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dc.contributor.authorPham, Thi Thanh Thuy
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-31T09:43:47Z
dc.date.available2020-03-31T09:43:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-03
dc.description.abstractThe promotion of tourism has been considered to be a key strategy in reducing people's dependence on marine resources and for creating alternative livelihoods for the communities living in Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). This paper studies the determinants for the decision of participation in tourism-related activities and examines whether tourism could be regarded as an alternative livelihood for the local people living in the MPAs. The propensity score matching approach is employed and a case study of Nha Trang Bay MPA is used for analysis with data from 140 locals. The results show that the tourism industry in the MPAs does not secure a better income for the local people if they stop their traditional livelihoods and enter the tourism industry. In other words, tourism should not be viewed in isolation with other existing income generating activities. Furthermore, low education, long distances between home and tourism destinations, and the pressure of supporting the whole family are the primary rationales preventing local people living in MPAs from participating in tourism industry. This paper discusses implications for the management of MPAs in developing countries, where tourism is used as the main strategy to diversify the local people out of traditional fishing or aquaculture.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPham TTT. Tourism in marine protected area: Can it be considered as an alternative livelihood for local communities?. Marine Policy. 2020;115en_US
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.103891
dc.identifier.issn0308-597X
dc.identifier.issn1872-9460
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/17936
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalMarine Policy
dc.relation.projectIDinfo:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/677039/EU/Co-creating a decision support framework to ensure sustainable fish production in Europe under climate change/ClimeFish/en_US
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2020 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Agriculture and fishery disciplines: 900::Fisheries science: 920en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Landbruks- og Fiskerifag: 900::Fiskerifag: 920en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Urbanism and physical planning: 230en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Urbanisme og fysisk planlegging: 230en_US
dc.titleTourism in marine protected areas: Can it be considered as an alternative livelihood for local communities?en_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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