Assessment of Park-Community Relationship for Sustainable Development: The Case of Entoto Park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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2024-06-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The rationale behind this research is to examine the park-community relationship in Entoto Park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. It tried to assess the perception of the local community towards Entoto park and investigate community-park relationship at Entoto Park, and finally to discover the major challenges associated with the park-local community nexus at Entoto Park. The study used mixed research approaches, and data was gathered using a questionnaire, interview, and focus group discussion from the 210 respondents. Survey data were processed using SPSS version 25 and analyzed through descriptive statistics for quantitative data from 210 respondents and thematic analysis was conducted for qualitative data’s of focus group discussant’s. The findings show that there exist a moderate and positive relationship between the park and community. Moreover, the community has a positive perception about Entoto Park. The major challenges associated with the community-park relationship are the lack of community participation platforms in Entoto Park, the lack of initiation by the local community in the participation of tourism development in the park, and the limited form of community participation in tourism development. Based on the findings, the research provides recommendation for PAs, Government bodies and Tourism stakeholders some of them are raising awareness for local, and develop community-based tourism product development to benefit locals, participate locals in the planning process, and implement collaborative governance and a benefit-based management system.
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sustainable tourism, local community, urban parks, Entoto Park