SOCIO-ECON01VIIC IMP ACTS OF TOURISM IN BAHIR DAR TOWN, AMHAllA REGIONAL STA TE, ETHIOPIA

A WOKE, ALEM

dc.contributor.author	A WOKE, ALEM
dc.date.accessioned	2017-12-26T09:26:03Z
dc.date.available	2017-12-26T09:26:03Z
dc.date.issued	2017-12-26
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/8323
dc.description.abstract	r11is research paper Irie.") ro assess the. n1ulti-dime.n&i<'>n:!f imps.cts of tourism in Bahir l)nr town which increases lrurn rime ro time as the tourist [low incrca . .;L':- k:Lentifying problems which hindered ll11J tourism /t:uvironn1en1 and examining the magnitude of the u.ulti-cnucnsiona! linkttges between tourism and the local conununirv The main objective of ~(I~ stltdy is ro nii~~L'.~!'.i the socio-cconouric impact ;,1f tourism. To uchicvc the 0'11ectiV(' the res ...... archer designed a proper methodology which includes hotJ1 primary <tnd secondary data. ' l'!1e prim:uy data collected C·1rough questionnaires, KJI, fGD and observation from 170 rcral respondents ...... To support the primary d:\W scccndary data also collected :incl all were analyzed both qt1alitafive!y ami quantitatively. As the finding iudicates. rourism ;1~1:; <t multi-dimcnsiona! .mpacr in terms -1.)C l.!(·oric1nica;jy, socio cuJtun·1Jly, e1lviron1n.cntally as well as politically. 1:,·.•r ii\.5taricc rhe posuive contribution of tourisrn are: Similar ro ccouomic i111p:!c1· rhe sector has also socio-cuhural, cuvircnmental and polincal importance $UC~ ii:=. in l'r:1st:·uctur~1! improvemenr. p:·c.:.;ervation ~)r arrracrions, create environmental awareness and enc~·~:ir<1giTlg. power and lihn1.1ing crlcct of women'» are feo;.\• ;111·ung 1h~ positive impacts. l~1 t.he-'CO!lf:'?.r}' the sector has also negative in1p£1CTS in !Cr;.115 of monvanug h...:g~ing and dependence, seasonal unemployment and unstable income, c.ggr~1v~~ting. J;ro."(i!ulio11 ·aud student dropnul .. Loss of cultural ide:ttity, c1~\·jr01H1H.:r11.al and ht'r~ta.~c de.gradation and (<1l<ing cf {11tL:llig~11cc arc f~.,v among the negative one bur the. positive i111p~u;1. of l<>UJ'iS..lH is out \VL'ighlt>d than the negative one. 1:.vc11 t!i(~ugb, tho sector has its 0\>.1r1 L'l.HlU .. .bution is1 the town in r'rulti-dirucnsiouat \vi1y the town cannot gniil Jrcm the sector as its potential of auracrion endowment due to poor infrasrmcture and accommodation provision, ~oc.:iaf relarcd problem such as hcggin.i;·~ rhcfi und high entrance fee of attractiuns, inadequate in quality and quantity service pervasion .. l.nck of awareness rind Lack or promorional works. 8.S well HS geographica) locuticn arc among the few factors, for the U11dcrdcveJnpnl~11: o:·the sector in the ll)\\111, Finally ;his paper recommended rhru parricipation and cocnlinuticn of all concerned hodie~ and stake holders is very' imperative in supportina and expansion cf infrastr.tctures which helos to increase tourist i'l\l\V and income earned front it and ii~ con.!'equ;;n;;cs r<) ~l1Cio t~conontic hCiits by· giving higher ,atlcntion to Jn{u i 1nll'..c the. 11egal iv~~ inl JHlCts. ABSTnACT VHl 1. Introduction / 1.1. B:lck ground of the study Tourism has emerged as one of the world's Socio-economic sectors and has been steadily expanding a	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	geography	en_US
dc.title	SOCIO-ECON01VIIC IMP ACTS OF TOURISM IN BAHIR DAR TOWN, AMHAllA REGIONAL STA TE, ETHIOPIA	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US