Can community-based tourism drive sustainable development? A governance and policy analysis of la Ventanilla, Mexico
Parlanti, Benedetta (A.A. 2024/2025) Can community-based tourism drive sustainable development? A governance and policy analysis of la Ventanilla, Mexico. Tesi di Laurea in Heritage, tourism and sustainable economic development policies, Luiss Guido Carli, relatore Maria Giusti, pp. 104. [Master's Degree Thesis]
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Abstract/Index
Tourism and development thinking: from growth-oriented models to communitybased approaches. Tourism as a global industry. Tourism as a development strategy. Critiques of the sustainable tourism concept. The emergence of community-based tourism as an alternative. Community-based tourism: concepts, forms and debates. The role of CBT in achieving the SDGs. Community-cased tourism and rural tourism: a conceptual distinction. Different forms of community-based tourism. Principles of community-based tourism. Community participation and empowerment models. Benefits of community-based tourism. Policy and institutional frameworks. Challenges and barriers to community-based tourism. From national policies to local practices: community-based tourism in Mexico. History of tourism development in Mexico. Case study: cooperativa de servicios ecoturísticos la Ventanilla (CSELV), Oaxaca, Mexico. Sector–UNESCO initiative: national guide and community tourism certification.
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Bibliografia: pp. 87-100.
| Thesis Type: | Master's Degree Thesis |
|---|---|
| Institution: | Luiss Guido Carli |
| Degree Program: | Master's Degree Programs > Master's Degree Program in International Relations (LM-52) |
| Chair: | Heritage, tourism and sustainable economic development policies |
| Thesis Supervisor: | Giusti, Maria |
| Thesis Co-Supervisor: | Taraborrelli, Angelo |
| Academic Year: | 2024/2025 |
| Session: | Extraordinary |
| Deposited by: | Alessandro Perfetti |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2026 10:08 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2026 10:08 |
| URI: | https://tesi.luiss.it/id/eprint/46812 |
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