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Access Type
Open Access
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Regional Planning
Degree Type
Master of Regional Planning (M.R.P.)
Year Degree Awarded
January 2007
Month Degree Awarded
September
Keywords
Sustainable Development, Ecotourism, Regional Planning, Nicaragua
Abstract
ABSTRACT
THE IMPACTS OF TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN NICARAGUA A GRASSROOTS APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
SEPTEMBER 2007
JENNIFER ATWOOD BURNEY, B.A., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH
M.R.P., UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST
Directed by: Ellen Pader
This study examines the impacts of tourism and development in Nicaragua and how lessons learned from a case study review of tourism and development in Mexico and a Certificate for Sustainable Tourism in Costa Rica, as well as two ecotourism and sustainable development establishments in Nicaragua can be applied to Nicaragua policy.
Nicaragua’s political history, land use and policy and the tourism industry are reviewed to determine how sustainable development could be guided by the adoption and implementation of a program based on Costa Rica’s certificate program.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/357752
First Advisor
Ellen J. Pader