Partnerships in community-based ecotourism projects: experiences from the Maasai Region, Kenya: volume 1

TitlePartnerships in community-based ecotourism projects: experiences from the Maasai Region, Kenya: volume 1
Publication TypeOther
Year of Publication2004
AuthorsM.M.E.M. Rutten
Series titleASC working paper
Issue57
Pagination1 - 32
Date Published2004///
PublisherAfrican Studies Centre [etc.]
Place PublishedLeiden [etc.]
Publication Languageeng
PPN268563861
Keywordsdevelopment cooperation, ecotourism, environment, Kenya, popular participation, tourism, wild animals
Abstract

'Partnership' is the new keyword in donor-community circles, and multilateral organizations and national departments responsible for development cooperation both seem to have embraced the conccept of 'public-private partneships'. This paper is the first in a series that examines partnerships in ecotourism initiatives in the Maasai region of Kenya, i.e. Kajiado, Narok and Trans Mara Districts. A discussion of the partnership concept is followed by a brief introduction to wildlife-based tourism in Kajiado District. Subsequently, two public-private partnerships - the Kimana and Selengei group ranches - are presented. A detailed analysis of the origins and development of these wildlife-based ecotourism projects tries to answer the main research question about the extent to which these partnerships are genuinely community-based and potentially successful alternatives for livestock-keeping communities. [Book abstract]

Notes

Bibliogr.: p. 33-36. - Met noten, samenvatting

IR handle/ Full text URLhttp://hdl.handle.net/1887/9459
CERES Rank

A3

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