Involvement of Local People
A wide range of people with energy and enthusiasm must be encouraged to become involved in the Action Plan process. These people will need to fully understand the process and how they fit in, they will probably want to be involved on a village basis. Public meetings alone do not provide a satisfactory way of fully involving the community. (see appendix 1 for a typology of participation)
Information, professional advice, training and confidence-building are essential, if local people are to feel able to meet as equals with representatives of authorities and agencies.
Encourage the local community to identify their needs and to formulate projects: this will help to ensure that they feel that they own the process of development. This harnesses the ideas people have, their energy, and their commitment.
Local skills, talents, language, culture, amenity and training infrastructure must be fully understood and appreciated in order to be fully involved in development. It is important to recognise that language, culture and the environment can be affected by tourism and that ameliorative steps can be taken at the outset.
Local communities often feel unable to take action, because they do not have a point of contact with other bodies. Provide such a point of contact for them and assist them in creating partnerships.
The Role of Local Development Associations/Partnerships
Local associations are vital in assisting the Tourism Action Planning process. It is recommended that, if they do not exist already, Local Development Associations/ Partnerships open to all who wish to be involved should be formed in each participating community to ensure full participation of as many people as possible at all levels within the community in the development of the tourism strategy.
The key Objectives of local associations are to:- Create a co-ordinated and co the project area and to assi Act as a contact point betw h
hesi ve ap st the partnershi
Be locally answerable and accountable Focus upon a local area. Carefully analyse local resources and needs. Identify opportunit and talents
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