Student Work

Reaching New Heights: Implementing Community Based Tourism in Shaglli, Ecuador

Public

Downloadable Content

open in viewer

Sustainable community based tourism (CBT) can benefit rural communities while mitigating the possible disadvantages of large-scale tourism by utilizing connections with the residents. We investigated the social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors that influence sustainable CBT specific to the Shaglli parroquia in Azuay, Ecuador.Through observations, surveys, focus groups, and interviews we developed a plan for the implementation of CBT. This plan included two tourist packages in conjunction with an online presence of the community to attract tourists.

  • This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
Creator
Subject
Publisher
Identifier
  • E-project-032017-114743
Keyword
Advisor
Year
  • 2017
Center
Sponsor
Date created
  • 2017-03-20
Location
  • Cuenca
Resource type
Rights statement

Relations

Items

Items

Permanent link to this page: https://digital.wpi.edu/show/4j03d0206