Impacts of Tourism Development on Rural Livelihood in Haputhale Area
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2020
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Uva Wellassa University of Sri Lanka
Abstract
Tourism industry has been progressively using for, and directly connected with, rural
livelihood poverty reduction in developing countries. In ongoing years, it has, however,
been reprimanded by rural developers due to their lack of concern for the rural poor
and for being too increasingly focused on tourism specifically. The main purpose of
this study was to identify the impacts of tourism development on the livelihood of rural
residents in the Haputhale area and specifically to identify the existing level of rural
livelihood, the relationship between tourism development and rural livelihood, and
identifying the impacts of tourism development on rural livelihood in Haputhale area.
A structured questionnaire with a five-point Likert scale was used as a research
instrument to gather information from 150 respondents. Further, in the analysis, the
reliability analysis, descriptive analysis, correlation analysis, and multiple linear
regression analysis were used. The existing level of rural livelihood was analysed using
descriptive statistics. According to the correlation analysis, there was a strong positive
relationship between tourism development and rural livelihood in the Haputhale area.
Based on the research findings it is recommended that in order to develop tourism in
Haputhale rural areas it should consider economic, socio-cultural, and environmental
impacts considering the livelihood patterns in the rural area.
Keywords: Tourism development, Impacts of tourism, Environmental impacts,
Economic impacts, and Socio-cultural impacts
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Hospitality Management, Tourism Industry, Tourism Management, Event Management, Human Resource Development