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Effects of drought on cultural tourism: selected cases of Maasai tourism groups surrounding Tarangire National Park in Tanzania

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dc.creator Lwoga, N. B.
dc.creator Asubisye, E.
dc.date 2018-07-16T06:13:57Z
dc.date 2018-07-16T06:13:57Z
dc.date 2016-11-11
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-25T08:50:29Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-25T08:50:29Z
dc.identifier 1476-6825 (Print) 1747-7654 (Online)
dc.identifier https://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/2521
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/90264
dc.description Journal of tourism and cultural change, 2016
dc.description This study explores the effect of drought on cultural tourism by applying the case study approach using the Maasai women’s groups surrounding Tarangire National Park (TNP) in Tanzania. Semi-structured interviews and observations were used to collect data from 30 purposefully selected Maasai women and 30 tourists. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The findings show that drought affects tourism both positively and negatively. Positively, drought forges unity among individuals, and creates the community’s external links that are crucial for tourism development. Negatively, drought interferes with the development and delivery of tourist products, thus destroying their quality and service delivery. Despite the challenges tourism faces during times of drought, including the scarcity of raw materials for making cultural products, 50% of the respondents would rather continue with tourism as a strategy to curb the effect of drought than their traditional livelihoods. Theoretically, the study shows the importance of the cultural ecology and livelihood lenses in investigating the effects of drought on tourism in a cultural setting. Practical recommendations for tourism authorities and stakeholders, as well as areas for future research, are provided.
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dc.language en_US
dc.publisher Taylor & Francis (Routledge), Journal of Tourism & Cultural Change
dc.subject Cultural tourism
dc.subject Climate change
dc.subject Drought
dc.subject Culture
dc.subject Tarangire
dc.subject Maasai
dc.title Effects of drought on cultural tourism: selected cases of Maasai tourism groups surrounding Tarangire National Park in Tanzania
dc.type Article


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