A critique of community-based tourism development: The comparative case of betong and Pho Tak Districts, Thailand

IF 1.3 Q3 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

Community Development Pub Date : 2022-11-14 DOI:10.1080/15575330.2022.2144921

Morakot Ditta-Apichai, Supattra Sroypetch, Rod Caldicott

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Abstract

Community-based tourism (CBT) promotes a model for enhancing communities' social, environmental, and economic needs upheld as a post-Covid-19 revival strategy. This study aimed to critically review the model following longitudinal fieldwork in Thailand. "Reflection-in-action" methodology exposes CBT failings against sustainable development goals (SDGs). CBT falsely assumes: communities possess necessary capability for effective implementation;structural equity exists among host, and hosts possess uninhibited local control over their tourism assets. Such expositions underpin the study's contributions: a supply-side focus on "community outputs" rather than the demand-side "expectations" of tourists;contradictions to known asset-based development assumptions;and theoretical extension to the CBT literature through critique to onsite experiences against sustainable development goals. Such may assist communities to move beyond their current "constraints" focus to that of "contextual experts" in local community assets. The study demonstrates a need for research, practice, and policy stakeholders to move CBT beyond theorization to a genuine sustainability tool.

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以社区为基础的旅游发展的批判:泰国富德区和富德区之间的比较案例

以社区为基础的旅游(CBT)促进了一种增强社区社会、环境和经济需求的模式，这是一项后covid -19复兴战略。本研究旨在对泰国纵向实地考察后的模型进行批判性审查。“行动反思”方法揭示了CBT在可持续发展目标(sdg)方面的失败。CBT错误地假设:社区拥有有效实施的必要能力;东道国之间存在结构性公平;东道国对其旅游资产拥有不受约束的地方控制。这些论述支撑了本研究的贡献:供给侧关注“社区产出”，而不是游客的需求侧“期望”;与已知的基于资产的发展假设相矛盾;通过对反对可持续发展目标的现场经验的批判，对CBT文献进行理论延伸。这样可以帮助社区超越当前的“约束”焦点，转向当地社区资产的“背景专家”焦点。该研究表明，需要研究、实践和政策利益相关者将CBT从理论转变为真正的可持续性工具。

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Community Development DEVELOPMENT STUDIES-

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2.60

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30.80%

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期刊介绍： Community Development is the peer-reviewed journal of the Community Development Society. Community Development is devoted to improving knowledge and practice in the field of purposive community change. The mission of the journal is to advance critical theory, research, and practice in all domains of community development, including sociocultural, political, environmental, and economic. The journal welcomes manuscripts that report research; evaluate theory, methods, and techniques; examine community problems; or critically analyze the profession itself. Articles may address current issues including the environment and sustainability; food systems; land use; poverty; race, ethnicity, and gender; participation and social justice; economic development; health; housing; and other important topics impacting the field.