The role of tourism-related organisation networks in developing sustainable community livelihoods | ||
| Journal of Basic and Environmental Sciences | ||
| Volume 3, Issue 4, October 2016, Pages 112-122 PDF (565.6 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jbes.2016.369619 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ahmed M. Elbaz1; Mohamed A. Abou-Shouk2 | ||
| 1Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality, University of Sadat City, Egypt | ||
| 2Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Fayoum University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study aims to investigate the effect of environmental and non-environmental roles of tourism organisations in protecting environmental natural resources and developing sustainable community livelihoods. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 510 employees of tourism-related organizations involved in managing tourism’s environmental impacts on Hurghada, through a purposive convenient sampling approach. The results revealed a strong environmental role versus poor non-environmental role contributing to the sustainable likelihood outcomes. The study integrated sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach and collaboration theories to examine the role of a network of tourism-related organisations in improving Hurghada’s local community livelihoods. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tourism organisations; sustainable livelihoods approach; collaboration; environmental protection; Structural equation modelling; Egypt | ||
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