What is it about?
Community-based tourism emerged in the 1970s as a locally driven response to the negative effects of international mass tourism (Cater, 1993; De Kadt, 1979; Hall and Lew, 2009; Murphy, 1985; Petricand Pivcevic, 2016; Smith, 1977; Turner and Ash, 1975).Community-based tourism can contribute positively to hosting societies in many different ways.
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Why is it important?
It is an alternative to diversify the local economy, traditionally rooted in agriculture, farming and fishing (Lepp, 2007; López-Guzmán, Sánchez-Cañizares and Pavón, 2011; Maldonado, 2007; Tehand Cabanban, 2007. In addition, it provides visitors with greater environmentaland cultural awareness (Shrestha, Steinand Clark, 2007).
Perspectives
Furthermore, community-based tourism contributes to the conservation of cultural and natural resources. It also helps building job opportunities and reduce poverty of the communities involved (Amir et al, 2015) with a relatively little level of investment (Lindberg, Enriquez and Sproule, 1996). As a result of these positive impacts, community-based tourism has become an important tool to achieve sustainable development (Sebele, 2010).
Dr. Daniel Barrera-Fernández
Universidad de Sevilla
This Handbook fills a void in the current research and thus will appeal to scholars, students, and practitioners interested in tourism management, tourism geography, business studies, development policy and practice, regional development, conservation, and sustainability.
Dr. Marco Hernández-Escampa
Universidad Autonoma Benito Juarez de Oaxaca
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This page is a summary of: Community-based tourism, heritage conservation and improved urban design – Santa María del Tule, Oaxaca, Mexico, December 2020, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.4324/9780429274664-23.
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