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    A Study on Socio-Economic Impacts of Tourism Development; With Special Reference to Pinnawala Area
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2016) Jayathilaka, B.D.G.S.
    Tourism is considered as one of the largest and fastest growing sector all over the world and tourism has contributed world gross domestic product in the world. Tourism development is contributed for infrastructure development; generate job opportunity and regional development. Influence of Tourism development socio-economic in the particular region. Socio-economic impacts can identify as two ways such as positive and negative impacts. Positive impacts consider strengthen and negative impacts as threats in the tourism development in the pinnawala area. Thus tourism industry also generates number of positive impacts on residents in particular region. Therefore the study considers the main social economic impact of tourism development in pinnawala area. Pinnawala is most popular tourism in Sri Lanka. Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and Pinnawala open Zoo are main tourism attractions in Pinnawala region. The study main purpose is identifying the social and economic impact on community and community Perception towards to the tourism industry. The study is adapted Qualitative and Quantitative data and raw data generated through structured Questionnaire survey and personal interviews. The study identified that residents have developed positive benefits and the residents are accepted tourism as major income source through direct and indirect participation. Because tourism industry has generated both negative and positive impacts in the area. Residents are experience negative impacts and positive impacts as similar. Research suggests that obtain increase the positive benefits and reduce the negative impact of tourism in pinnawala area.
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    A Study on Socio-Economic Impacts of Tourism Development; With Special Reference to Pinnawala Area
    (Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka, 2016) Jayathilaka, B.D.G.S.
    Tourism has the greatest pro-poor impact on rural communities because the customer comes to the facility or product which is creating room for direct sell fostering the creation of the economic effect on the host community. Accordingly community based tourism emerged as a possible solution to the mass tourism in developing countries which thus became a strategy for community organization in order to enhance the living condition: The research exploited the opportunities for livelihood enhancement through community based tourism in Haputale, located in Badulla district. The research comprises of a mixed approach, in which, the secondary research was conducted by reviewing literature from academic; literature resources and the primary data was gathered by conducting face to face interviews. The sample consisted of 50 respondents from the community for quantitative survey and 5 respondents for the interview including a government official. The research aimed the objectives of identifying the current practices of tourism in the community, investigating the barriers and identifying the community perception of tourism. The results indicated that, the livelihood of Haputale community had been enhanced due to community based tourism. Mainly small enterprises such as food outlets are more evident in the community. The analysis showed that community perception on tourism is average and the future development opinion is to develop tourism. Moreover in the light of the findings, the researcher suggested steps to be taken by the government in order to enhance the community livelihood and suggestions for the future research.