Practices of Community Based Tourism Development: the case of Dorze Village, Southern Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Ephrem Assefa (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Mebrek Zelalem | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-06-05T08:38:48Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-06-05T08:38:48Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Community-based-tourism plays a pivotal role in terms of conserving natural resources, revitalizing local culture as well as generating revenue for local communities. The major objective of this study was to assess community based tourism development practices in the case of Dorze village, Southern Ethiopia. The study applied the combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods. The research instruments included questionnaires, interviews, document analysis and structured personal observation. Moreover, questionnaire survey was employed to 269 local communities out of which 262 were returned and used for further analysis. In addition to these, semi-structured interviews were conducted on tourism businesses (hotels and restaurants), local tour guides, tourism experts from Chencha Woreda culture and tourism Bureau, destination managers, village leaders. The data gathered through questionnaire survey were processed in SPSS Version 24 and tallied, tabulated and analyzed using descriptive statistical tools. Data gathered via qualitative methods- semistructured interview and document review were analyzed thematically and narrative analysis. The result revealed that the potential tourism resources of the village are composed of both natural and anthropogenic assets. The current anthropogenic tourism resources are in greater quantity as compared to natural resources. Human-induced resources are the upbringing due to historical, cultural and social issues. The major challenges facing community based tourism development in the study area included that community based tourism participants have been challenged during the implementation of the community based tourism practice, lack of infrastructural development and limited government support. Hence, there is a need to have a nationwide community based tourism development strategy, collaboration among key stakeholders, undertaking promotional and awareness creation activities, and developing the necessary infrastructure to enhance the development of community based tourism in the study area. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/3126 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | |
| dc.subject | Community | |
| dc.subject | Community based Tourism | |
| dc.subject | practices | |
| dc.subject | challenges and Dorze village. | |
| dc.title | Practices of Community Based Tourism Development: the case of Dorze Village, Southern Ethiopia | |
| dc.type | Thesis |