Tourism and the explicit concern with poverty reduction
Abstract: Around the turn of the century the question how and to what extent tourism can address the eradication of extreme poverty and hunger (MDG1) started to gain attention. The scale and increase of global tourism, its outreach to underdeveloped regions and the dynamics of tourism in destinations underscored its potential to contribute to poverty reduction. A loose alliance of scholars and development practitioners coalesced around the concept of pro-poor tourism commissioning and executing research in a wide range of developing countries over the last decade.
We are now ten years onward and the attention has diffused without proper answers to whether or not tourism can contribute to poverty reduction. What has happened? Global tourism is still on a rise, with even stronger growths reported in developing countries, and poverty has definitely not been eradicated. This seminar will address to this question…….and to the way forward!
(Please refer to the attachment of Ferry’s forthcoming book chapter on the topic)
Biography: Ferry van de Mosselaer is managing director of Atelier on Tourism Development, a platform for creative and innovative solutions in tourism development based in The Netherlands. Atelier on Tourism Development brings together original combinations of people, ideas and resources to lift the art of tourism development beyond conventions. Atelier on Tourism Development develops unique and co-created projects, ranging from interactive training methods to business development challenges, and from multi-stakeholder workshops to web-based development platforms.
Ferry is a former junior researcher in tourism and sustainable development at Wageningen University where he (co)authored a number of publications on tourism, poverty reduction and corporate social responsibility. He holds an MSc in Leisure, Tourism & Environment from Wageningen University and a minor in International Development Studies.
LOOK AT THE PRESENTATION HERE.
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