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Stephen G Agong - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ecotourism for community empowerment and social inclusion the case of abindu Sacred Site in kisumu county kenya
Journal of economics and sustainable development, 2015Co-Authors: Fredrick Z A Odede, Patrick Odhiambo Hayombe, Stephen G AgongAbstract:Ecotourism, which is currently the fastest growing form of global tourism in the world, is more prevalent today than ever before. Communities that once had very little industry and misguided management systems have now been able to flourish with the employment of local people. By involving the local people in these programs and when a direct stimulus is returned to the community, rather than having the profits sent elsewhere, programs have been proven to be much more successful. When discussing ecotourism, it is also important to realize that these programs are not always beneficial to the local communities and many ecotourism ventures are controlled by outside operators. A useful way to discern responsible community-based ecotourism is to approach it from a development perspective, which considers social, environmental and economic goals, and questions how ecotourism can meet the needs of the host community in terms of improved living standards both in the short and long term. This perspective differs somewhat from those approaching ecotourism predominantly from an environmental perspective.The achievement of sustainable tourism development through community based ecotourism initiatives, require the building of community capacities to understand the importance of the resources they own. Most communities are unaware of the potential their cultural and natural natural resources offer. This study will focus on the potential of an ecotourism Site, namely, Abindu in Nyahera, in Kisumu County, where there is possibility of organizing the community to run ecotourism ventures.The general objective of the study was to ascertain livelihood enhancement opportunities brought in the wake of ecotourism development in host communities, whilst the specific objectives are to: assess the likely identify key stakeholders in the ecotourism Site; assess the level of female empowerment in the development of ecotourism in the community; examine the impacts of ecotourism ventures in the community. The Study examined this community in terms of an empowerment framework as a suitable mechanism for aiding analysis of the social, economic, psychological and political impacts of ecotourism on local communities.The study used qualitative methods to collect the data, namely,participant observation, key informant Interviews, and focused group discussions. Keywords: Ecotourism, Community based Ecotourism, Empowerment, Abindu, Kisumu.
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abindu Sacred Site socio cultural capital for ecotourism promotion and community empowerment in kisumu county kenya
International journal of humanities and social science, 2014Co-Authors: Patrick Odhiambo Hayombe, Fredrick Z A Odede, Stephen G AgongAbstract:This work explores the role of cultural heritage in the transformation of the community, support of local livelihood and poverty reduction in Kenya. The study focuses on the use of cultural identity in promoting ecotourism transformation of the local people. Cultural identity has been the driving factor in a community’s initiative to manage and conserve its cultural heritage Site. The study aimed at examining cultural identity of the Site, establishing its potential for ecotourism transformation, identifying the challenges facing the Site and developing appropriate strategies for ecotourism promotion. The study used ethnographic and phenomenological methods of data collection. The data was qualitatively analyzed and identified themes with respect to research objectives. The research documented cultural identity of the Site as management, conservation and branding tools, identified its potential and challenges for ecotourism promotion, and proposed appropriate strategies for the management and conservation of Abindu Site in the study area.
Asborn J Misiko - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessing niche tourism potentials at kit mikayi Sacred Site using activity based segmentation towards sustainable tourism product diversification
Research on humanities and social sciences, 2013Co-Authors: Asborn J MisikoAbstract:This paper examines the niche tourism potential at Kit Mikayi Tourist Site in Kisumu County. The study analysed core niche tourism practices using the activity-based-segmentation; host communities’ attitudes towards sustainable niche tourism development; potential tourism projects and the socio-economic factors likely to affect tourism development at Kit Mikayi Tourist Site, and proposes ways through which existing and potential challenges can be addressed. The research data was mainly analysed using the content analysis and thematic analysis methods. The study revealed that the Site is frequented by individual and organized groups, dominated by domestic visitors. Identified tourists’ activities include: seeing and climbing the Kit Mikayi Rocks, listening to traditional songs and participating in dodo dance, visiting homesteads, taking souvenir photos, and worshiping. Revealed Kit Mikayi Site’s potential niches include edutainment, photography, geology, and genealogy and music tourism. Though not unanimous, the local communities support tourism development because of the perceived socio-economic opportunities. Challenges linked to marketing, management, ethnic mistrust and competence inadequacies among the internal actors need to be addressed through partnership approach. Keywords : Niche tourism, marketing approach, activity-based-segmentation, Kit Mikayi, partnership, cultural tourism.
Dedan Kimathi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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assessing niche tourism potentials at kit mikayi Sacred Site using activity based segmentation towards sustainable tourism product diversification
2013Co-Authors: Dedan KimathiAbstract:This paper examines the niche tourism potential at Kit Mikayi Tourist Site in Kisumu County. The study analysed core niche tourism practices using the activity-based-segmentation; host communities' attitudes towards sustainable niche tourism development; potential tourism projects and the socio-economic factors likely to affect tourism development at Kit Mikayi Tourist Site, and proposes ways through which existing and potential challenges can be addressed. The research data was mainly analysed using the content analysis and thematic analysis methods. The study revealed that the Site is frequented by individual and organized groups, dominated by domestic visitors. Identified tourists' activities include: seeing and climbing the Kit Mikayi Rocks, listening to traditional songs and participating in dodo dance, visiting homesteads, taking souvenir photos, and worshiping. Revealed Kit Mikayi Site's potential niches include edutainment, photography, geology, and genealogy and music tourism. Though not unanimous, the local communities support tourism development because of the perceived socio-economic opportunities. Challenges linked to marketing, management, ethnic mistrust and competence inadequacies among the internal actors need to be addressed through partnership approach.
Kai Zhang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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effects of supplementary feeding on the breeding ecology of the buff throated partridge in a tibetan Sacred Site china
PLOS ONE, 2016Co-Authors: Nan Yang, Timothy Moermond, Huw Lloyd, Yu Xu, Kai ZhangAbstract:Our goal was to document effects of year-round supplemental feeding on breeding ecology of the Buff-throated Partridge, Tetraophasis szechenyii, within a Tibetan Sacred Site. We evaluated effects of supplemental feeding used as religious/cultural practices which could potentially aid conservation of endangered phasianids. We compared fed breeding groups to neighboring nonfed groups. Fed groups initiated first clutches significantly earlier than nonfed groups. Earlier laying groups within fed and nonfed groups showed significantly lower hatching rates than later groups; however, fed groups showed significantly higher hatching rates than nonfed groups laying in the same period. Earlier laying increased opportunities to renest. All six fed groups with clutch failures renested compared to only one of five nonfed groups with clutch failures. Fed female breeders showed significantly greater investment in their young with larger clutches and larger eggs, which likely increased survivability of early hatchlings. We observed no predation on birds at feeding Sites and recorded only four cases of predation on incubating females, which showed no detectable difference between fed and nonfed groups. Ground-nesting birds typically face high risks of predation. Ten of the 48 groups nested in trees, which occurs in few phasianid species. Tree nests showed significantly higher hatching rates compared to ground nests; however, we found no significant difference in tree nesting between fed and nonfed groups. This partridge is one of four gallinaceous species with cooperative breeding. Breeding groups with helpers had significantly greater reproductive success than single pairs, and fed female breeders with helpers laid bigger eggs than single pairs. Comparing annual reproductive output per group, fed groups not only produced significantly more independent young (≥150 days post-hatching), their young hatched significantly earlier, which likely have greater reproductive value over later hatched young of nonfed groups. Supplemental feeding year-round is likely what enabled the successes of the fed partridges.
Fredrick Z A Odede - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ecotourism for community empowerment and social inclusion the case of abindu Sacred Site in kisumu county kenya
Journal of economics and sustainable development, 2015Co-Authors: Fredrick Z A Odede, Patrick Odhiambo Hayombe, Stephen G AgongAbstract:Ecotourism, which is currently the fastest growing form of global tourism in the world, is more prevalent today than ever before. Communities that once had very little industry and misguided management systems have now been able to flourish with the employment of local people. By involving the local people in these programs and when a direct stimulus is returned to the community, rather than having the profits sent elsewhere, programs have been proven to be much more successful. When discussing ecotourism, it is also important to realize that these programs are not always beneficial to the local communities and many ecotourism ventures are controlled by outside operators. A useful way to discern responsible community-based ecotourism is to approach it from a development perspective, which considers social, environmental and economic goals, and questions how ecotourism can meet the needs of the host community in terms of improved living standards both in the short and long term. This perspective differs somewhat from those approaching ecotourism predominantly from an environmental perspective.The achievement of sustainable tourism development through community based ecotourism initiatives, require the building of community capacities to understand the importance of the resources they own. Most communities are unaware of the potential their cultural and natural natural resources offer. This study will focus on the potential of an ecotourism Site, namely, Abindu in Nyahera, in Kisumu County, where there is possibility of organizing the community to run ecotourism ventures.The general objective of the study was to ascertain livelihood enhancement opportunities brought in the wake of ecotourism development in host communities, whilst the specific objectives are to: assess the likely identify key stakeholders in the ecotourism Site; assess the level of female empowerment in the development of ecotourism in the community; examine the impacts of ecotourism ventures in the community. The Study examined this community in terms of an empowerment framework as a suitable mechanism for aiding analysis of the social, economic, psychological and political impacts of ecotourism on local communities.The study used qualitative methods to collect the data, namely,participant observation, key informant Interviews, and focused group discussions. Keywords: Ecotourism, Community based Ecotourism, Empowerment, Abindu, Kisumu.
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abindu Sacred Site socio cultural capital for ecotourism promotion and community empowerment in kisumu county kenya
International journal of humanities and social science, 2014Co-Authors: Patrick Odhiambo Hayombe, Fredrick Z A Odede, Stephen G AgongAbstract:This work explores the role of cultural heritage in the transformation of the community, support of local livelihood and poverty reduction in Kenya. The study focuses on the use of cultural identity in promoting ecotourism transformation of the local people. Cultural identity has been the driving factor in a community’s initiative to manage and conserve its cultural heritage Site. The study aimed at examining cultural identity of the Site, establishing its potential for ecotourism transformation, identifying the challenges facing the Site and developing appropriate strategies for ecotourism promotion. The study used ethnographic and phenomenological methods of data collection. The data was qualitatively analyzed and identified themes with respect to research objectives. The research documented cultural identity of the Site as management, conservation and branding tools, identified its potential and challenges for ecotourism promotion, and proposed appropriate strategies for the management and conservation of Abindu Site in the study area.
