| Author | Niu, Houngwei |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no. NR-94-26 |
| Subject(s) | Ecotourism--China, Southwest
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for
the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. NR-94-26 |
| Abstract | In the poorer countries around the world, tourism to
naturally or environmentally rich destinations , sometimes called
nature tourism or ecotourism, is becoming increasingly popular.
But the consequences of nature tourism, its potential social ,
economic and environmental impacts, are yet to be well
understood. Mechanisms are not in place to c l early evaluate the
impacts of this tourism, which are wide spread in the social,
cultural, economic and environmental fabric of a society.
The Lijiang Region, an ethnic minority people autonomous
area in Yunnan Province, southwest Chin a, possessing unpolluted
natural environments, beautiful highly and landscapes a nd
distinctive ethnic cultures, is now promoting tourism, especially
nature tourism, as one of the lead sectors for it's social-economic development. The provincial and county governments have
favorable policies for tourism development , and several large
tourism development projects are now being implemented. This is
the beginning.
Tourism, particularly nature tourism, is considered as an approach to sustainable re sources use, especially in the Lijiang
Region . But, this tourism possesses both benefits and pitfalls at
the same time. Its development depends on a high quality of the
natural environment, but its uncontrolled a nd poorly planned
development can destroy the natural environment it depends on.
The findings of this research suggest that the present
government's strategy and policies promoting tourism development
in the Lijiang Region is not yet sophisticated or appropriate
enough to develop tourism as sustainable tourism , nor inter alia
to sustain its resource base .
In order to obtain a better understanding of nature
tourism' s impacts in the Lijiang Region, and its longer term
implications , and in turn, provide the client of the research
(the Lijiang Tourism Planning & Management Authority), with
in sights for more informed policy, the study analyzes Lijiang
Region 's environmental and cultural resource potential for nature
tourism, and resident amenity migration, a nd formulates strategic
policy implications for resources u se a nd protection. This ma inly
through the use of a strategic analysis methodology.
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| Year | 1994 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. NR-94-26 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Natural Resources Management (NRM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Moss, Laurence A. G.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | King, David J. ;Hertzberg, Ellen ;Kelkar, Govind ;Saeed, Khalid
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| Scholarship Donor(s) | Winrock International Institute For
Agricultural Development
Ford Foundation; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1994 |