ABSTRACT

This work presents the strategies for stakeholder’s involvement in achieving sustainable tourism development of Agulu Lake in Anambra State, Nigeria. Moreover, some stakeholders are more important than others in determining the successful sustainable tourism development. A qualitative research design was used for this study. The population of the study is made up all residents in Agulu lake in Anambra State while a sample size of 153 respondent was used for the study. Primary data was used for the study. Primary data were collected through the use of well-structured questionnaire administered to sampled respondents. Descriptive statistics was used in analysing the data obtained. The findings of this study reveals that the key stakeholders to Agulu Lake are the government, the host community, the tourists and Agulu lake management who are responsible for implementing polices, and strategies for sustainable tourism development and for developing Agulu Lake into a tourism destination. The study therefore recommends that the management of cultural attraction should be left at the hands of the people especially with regards to festivals, shrines and groves because most of them are handed down from generation to generation and it is only the people that know how best to manage them while government can provide technical and financial assistance when the need arises.

TABLE OF CONTENT

Title page i

Declaration ii

Certification iii

Dedication iv

Acknowledgement v

Table of content vi

List of tables ix

Abstract x

CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study 1

1.2 Statement of Problem 3

1.3 Objective of the Study 5

1.4 Research Questions 5

1.5 Significance of the Study 6

1.6 Scope  of the Study 7

CHAPTER TWO

LITERATURE REVIEW

2.1 Conceptual Framework 8

2.1.1 Concept and Definition of Tourism 8

2.1.2 Categories of Tourism 10

2.1.3 Tourism Services 11

2.1.4 The Concept of Sustainable Tourism 13

2.1.5 Principles of Sustainable Tourism 15

2.1.6 Sustainable Tourism Development 16

2.1.7 Stakeholders and Sustainable Tourism Development 18

2.1.8 Brief Description of Agulu Lake 20

2.1.9 The Role of Stakeholders in Sustainable Tourism Development 21

2.1.9.1 Roles of Host Community to Sustainable Tourism Development 24

2.1.9.2 Role of Government to Sustainable Tourism Development 25

2.1.9.3 Roles of Tourists to Sustainable Tourism Development 26

2.1.9.4 Roles of management to Sustainable Tourism Development 28

2.1.10 Strategic Objectives for Stakeholders Involvement In Sustainable Development 29

2.2 Theoretical Framework 29

2.2.1 Stakeholder’s theorem 29

2.3 Empirical Review 32

CHAPTER THREE

MATERIALS AND METHODS

3.1 Introduction 35

3.2 Research Design 35 

3.3 Area of the Study 35

3.4 Population of the Study 36

3.5 Sample size and Sampling Techniques 36

3.6 Instrument for Data Collection 37

3.6.1 Data Sources 37

3.7 Validation of the Instrument 38

3.8 Reliability of Instrument 38

3.9 Data CollectionTechniques 39

3.10 Data Analysis Technique 39

CHAPTER FOUR

DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS

4.1 Identification of Key Stakeholders 38

4.2 Roles of Stakeholders of Agulu Lake tourism destination 38

4.3 Benefits Derived by the Host Community 42

4.4 Problems Militating the Full Development of Agulu Lake into Tourism Destination

4.5 Strategies for stakeholders’ involvement in the development of Agulu Lake into tourism destination in Anambra State

4.6 Discussion of Findings 47

CHAPTER FIVE

SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION

5.1 Summary of Findings 50

5.2 Conclusion 51

5.3 Recommendation 51

REFERENCES 53

APPENDIX 57