Landman, T. (2018) Nature-based tourism strategies within a UNESCO world heritage region: participation and empowerment challenges for stakeholders on Ameland. Bachelor thesis.
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Abstract
The aim of this research is to critically analyse which nature-based tourism development strategies different stakeholders prefer on Ameland in the Wadden Sea region using the UNESCO heritage status without harming their sense of self-determination and ability to participate. The first strategy that the stakeholders proposed concerns using the heritage status to attract more responsible tourism and increase place attachment of visitors by informing them about the uniqueness of the Wadden Sea region and its UNESCO status. This should be done through community tourism planning with the community as central actor. The second strategy is to enable local stakeholders on Ameland to interfere more easily within the Wadden Sea by improving stakeholder involvement and communication between different governments scales. This enables the local community to be involved with decision making concerning problems such as the ferry delays. Empowering stakeholders improves their ability to use the heritage status more efficiently.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Degree programme: | Human Geography and Planning |
| Supervisor: | Stoffelen. H.J.W. |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Apr 2020 05:14 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Apr 2020 05:14 |
| URI: | https://frw.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/290 |
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