Northern Tanzania

Residents’ Exposure to Multiple Shocks and Coping Strategies among Tourism-Gateway Communities in Northern Tanzania

Leave a Comment / Vol 5, Issue 5 /

Author: Alpha J. Mwongoso (Moshi Co-operative University, Tanzania) Abstract: There is increasing awareness about influence of tourism development on resident’s livelihoods. Yet, studies that link tourism and residents capabilities to withstand livelihood-shocks are scant. This study was set to address this empirical gap by evaluating the extent to which tourism development has enabled resident’s access […]

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Linking Tourism Development with Residents’ Well-being through Livelihood Capitals in Northern Tanzania

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Author: Alpha J. Mwongoso Abstract: This study aimed at evaluating the link between tourism development, well-being and residents’ access to livelihood capitals when confounding variables are controlled. The study used the quasi-experimental design. Well-being condition was determined through the Livelihood Capital Index after controlling for socio economic covariates among matched samples of 413 tourism beneficiaries

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Impacts of Tourism Destination Development on Residents’ Livelihoods in Northern Tanzania

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Author: Alpha J. Mwongoso (Moshi Co-operative University, Tanzania), Agnes Sirima (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania) and John T. Mgonja (Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania) Abstract: This study aimed at evaluating livelihood impacts in pursuit to provide answer to an outstanding question on whether tourism destination development over time has influenced residents’ access to adequate livelihood

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