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Title: Socio-Economic Aspects of Sustainable Ecotourism Development: The Case of Kerala
Authors: Rajasenan, D
Varghese, Manaloor
Bijith, George Abraham
Keywords: Perception
Livelihood
Marginalized community
Community based Ecotourism
Sustainability
Issue Date: 2012
Abstract: The paper is an attempt to shed light on the socio-economic aspects of the local communities on the development of ecotourism in Kerala. Most of the local communities in the ecotourism destinations are tribes who have been excluded from the mainstream society and are not a part of Kerala’s overall development setting. The paper also tries to situate the community perception on the sustainable livelihood of ecotourism sites of Kerala. Data for the study is obtained from a primary survey by dividing the ecotourism destinations in Kerala into three zones, 230 from south zone, 220 from central zone and 200 from north zone with a total sample size of 650 based on the notion of community based ecotourism initiatives of the state. The result of the study confirms that ecotourism has helped to enhance the livelihood of the marginalized community. With well-knit policies it is possible to tag ecotourism of Kerala as an important tourism destination in the global tourism map
Description: Research on Humanities and Social Sciences,Vol 2, No.11, 2012
URI: http://dyuthi.cusat.ac.in/purl/4591
ISSN: ISSN 2222-1719 (Paper) ISSN 2222-2863 (Online)
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