Community participation in rural tourism: towards a conceptual framework

This study presents a discussion of the community participation construct, within a rural tourism perspective. The study also reviews the methodological characteristics of community participation's theory and measurement and its association to rural tourism environment. The extant literature is...

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Main Authors: Prabhakaran, Sudesh, Nair, Vikneswaran, Ramachandran, Sridar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47844/1/47844.pdf
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author Prabhakaran, Sudesh
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description This study presents a discussion of the community participation construct, within a rural tourism perspective. The study also reviews the methodological characteristics of community participation's theory and measurement and its association to rural tourism environment. The extant literature is revisited to establish taxonomy of the methodological procedures for measuring community participation from the context of rural tourism. Hence, proposing a comprehensive conceptual framework featuring its multifaceted, intertwined and progressive nature for community participation in a rural tourism environment.
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spelling upm.eprints-478442016-07-13T03:53:19Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47844/ Community participation in rural tourism: towards a conceptual framework Prabhakaran, Sudesh Nair, Vikneswaran Ramachandran, Sridar This study presents a discussion of the community participation construct, within a rural tourism perspective. The study also reviews the methodological characteristics of community participation's theory and measurement and its association to rural tourism environment. The extant literature is revisited to establish taxonomy of the methodological procedures for measuring community participation from the context of rural tourism. Hence, proposing a comprehensive conceptual framework featuring its multifaceted, intertwined and progressive nature for community participation in a rural tourism environment. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47844/1/47844.pdf Prabhakaran, Sudesh and Nair, Vikneswaran and Ramachandran, Sridar (2014) Community participation in rural tourism: towards a conceptual framework. Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 144. pp. 290-295. ISSN 1877-0428 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877042814042268 10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.298
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