ASSESSING THE CAPACITY OF THE COTU ETHNIC COMMUNITY IN DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL TOURISM IN HÒA BẮC COMMUNE, HÒA VANG DISTRICT, ĐÀ NẴNG

Van Hanh To1, Thi Chi Pham2
1University of Science and Education – The University of Da Nang
2Danang Architecture University

Tóm tắt

With convenient transportation, diverse natural tourism resources, and a prominent cultural identity and agricultural ecosystem, Hòa Bắc can develop various types of tourism, such as cultural tourism, ecotourism, resort tourism, community-based educational tourism, and community tourism. However, tourism activities in this area need to be accompanied by research and specific policies to avoid negative environmental impacts. Additionally, relocating the Cotu ethnic community from their original living areas to the villages of Tà Lang and Giàn Bí in Hòa Bắc Commune raises concerns, as livelihood maintenance activities also affect the water and forest resources at the headwaters. Identifying community assets is a way to determine community resilience, leverage community values for livelihood development, and improve community life. This study identifies six types of community capital assets: human, natural, physical, financial, social, and cultural. The community capital assets are evaluated for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT). Strategies to enhance community capacity and socioeconomic development are proposed.

Từ khóa

#Community assets #Community educational tourism #Community-based tourism #Cotu ethnic group #Cultural heritage #Sustainable development.

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