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THE IMPACT OF POWER STRUCTURE ON SUSTAINABLE ECOTOURISM AT CHITRAL GOL NATIONAL PARK PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).14      10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).14      Published : Dec 2018

The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan

Abstract

    This research investigated the issues of power structure and government policies and its implementation towards sustainable ecotourism development in Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan (CGNP). Data was collected through unstructured questionnaires from staff members, community and tourists. The respondents were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Qualitative data techniques such as focus group discussion and in-depth interviews were conducted with the key stakeholders to explore the effect of policies, implementation and power structure on sustainable ecotourism. The results suggest that there is an imbalance of power structure and poor policy implementation that badly affect the sustainable ecotourism at CGNP. This study can be replicated in other National Parks to verify the findings of this study.

    PolicyImplementation,Power Structure,Sustainability,Chitral GolNational Park

    (1) Mohib ullah
    PhD Scholar,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.
    (2) Amran Rasli
    Professor, Azman Hashim International Business School,Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
    (3) Fayaz Ali Shah
    Assistant Professor, Department of Management Sciences,Islamia College University, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
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APA

    APA : ullah, M., Rasli, A., & Shah, F. A. (2018). The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan. Global Regional Review, III(I), 197-207. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).14

CHICAGO

    CHICAGO : ullah, Mohib, Amran Rasli, and Fayaz Ali Shah. 2018. "The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan." Global Regional Review, III (I): 197-207 doi: 10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).14

HARVARD

    HARVARD : ULLAH, M., RASLI, A. & SHAH, F. A. 2018. The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan. Global Regional Review, III, 197-207.

MHRA

    MHRA : ullah, Mohib, Amran Rasli, and Fayaz Ali Shah. 2018. "The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan." Global Regional Review, III: 197-207

MLA

    MLA : ullah, Mohib, Amran Rasli, and Fayaz Ali Shah. "The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan." Global Regional Review, III.I (2018): 197-207 Print.

OXFORD

    OXFORD : ullah, Mohib, Rasli, Amran, and Shah, Fayaz Ali (2018), "The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan", Global Regional Review, III (I), 197-207

TURABIAN

    TURABIAN : ullah, Mohib, Amran Rasli, and Fayaz Ali Shah. "The Impact of Power Structure on Sustainable Ecotourism at Chitral Gol National Park Pakistan." Global Regional Review III, no. I (2018): 197-207. https://doi.org/10.31703/grr.2018(III-I).14