist attraction will attract more tourists to revisit; b) sustainability, the development of tourism areas must be accompanied by preservation and regeneration of natural resources; and c) balancing between the needs of tourists and environmental protection by carrying capacity on the tourist attraction. The role of local communities and stakeholders can be mutually beneficial, which is seen as an economic concept of sustainability in increasing long-term economic objectives and environmental stewardship.…”

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The Potential of Flora and Fauna as Tourist Attractions in Biodiversity Park of Pelawan Forest, Central Bangka

2017

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Indonesia has a high potential for the diversity of flora and fauna species together with their ecosystem. Preservation of natural resources can be done through conservation using the concept of ecotourism. The purpose of this research is to identify the potential of the flora and fauna in Biodiversity Park of Pelawan Forest for tourist attraction. The study was conducted from October 2016 to January 2017 through inventory and in-depth interview. The analysis on the results of this study indicate that there are 41 species of 27 families of plants and 135 species of animals consisting of amphibians (6 species), reptiles (16 species), birds (99 species) and mammals (14 species). This indicates that Biodiversity Park of Pelawan Forest is very competitive for tourism attractions, which is supported by the presence of key species (Tristaniopsis merguensis), flagship species (Cephalopachus bancanus), and abundance of birds for bird watching. Based on the IUCN red list, several species of flora, such as Gonystylus bancanus, and fauna, such as Setornis criniger, Chloropsis sonnerati, Macaca nemestrina, Nycticebus menagensis, and Cephalopachus bancanus, are vulnerable to extinction. This study on flora and fauna results in the initial data that can be used to support conservation efforts. Moreover, the result of this study can provide an opportunity for visitors to enjoy these tourist attractions, which can benefit the local community.

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“…Konsep ekowisata (ecotourism) pertama kali ditemukan oleh Hector CeballosLascurain pada tahun 1986, dengan mengemukakan bahwa ekowisata merupakan wisata ke daerah yang relatif masih alami atau tidak terkontaminasi dengan tujuan mempelajari, mengagumi, dan menikmati pemandangan alam satwa liar yang hidup di dalamnya, termasuk manifestasi budaya masa lalu dan sekarang yang ditemukan di daerah tersebut [16]. [17] mendefinisikan ekowisata sebagai pembangunan wisata berkelanjutan melalui pengembangan sumber daya ekowisata, seperti lanskap, lingkungan, budaya, teknologi, dan industri.…”

Section: A Ecotourism Dan Pro-environmental Behaviorunclassified

Efektifitas Electronic Word of Mouth (e-wom) melalui Media Sosial pada Ekowisata Bahari di Sumatera Barat

Meuthia

2017

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Abstract-The research goal is to investigate the effectiveness of electronic word of mouth (e-wom) through social media and place satisfaction towards pro-environmental behavioral intention. Pro-environmental behavioral intention influenced by e-wom and place satisfaction has been identified through quantitative analysis techniques with hypothesis testing. The sampling technique is purposive sampling to establish criteria for the respondents, national and local tourists who have visited marine destination in West Sumatra. 146 respondents collected as a sample in this study. Online questionnaire via GoogleDocs used as a medium for collecting data. This study uses smartPLS 2.0 M3 software to test the linkage among variables. They were analyzed at the level of the first-order construct. The results showed that place satisfaction and electronic word of mouth (e-wom) are being the determinants of pro-environmental behavioral intention. Place satisfaction has been the enabler of sharing information behavior on social media through intention to share the scenery of marine ecotourism destination via images or text.Keyword -E-tourism, COME factors, hospitality industry Intisari-Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi efektifitas electronic word of mouth (e-wom) melalui media sosial dan kepuasan pengunjung pada destinasi wisata terhadap keinginan untuk peduli terhadap lingkungan (pro-environmental behavioral intention). Pro-environmental behavioral intention wisatawan yang dipengaruhi oleh e-wom dan kepuasan destinasi diidentifikasi dalam penelitian ini melalui teknik analisa kuantitatif dengan pengujian hipotesis. Teknik pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu purposive sampling dengan menetapkan kriteria responden yaitu wisatawan lokal dan nasional yang pernah mengunjungi destinasi wisata bahari di Sumatera Barat. 146 orang responden terkumpul sebagai sampel dalam penelitian ini. Kuisioner online melalui googledocs digunakan sebagai media untuk mengumpulkan data. Penelitian ini menggunakan software smartPLS 2.0 M3 untuk menguji pengaruh antar variabel yang dianalisa pada level first-order construct. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kepuasan pengunjung terhadap destinasi dan electronic word of mouth (e-wom) menjadi variabel determinan konstruk pro-environmental behavioral intention. Kepusan pengunjung telah menjadi anteseden munculnya perilaku berbagi informasi dari mulut ke mulut di media sosial melalui minat kesediaan pengunjung untuk menampilkan keindahan objek ekowisata bahari melalui gambar maupun teks.Kata kunci: Electronic Word of Mouth (e-wom), kepuasan destinasi, Pro-environmental behavioral intention, smartPLS 2.0 M3, firstorder construct.I. PENDAHULUAN Indonesia sebagai negara kepulauan terluas di dunia memiliki potensi yang sangat besar untuk mendukung kemajuan perekonomian di sektor maritim. Luas wilayah yang hampir dua pertiga lautannya lebih besar dari daratan telah mendorong Indonesia menempati peringkat ketiga di dunia setelah China dan India dalam produksi perikanan [1]. Kebijakan dan str...

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Role of Ecotourism in Sustainable Development

Cited by 209 publications

References 38 publications

Ecotourism principles as a framework for culturally responsive community development

Ecotourism principles as a framework for culturally responsive community development

The Potential of Flora and Fauna as Tourist Attractions in Biodiversity Park of Pelawan Forest, Central Bangka

Efektifitas Electronic Word of Mouth (e-wom) melalui Media Sosial pada Ekowisata Bahari di Sumatera Barat

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