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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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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