Browsing ACoST - 2014 (Sustainability in Tourism) by Issue Date
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Tourism resource management and community participation - the case of Naboisho conservancy in Masai Mara Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Kenya‟s tourism resources are diverse. Wildlife is one of the major attractions. Over the years, there has been ambiguity in the management of this resource. Traditionally, the state has protected wildlife through the ... -
Community based tourism development - a framework for Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)The ostensible failure of mainstream conventional tourism has led many governments of developing countries in Africa to take up alternative means of tourism development. Community based tourism (CBT) has been advocated for ... -
Enriching governance in Africa via sustainable tourism - the integrity action pathway
(Strathmore University, 2014)The lofty human interchange and economic potential of tourism poses a critical platform and frontier with boundless possibilities that could be harnessed to enrich the quality of governance in Africa at both State and ... -
Insecurity and Kenyan tourism
(Strathmore University, 2014)Tourism contributes a significant portion of the Kenyan GDP. However, over the last few years the country has witnessed a drop in visitor arrivals from 1.8 million in 2011 to about 1.5 million in 2013. Tourism earnings ... -
The potential and challenges of promoting ecotourism in Kenya’s wetlands
(Strathmore University, 2014)In the last few decades, ecotourism has become well developed in many parts of the world. This is because it is increasingly viewed as a strategy for promoting sustainable livelihoods and biodiversity conservation. But, ... -
Community participation in tourism development : a case study of Ada
(Strathmore University, 2014)This paper examines the effectiveness of community participation in tourism development and introduces the community based-tourism relationship model as applied to a case in Ada, Ghana. The application demonstrates that ... -
Sustainability of park branding as a vision 2030 policy initiative in tourism sector in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)This paper is concerned with discerning the efficacy of park branding as a tourism policy initiative and assessing its impacts in influencing tourist choice behaviour. The study was undertaken by way of a Survey of local ... -
Sustainability in ecotourism with special emphasis on wildlife conservation
(Strathmore University, 2014)Ecotourism is carefully traveling to fragile, pristine and usually protected areas through low impact means and on a small scale. The purpose of Ecotourism is to educate the traveler, provide funds for conservation, ... -
Research and education for sustainable development, the Higher Learning Institutions (HLIs) roles (Case study of RWANDA)
(Strathmore University, 2014)By the time being, Rwanda has embarked on public university reform of ``One university system``. This requires means and methods in order to conserve and protect the acquired progresses, but also in order to meet the ... -
The impact of community partnership approach to water hyacinth control : a case study of Lake Victoria
(Strathmore University, 2014)Water hyacinth is a free-floating perennial plant that can grow to a height of 3 feet. The dark green leave blades are circular to elliptical in shape attached to a spongy, inflated petiole and thick heavily branched, dark ... -
Eco-tourism as a strategy for biodiversity conservation in Rwanda
(Strathmore University, 2014)Biological diversity or biodiversity is a term used to describe the variety of life on Earth. It includes plants, animals and other organisms. On the other hand ecotourism has emerged as one of the fastest-growing sectors ... -
Community based tourism initiatives and sustainable tourism development : a case of Mwaluganje Elephant sanctuary in Kwale County, Kenya.
(Strathmore University, 2014)Sustainable tourism refers to tourism development that meets the needs of present visitors and hosts while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future. It emphasizes the balance between environmental, social, and ... -
Tourism outreach to end demand for ivory and save elephants
(Strathmore University, 2014)Kenya‟s new Wildlife Conservation and Management Act came into effect on January 10th 2014 and it bites. Passengers in possession of any amount of ivory, even earrings, face up to life imprisonment. Kenya is world‟s gateway ... -
Tourism as a shared income earner : towards a viable community based tourism initiatives (CBTIs)
(Strathmore University, 2014)Tourism in Kenya has spurred sectorial growth in diverse sectors of the economy with concomitant increase in living standards and the overall economic growth and development. However, income from tourism has rarely been ... -
Tourism planning and development for sustainability
(Strathmore University, 2014)The secret to success in both the expansion of international hotel chains and the initial positive results from eco-hospitality by the end of the 1980s was due to the application of the fundamental principles of tourism ... -
Reconstruction of sustainable education in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)Education in developing countries is facing problems at all levels: At the primary level, despite gains in enrolment, the quality is appallingly low. In East Africa, some 20-30 percent of students in class 6 pupils, could ... -
Critical Success factors for restaurant franchisees in Kenya
(Strathmore University, 2014)In today‟s globalized world, businesses look to expand in order to have a global presence. Restaurant businesses have expanded internationally using franchising. This study seeks to determine the critical success factors ... -
Exploring hotel managers perceptions and responses as counter measures for seasonality – a sustainable framework for Kenya’s tourism industry
(Strathmore University, 2014)Seasonality in tourism has continued to be a concern for researchers, managers, policy makers and the hotel industry globally. Kenya is typified by a two-peak seasonality pattern, which is often characterized by the nature ... -
Community participation towards ecotourism initiative in Binsar Wildlife sanctuary, India
(Strathmore University, 2014)The community based ecotourism destination of Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the temperate broadleaved forest of the Middle Himalayas, the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Ecotourism concept has been accepted by ... -
Community and ecotourism entrepreneurship in Kenya : sustaining tourism through valuation of ecosystem services
(Strathmore University, 2014)Tourism is a major driver for economic growth for developing countries. In Kenya Tourism contributes for about 12 per cent to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The main tourist attractions in Kenya are nature based ranging ...
