EDRD 4010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Participatory Rural Appraisal, Concept Map, Systems Theory
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Unit 7: tourism policies, ngos and training and education for tourism. Conducted over time and on a regular basis by national and regional governments or the private sector, used for further tourism planning. Need a priori data (before development begins) to evaluate posteriori data (after the fact) Difficult to measure the contribution of tourism to an overall development of a region or nation: ex. Elimination of poverty, inequalities among classes, and satisfaction of basic needs of the economically disadvantaged. More important to make sure of integrative tools = mixed methods, creation of both qualitative and quantitative data: ex. Plans & framework, mapping, h-diagrams and pra (participatory rural appraisal) and rra (rapid rural appraisal) General framework for tourism impact analyses (telfer & sharpley) Technique used in community development for many years and increasingly used for tourism planning. Ability to express and share information, identify local assets, appraise opinions and perceptions, mark boundaries, establish events, trends & changes.