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Community-Based Tourism and Development in the Periphery/Semi-periphery Interface: A Case Study from Viet Nam

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Reframing Sustainable Tourism

Part of the book series: Environmental Challenges and Solutions ((ECAS,volume 2))

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This chapter investigates how local residents in community-based tourism (CBT) situations within the periphery/semi-periphery interface perceive the relationship between CBT and ‘development’. Qualitative research methods using a grounded theory approach were applied to examine perceptions of 55 local residents living in three CBT case study sites in the hinterland of Sa Pa town, a popular tourist destination in north-western Viet Nam. The study shows that residents not only regard development as a complex and multi-dimensional construct but overwhelmingly recognize the positive role played by CBT, and identify the influencing factors and recommendations to optimize the contributions of CBT for relevant stakeholders.

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    Tuan-Anh Le

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Le, TA., Weaver, D., Lawton, L. (2016). Community-Based Tourism and Development in the Periphery/Semi-periphery Interface: A Case Study from Viet Nam. In: McCool, S., Bosak, K. (eds) Reframing Sustainable Tourism. Environmental Challenges and Solutions, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7209-9_10

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