Establishment of the balance model for sustainable tourism and community development in developing countries

2014 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24611019
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Kyoei University
• Principal Investigator: TAKAHASHI Susumu 共栄大学, 教育学部, 教授 (50360087)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): YAMAZAKI Yoshie 共栄大学, 国際経営学部, 客員教授 (30258925) ; YAMADA Kosei 帝京大学, 経済学部, 講師 (70350296)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2015-03-31
• Keywords: 持続可能な観光 / インドネシア・ランプン州 / 国立公園 / マングローブ林 / ランプンタピス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This study focused on the relation between local communities and sustainable tourism such as rural tourism and ecotourism in Lampung Province, Indonesia. The increasing dilapidation of traditional houses that draw tourists to the area, and are central to sustainable tourism, are in desperate need of maintenance and preservation. Resources for nature-tourism exist enough in the Lampung area, however it is not developed. Residents in coastal areas depend on mangrove forests more and have greater consciousness for conservation of the mangrove forests higher than residents in urban areas. The results suggested that resources including traditional crafts in both rural areas and natural areas are needed to be exploited for development of sustainable tourism, paying enough attention to maintaining communities where consciousness and life of local people is fully respected.

Free Research Field

環境農学