Inclusive tourism development analysis of Koh Pdao destination
Author
Bova, Veronica
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-06-02
Pages
66
Abstract
Turisme kan bidrage til at reducere fattigdom i nogle af verdens fattigste lande, som i Cambodja. Dette studie undersøger, hvordan den fællesskabsbaserede økoturisme på Koh Pdao bliver ledet, og hvor inkluderende udviklingen er – dvs. om gevinster og muligheder fordeles bredt, og barrierer for udsatte grupper mindskes. Analysen kombinerer en tilgang til inkluderende turisme med en kritisk refleksion over bæredygtig turisme i lyset af FN’s Verdensmål (SDG’erne) samt en sammenligning af top-down- og bottom-up-ledelsesmodeller (styring oppefra versus nedefra i lokalsamfundet). Metodisk bygger studiet på semistrukturerede og såkaldte 'delegerede' interviews med fem personer på destinationens ledelsesniveau. Interviewdata er kodet, kondenseret og fortolket med fokus på betydning. Analysen, diskussionen og konklusionen er struktureret omkring syv elementer af inkluderende turisme, der bruges til at vurdere destinationers inklusivitet. Resultaterne viser, at Koh Pdao fungerer som en top-down styret, fællesskabsbaseret økoturismedestination og kun til dels ledes i overensstemmelse med principper for inkluderende turisme. Studiet peger desuden på, at sociale effekter af turisme bør tilføjes som en relevant indikator for inklusivitet.
Tourism can help reduce poverty in some of the world’s least-developed countries, as seen in Cambodia. This study examines how community-based ecotourism on Koh Pdao is managed and how inclusive its development is—that is, whether benefits and opportunities are widely shared and barriers for marginalized groups are reduced. The analysis combines an inclusive tourism approach with critical reflection on sustainable tourism in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and compares top-down and bottom-up management models (decision-making led from above versus led by the community). The study draws on semi-structured and so-called ‘delegated’ interviews with five participants at the destination’s managerial level. Interview data were coded, condensed, and interpreted with a focus on meaning. The analysis, discussion, and conclusions are organized around seven elements of inclusive tourism used to assess destinations. The findings show that Koh Pdao operates as a top-down, community-based ecotourism destination and is only partly managed in line with inclusive tourism principles. The study also identifies tourism’s social impacts as a relevant additional indicator of inclusiveness.
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