STRATEGIES FOR STAKEHOLDERS INVOLVEMENT IN ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF AGULU LAKE IN ANAMBRA STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACT

This work presents the strategies for stakeholder’s involvement in achieving sustainable tourism development of Agulu Lake in Anambra State, Nigeria. Moreover, some stakeholders are more important than others in determining the successful sustainable tourism development. A qualitative research design was used for this study. The population of the study is made up all residents in Agulu lake in Anambra State while a sample size of 153 respondent was used for the study. Primary data was used for the study. Primary data were collected through the use of well-structured questionnaire administered to sampled respondents. Descriptive statistics was used in analysing the data obtained. The findings of this study reveals that the key stakeholders to Agulu Lake are the government, the host community, the tourists and Agulu lake management who are responsible for implementing polices, and strategies for sustainable tourism development and for developing Agulu Lake into a tourism destination. The study therefore recommends that the management of cultural attraction should be left at the hands of the people especially with regards to festivals, shrines and groves because most of them are handed down from generation to generation and it is only the people that know how best to manage them while government can provide technical and financial assistance when the need arises.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page ﾿ i

Declaration ﾿ ii

Certification ﾿ iii

Dedication ﾿ iv

Acknowledgement ﾿ v

Table of content ﾿ vi

List of tables ﾿ ix

Abstract ﾿ x

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 ﾿ Background of the Study ﾿ 1

1.2 ﾿ Statement of Problem ﾿ 3

1.3 ﾿ Objective of the Study ﾿ 5

1.4 ﾿ Research Questions ﾿ 5

1.5 ﾿ Significance of the Study ﾿ ﾿ 6

1.6 ﾿ Scope  of the Study ﾿ 7

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Conceptual Framework ﾿ 8

2.1.1 Concept and Definition of Tourism ﾿ 8

2.1.2 Categories of Tourism ﾿ 10

2.1.3 Tourism Services ﾿ 11

2.1.4 The Concept of Sustainable Tourism ﾿ 13

2.1.5 Principles of Sustainable Tourism ﾿ 15

2.1.6 Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 16

2.1.7 Stakeholders and Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 18

2.1.8 Brief Description of Agulu Lake ﾿ 20

2.1.9 The Role of Stakeholders in Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 21

2.1.9.1 Roles of Host Community to Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 24

2.1.9.2 Role of Government to Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 25

2.1.9.3 Roles of Tourists to Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 26

2.1.9.4 Roles of management to Sustainable Tourism Development ﾿ 28

2.1.10 Strategic Objectives for Stakeholders Involvement In ﾿ Sustainable Development ﾿ 29

2.2 Theoretical Framework ﾿ 29

2.2.1 Stakeholder’s theorem ﾿ 29

2.3 Empirical Review ﾿ 32

CHAPTER THREE

MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.1 Introduction ﾿ 35

3.2 Research Design ﾿ 35 

3.3 Area of the Study ﾿ 35

3.4 Population of the Study ﾿ 36

3.5 Sample size and Sampling Techniques ﾿ 36

3.6 Instrument for Data Collection ﾿ 37

3.6.1 Data Sources ﾿ 37

3.7 Validation of the Instrument ﾿ 38

3.8 Reliability of Instrument ﾿ 38

3.9 Data CollectionTechniques ﾿ 39

3.10 Data Analysis Technique ﾿ 39

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Identification of Key Stakeholders ﾿ 38

4.2 Roles of Stakeholders of Agulu Lake tourism destination ﾿ 38

4.3 Benefits Derived by the Host Community ﾿ 42

4.4 Problems Militating the Full Development of Agulu Lake into ﾿ Tourism Destination ﾿

4.5 Strategies for stakeholders’ involvement in the development of Agulu Lake into tourism destination in Anambra State ﾿

4.6 Discussion of Findings ﾿ 47

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary of Findings ﾿ 50

5.2 Conclusion ﾿ 51

5.3 Recommendation ﾿ 51

REFERENCES ﾿ 53

APPENDIX ﾿ 57