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POTENTIAL FOR COMMUNITY BASED ECOTOURISM CBE ALONG BALOCHISTAN COAST PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2016(I-I).14      10.31703/grr.2016(I-I).14      Published : Dec 2016

Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan

Abstract

    The term CBE is not only an ethic based approach to tourism but to make it sure the community engages actively and enjoys the accruing profits of tourism activities. Following the SFA Framework (Suitability, Feasibility, and Acceptability), this study critically reviewed tourism resources in ecologically sensitive coastal areas of Balochistan for assessing their potential for establishment of CBE. Bio-physical, socio-cultural, and tourism information were collected from coastal communities through a structured questionnaire and the same was analyzed through SWOT analysis, while, coastal scenic information was collected personally through a coastal scenic assessment and analyzed through fuzzy logic analysis. The study confirmed that selected coastal localities are potential CBE destinations. However, infrastructure and communities' knowledge for developing the desired services/products were below the required standards. Therefore, CBE within the selected localities without any investment in basic infrastructure and capacity building of communities would be detrimental for the natural environment.

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    (1) Zia Ullah
    Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Tourism & Hospitality, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.
    (2) Muhammad Jehangir
    Assistant Professor, Institute of Business & Leadership, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan
    (3) Javed Iqbal
    Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP,Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : Ullah, Z., Jehangir, M., & Iqbal, J. (2016). Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan. Global Regional Review, I(I), 178-192. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2016(I-I).14

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    CHICAGO : Ullah, Zia, Muhammad Jehangir, and Javed Iqbal. 2016. "Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, I (I): 178-192 doi: 10.31703/grr.2016(I-I).14

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    HARVARD : ULLAH, Z., JEHANGIR, M. & IQBAL, J. 2016. Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan. Global Regional Review, I, 178-192.

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    MHRA : Ullah, Zia, Muhammad Jehangir, and Javed Iqbal. 2016. "Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan." Global Regional Review, I: 178-192

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    OXFORD : Ullah, Zia, Jehangir, Muhammad, and Iqbal, Javed (2016), "Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan", Global Regional Review, I (I), 178-192

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : Ullah, Zia, Muhammad Jehangir, and Javed Iqbal. "Potential for Community Based Ecotourism (CBE) along Balochistan Coast, Pakistan." Global Regional Review I, no. I (2016): 178-192. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2016(I-I).14