http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1524 Tue, 14 Apr 2026 23:26:48 GMT 2026-04-14T23:26:48Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7532 Women’s participation in ecotourism development within the Kakum conservation area,Ghana: Implications for community planning Nutsugbodo, Ricky Yao; Mensah, Collins Adjei; Amenumey, Edem Kwesi; Owusu, Charlotte Ansah The paper assessed the level of participation of women in the management of the Kakum Conservation Area in Ghana focusing on selected communities. Using a multi-stage sampling technique, 169 women were selected. Questionnaire was the main research instrument relied on whilst inferential statistical tools such as independent sample t-test, and One-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were employed. The paper revealed that although to some extent the participation of women was spontaneous but induced and coercive levels of participation were also found operating simultaneously in the study area. This limits the effective operation of spontaneous participation which supports bottom-up planning, and active and direct participation of women in ecotourism development activities in the area. It is therefore recommended that District Assemblies in the study area and environmental related organisations should make concerted efforts to empower women through effective communication or education (workshops, fora and radio programmes) on ecotourism development activities 19p:, ill. Wed, 01 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7532 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7531 Why they go there: International tourists’ motivations and revisit intention to Northern Ghana Dayour, Frederick; Adongo, Charles Atanga The interrelationship among motivations, satisfaction, and revisit intentions remain largely unexplored. Therefore, the purpose of the study was to facilitate understanding on the relationship among these constructs. A survey of 650 international tourists shows that four key factors: culture, destination attractions, social contact and adventure-novelty influence tourist decision to visit northern Ghana. The study established that tourists’ motivation has relationship with their satisfaction; likewise, satisfaction is a determinant of their revisit intentions. It is recommended that service providers and destination managers should work at ensuring tourists satisfaction in order to ensure repeat visits 11p:, ill. Thu, 01 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7531 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7530 Who benefits from community-based ecotourism development? Insights from Tafi Atome, Ghana Afenyo, Ewoenam Afua; Amuquandoh, Francis Eric The distribution of ecotourism’s benefits lays a critical role in ensuring sustainable community support or ecotourism projects. This paper explores benefits that have accrued from an ecotourism project and examines the distribution process of these related benefits in Tafi Atome, a rural community in Ghana. Tata were obtained from a study conducted between November and December 2010 in the community using questionnaires and in-depth interviews. Findings from the study indicated that the benefits from the Tafi Atome onkey Sanctuary project to the community were communal and personal in nature. However, the monkey sanctuary’s constitution, which stipulates the distribution and management of benefits, had not made provision for non-indigenous residents. t is therefore recommended that modifications be made to the project’s constitution to address these inconsistencies in order to forestall conflicts in the community 13p:, ill. Wed, 01 Jan 2014 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7530 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7529 Whither oil and tourism? assessing the potential implications of Ghana's oil and gas production for tourism in Ghana Boakye, Kwaku A. Tourism and oil are two important sectors that can individually and collectively shape the nature of every economy. This paper reviews literature on the relationships between oil exploration and tourism development and, based on that, hypothesizes about these two in the context of the Ghanaian economy. It is observed from the outcomes that two sectors can relate in either a deterministic, collaborative or competitive way. The paper explores the potential dynamics of each of these relationships in the Ghanaian setting and proffers a few policy recommendations to address them 11p:, ill. Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7529 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z