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Improving access for the informal sector to tourism in The Gambia
Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership, 2003This paper describes a study in the Gambia that attempted to increase the benefits of tourism to the informal sector, and by extension, to poverty reduction. Tourism in the Gambia is primarily controlled by the 'formal sector' - tour operators in originating countries and nationally in the Gambia.DocumentCase studies of good practice for sustainable tourism
Tour Operators Initiative for Sustainable Tourism Development, 2002This web page provides links to 17 case studies of tour operators in the following business areas:working with suppliersworking with destinationsraising the awareness of customersmanagement of their own organizationsThe case studies are individually downloadable and each illustrates a different action that can be taken by tourism businesses to become more sustainable.DocumentMethodology for pro-poor tourism case studies
Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership, 2002This document provides the methodology for writing a case study of a pro poor tourism (PPT) initiative.DocumentSustainable tourism in protected areas: guidelines for planning and management
World Commission on Protected Areas, 2002This is a comprehensive book detailing the state of the art in both the theory and practice of managing tourism in Protected Areas (PAs).DocumentCase study of Lekgophung Tourism Lodge, South Africa
Eldis Document Store, 2002This case study, of a community owned wildlife tourism lodge in the north West Province of South Africa, explores the benefits accruing to the communities on the border of the reserve from the venture.Taking a livelihoods analysis perspective, the study considers the following aspects:structural arrangementsfundingfinancial returns and ‘SMME’ (small and medium enterprise) linkagDocumentTourism conservation and sustainable development
Department for International Development, UK, 1997This is the first, introductory volume of a report and case studies looking at the benefits and costs of tourism to national parks.DocumentGetting the lion's share from tourism: private sector-community partnerships in Namibia.
International Institute for Environment and Development, 2001In a number of developing countries, partnerships between the private sector and local communities are becoming more and more common, especially as communities are increasingly gaining rights to wildlife and other valuable tourism assets on their land through national policy changes on land tenure.DocumentThe ecotourism equation: measuring the impacts
Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, 1998Series of papers and case studies on the evaluation of ecotourism initiatives, focusing on 3 issues:What Are the Impacts of Ecotourism and How Are They Measured?What Are the Parameters of Ecotourism Success?How Can Ecotourism Projects Be Successfully Designed and Implemented? Papers inlcude:Measuring the Impacts of Ecotourism on Animal Populations: A CaseDocumentPromoting Forest Conservation through Ecotourism Income?: a case study from the Ecuadorian Amazon region
Center for International Forestry Research, 1999A principal criterion for classifying a tourism operation as ‘ecotourism’ is that local residents at the site should receive substantial economic benefits, which serve both to raise local living standards and as enhanced incentives for nature conservation.DocumentEconomic Valuation Of Communal Rangelands In Botswana: A Case Study
International Institute for Environment and Development, 1998Aims to estimate the annual direct use value of an average hectare of the communal rangeland in Botswana, based on an anlalysis of secondary data. Exercise incorporates the three major direft uses, both marketed and non-marketed, of rangelands: livestock, wildlife and gatheringPages
