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A critical look at community based tourism
Abstract
Community based tourism (CBT) could be one way of creating a more sustainable tourism industry. This article critically reviews the CBT approach in light of fieldwork in a North Queensland tourism destination. The literature on CBT has three major failings from a community development perspective. Firstly, it tends to take a functional approach to community involvement; secondly, it tends to treat the host community as a homogeneous bloc; and thirdly, it neglects the structural constraints to local control of the tourism industry. Attention to these issues could contribute to a more sustainable and equitable tourism industry.
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- Authors
- Blackstock, K.
- Venue
- Community Development Journal
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2005-01-01
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 39-49
- ISSN
- 0010-3802 (ISSN-L)
- 1468-2656
- OpenAlex
- W2172057126
- Cited by
- 543
- References
- 13
- FWCI
- 10.13
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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