IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/bcp/journl/v3y2019i11p171-179.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Contributions of Public and Traditional Institutions in Sustainable Eco-Cultural Tourism Development in the Lawra Municipality, Ghana

Author

Listed:
  • Issaka Kanton Osumanu

    (Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University for Development Studies, Ghana)

  • Evelyn Abe-Iyel Guri

    (Center for Indigenous Knowledge and Organizational Development, Ghana)

Abstract

The study assessed institutional roles in the development of potential eco-cultural tourism sites in Eremon in the Lawra Municipality of Ghana. Both qualitative and quantitative data collection methods (i.e. questionnaires administration, focus group discussions, and in-depth interviews) were used. A sample of 138 household heads was drawn from five purposively selected communities for the study. In addition, six heads of formal institutions and 10 community (traditional) leaders were selected for in-depth interviews. The findings reveal that traditional authorities play crucial roles in managing and controlling potential tourism attractions in the community but they lack coordination with formal institutions. Their efforts are also challenged by inadequate technical knowledge, financial resources and logistics constraints. As a result, the attractions are currently not developed and promoted to be of benefit to the community. The study recommends strengthening institutional capacities to enhance the development and management of eco-cultural tourist sites.

Suggested Citation

  • Issaka Kanton Osumanu & Evelyn Abe-Iyel Guri, 2019. "Contributions of Public and Traditional Institutions in Sustainable Eco-Cultural Tourism Development in the Lawra Municipality, Ghana," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 3(11), pages 171-179, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:3:y:2019:i:11:p:171-179
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijriss/Digital-Library/volume-3-issue-11/171-179.pdf
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://www.rsisinternational.org/virtual-library/papers/contributions-of-public-and-traditional-institutions-in-sustainable-eco-cultural-tourism-development-in-the-lawra-municipality-ghana/
    Download Restriction: no
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Gabriel Eshun & Eva Tagoe-Darko, 2015. "Ecotourism development in Ghana: A postcolonial analysis," Development Southern Africa, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 32(3), pages 392-406, May.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Ahmed, Abubakari & Gasparatos, Alexandros, 2020. "Reconfiguration of land politics in community resource management areas in Ghana: Insights from the Avu Lagoon CREMA," Land Use Policy, Elsevier, vol. 97(C).

    More about this item

    Statistics

    Access and download statistics

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:bcp:journl:v:3:y:2019:i:11:p:171-179. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Dr. Renu Malsaria (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.rsisinternational.org/journals/ijrsi/ .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.