Using Protected Areas as a Tool for Biodiversity Conservation and Ecotourism: A Case Study of Kakum National Park in Ghana

被引：26
作者：
Appiah-Opoku, Seth [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Alabama, Dept Geog, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487 USA
来源：
SOCIETY & NATURAL RESOURCES | 2011年 / 24卷 / 05期
关键词：
ecotourism; Ghana; host communities; protected areas; rural livelihoods; MANAGEMENT;
D O I：
10.1080/08941920.2010.495108
中图分类号：
F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];
学科分类号：
0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;
摘要：
Increasingly, conservationists and policymakers are using protected areas as a tool for biodiversity conservation and ecotourism. This article discusses livelihood challenges associated with the use of protected areas as a tool for ecotourism at the Kakum National Park in Ghana. The article reveals that most residents in villages close to the park have not realized the expected benefits of ecotourism despite giving up access to resources inside park boundaries more than a decade ago. However, one of the villages has been innovative in using the creation of the park to improve livelihoods in the community and could therefore serve as a model to others.
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