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Up scaling ecotourism in Kisumu City and its environs: local community perspective
(International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2012-12)
Kenya’s quest to be among the top ten long-haul tourist destinations globally require strategic focus as envisaged in Kenya’s Vision 2030. Ecotourism is emerging as an alternative development path that can enhance environmental ...
Spatial planning interventions and their implications on conservation of urban green spaces
(AJASE, 2014-09-26)
Urban green spaces are quite important in enhancing the urban environment and the aesthetic quality of city life. This research attempts to give proposals for improving the quality of urban green spaces in Kisumu city. The ...
Governance of cities in devolved government in Kenya: experiences from Kisumu.
(Management Research & Practice, 2018)
Devolution in Kenya has had ramification on local governments especially urban areas. Kisumu City is unique as the only city with a rural county hinterland. It has created a challenge for the County Executive in terms of ...
Assessing water- based recreational activities to project beach ecotourism potentials in Kisumu County
(IOSR Journal of Computer Engineering (IOSR-JCE), 2014-12)
This paper presents discussions on observed scenarios that characterize water-based recreational activities with an aim of laying grounds for appreciating relationships that enhance or hamper ecotourism development in Lake ...
Towards a gender analysis model for environmental management of ecotourism resources in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Liberal Arts and Social Science, 2015-06)
This paper aimed at proposing model would help promote ecotourism through gender analysis lenses aimed at ensuring equity for both men and women in the utilization of natural resources by local communities. The results ...
Conjunctive use of surface and groundwater as agri-tourism resource facilitator: Discourse analysis for planning in developing nations
(Journal of Computer Engineering, 2014-12)
Ecotourism is increasingly exhibited as a component of the conventional tourism that needs augmentation with enhanced availability of water resources in sustainable modes. This sustainability is attainable through conjunctive ...
Stakeholder Involvement in Tourism Destination Development: A Case of Dunga Beach and Wetland, Kisumu County, Kenya
(Journal of Arts and Humanities (JAH), 2014-08)
In Kenya, tourism is the second largest source of foreign exchange revenue following agriculture; it however, faces numerous challenges of sustainability due the complex nature of tourism destinations. Tourism destinations ...
Rock Paintings and Engravings in Suba Region along the Eastern Shores of Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya
(International Journal of Business and Social Research, 2014-10)
The subject of rock art elicits a lot of interests. Although the Trust for African Rock (TARA) Project has conducted research in this field across some parts of the country, not much of has been conducted about rock paintings ...
Cultural Sites Impressions: A Market Niche for Ecotourism Destinations in Kisumu County, Kenya
(International Journal of Research In Earth & Environmental Sciences, 2015-01)
Cultural sites as ecotourism destinations and village settlements are a source of pleasure and delight for the local community and visitors to the destinations. Understanding the core attributes perspective of the cultural ...