Community Based Tourism and Case study of Ghandruk: Community Based Tourism and case study of Ghandruk.
Translated title
Master Thesis: Community Based Tourism and Case Study of Ghandruk
Authors
Basnet, Saroj ; Tamang, Bigesh
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-08-07
Pages
87
Abstract
Dette speciale undersøger fællesskabsbaseret turisme (Community Based Tourism, CBT) i landsbyen Ghandruk i Nepals Annapurna-område med fokus på, hvordan lokale interessenter forstår og erfarer CBT, og hvilke sociale og økonomiske forandringer de forbinder med den. Med udgangspunkt i litteratur om CBT og samarbejde anvendes et kvalitativt casestudie, der indsamler primære data gennem interviews med lokale aktører i og omkring turismesektoren samt andre beboere. Formålet er at belyse interessenternes perspektiver og vurdere, hvordan CBT opleves at påvirke levebrød, lokale udviklingsmuligheder og sociale forhold, herunder fattigdomsreduktion og kastediskrimination, samt at forstå samarbejdet mellem lokalsamfundet og Annapurna Conservation Area Project siden 1980’erne. Specialets problemformulering lyder: Hvad er de lokale interessenters perspektiver på fællesskabsbaseret turisme, og hvordan har CBT påvirket Ghandruk socialt og økonomisk? Den præsenterede del beskriver kontekst og metode; konkrete empiriske resultater rapporteres i de efterfølgende kapitler.
This thesis examines community-based tourism (CBT) in the village of Ghandruk in Nepal’s Annapurna region, focusing on how local stakeholders understand and experience CBT and what social and economic changes they associate with it. Grounded in literature on CBT and collaboration, the study adopts a qualitative case study design and collects primary data through interviews with tourism actors, community representatives, and other residents. It aims to document stakeholder perspectives and assess how CBT is perceived to influence livelihoods, local development, and social relations, including poverty reduction and caste discrimination, as well as the interplay between community initiatives and the Annapurna Conservation Area Project since the 1980s. The guiding research question is: What are the perspectives of local stakeholders toward CBT, and how has CBT impacted Ghandruk socially and economically? The section provided outlines context and methodology; specific empirical findings are presented in later chapters.
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