Journal of Engineering Research
Abstract
Tourism has become an important economic sector and a primary contributing driver of the economy in many parts of the world. The study area is a secluded area in northern Delta Egypt, directly on the Mediterranean Sea. In this research, we try to investigate how tourist development affects the local community, and how the local community takes advantage of the different opportunities offered by the development. Also, we try to answer the question of what makes some people better use the development than others. It is a qualitative interpretive inductive research based on naturalistic narrative methodology. This is achieved through semi-structured interviews with resort administrators, resort workers, local community members, and development beneficiaries. We monitor and document this change and try to identify the reasons behind the different levels of effect it has on people, and why some of them can take good advantage of the change and some don’t. Whether it is different levels of education, rationality, entrepreneur mentality, social class, social relations, or unequal distribution of chances. The interviews were conducted between August 2021 and September 2022. Throughout the narrative, we get a better understanding of the dynamic between different stakeholders.
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ALSAIED KHALIL ELMORSY, Salwa Mahmoud Eladawy, SARA
(2023)
"Socio-Economic Impact of Touristic Development on Surrounding Local Communities- Case Study Delta Egypt,"
Journal of Engineering Research: Vol. 7:
Iss.
3, Article 51.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.aaru.edu.jo/erjeng/vol7/iss3/51