Arisetiarso Soemodinoto

MS (ITB, Indonesia), MA (National University, Singapore), PhD candidate (School of Geography and Environmental Science, Faculty of Arts, Monash University)

PhD Student , Tourism Research Unit

Tourism Planning and Management in Protected Areas

Relationships of local communities with tourism in protected areas in developing countries

A study of the impacts of tourism in the West Bali National Park, Indonesia, on local communities and the effects of these impacts on capacity for community-based conservation.

"Studies on the process of local community involvement in small-scale tourism development"

Tourism research within local community-oriented and pro-poor tourism, particularly on the way in which rural communities get involved at the various stages of tourism development. The study was conducted to understand the involvement process and to identify key aspects for better program design, planning and implementation in other places with similar rural, developing country setting. It has also provided the opportunity to develop tools for evaluating the impacts of tourism development on local community.

The study was funded by the National University of Singapore Research Committee.

Dr John Grindrod
Dr Sharron Pfueller

Monash University , Clayton Campus
School of Geography and Environmental Science
Faculty of Arts, Building 11
Melbourne , Victoria 3800

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