ROLE OF SUB – REGIONAL GROWTH CENTER TO ECOTOURISM GROWTH POLES OF NORTHERN MAINLAND, PALAWAN, PHILIPPINES
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51200/bimpeagajtsd.v6i1.1010Abstract
Majority of the ecotourism industry in Palawan are located in northern mainland part of the province. El Nido and Puerto Princesa city act as ecotourism growth poles by ranking as the most visited tourist areas in Palawan. The municipalities between the growth poles are considered as sub – regional growth centers (Roxas, Dumaran and Taytay) since they serve
as transition areas from one growth pole to another. The study intends to explore the basic role of the sub – regional growth center to the existing growth poles in terms of ecotourism industry. Through secondary data gathering and key informant interviews, the following results were obtained: a) agriculture (e.g. crop production, livestock, poultry, fisheries etc.) is the main economic driving force of the sub–regional growth center; b) the agriculture sector in the sub–regional growth center supports the development of the ecotourism growth poles; and c) following the growth pole theory, there are existing “spread” and “backwash” effects from the growth poles to the sub–regional growth centers. Moreover, the study suggested general strategic regional directions to complement and assure a sustainable growth of the sub–regional growth center along with the growth poles in terms of ecotourism development.
References
Agyemang, KK 2001, Structural adjustment programmes and the international tourism trade in Ghana, 1983-99: Some Socio Spatial Implications, Tourism Geographies.
Alampay, RB 2005, Sustainable Tourism: Challenges for the Philippines.
Balisacan, A et. al. 2006, Regional Development Dynamics and Decentralization in the Philippines: Ten Lessons from a “Fast Starterâ€. University of the Philippines Diliman and South East Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA). Los Banos.
Bernt, M & Colini 2013, Exclusion, Marginalization and Peripheralization: Conceptual Concerns in the study of Urban Inequalities. Leibniz Institue for Regional Development and Structural Planning.
Blackwell, R & Eppler, D 2014, An Approach to Strategic Situation Analysis: Using Models as Analytical Tools. Troy University, The Journal of Global Business Management. Vol.10, No.1 pp. 80-86.
Britton, S 1982, The Political Economy of Tourism in the Third World. Departmentof Geography, University of Auckland, New Zealand. Annals of Tourism Research, Vol. 9, pp. 331-358.
Brodeur, CW et. al. (n.d.), Using Secondary Data to Build Strong Extension Programs.
Cohen, E 1988, Authenticity and Commodization in Tourism. Annals of Tourism Research. Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. Vol. 15, pp. 371-386.
Gantsho, M 2008, Cities as Growth Poles: Implication for Rural Development. Maputo, Mozambique. Retrieved from; http://www.afdb.org/fileadmin/uploads/afdb/Documents/Knowledge/30732219-EN-DR-MANDLA-S.V-GANTSHO-CITIES-AS-GROWTH-POLES.PDF.
Grant, U 2006, Urban Economic Growth and Poverty. Poverty Report 2008-2009. Chronic Poverty Research Centre. University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Harper, RA, Schmudde, TH & Thomas, FH 1966, Recreation based economic development and the growth-poin t concept, Land Economics, 42, pp. 95±101.
Horst, T (n.d.), Tourism and Economic Development in Mountain Regions an Economic Assessment. Faculty of Economics, University Hamburg, Germany.
Hospers, GJ 2003, Localization in the Europe's Periphery: Tourism Development in Sardinia. European Planning Studies.
Johnston, MP 2014, Secondary Data Analysis: A Method of Which the Time has Come. Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries. School of Library and Information Studies, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA. pp. 619-626.
Lin, YJ 2010, A Global Economy with Multiple Growth Poles. World Bank. pp 77-118
Mercado, R 2002, Regional Development in the Philippines: A Review of Experience, State of the Art and Agenda for Research and Action. Philippine Institute for Development Studies. NEDA.
Chouinard, O, Desjardins, PM & Forgues, E 2002, "Collective Entrepreneurship and Regional Development: Case Study of a New Brunswick Cooperative". JOURNAL OF RURAL COOPERATION, 30(2) 2002:79-94.
Parr, J 1999, Growth-pole Strategies in Regonal Economic Planning: A Retrospective View. Part 1 Origins and Advocacy. Urban Studies, Vol. 36, No. 7, 1195-1215.
Salcedo, AM 2015, A Model of Tourism Destination Choice: Palawan Province Case. School of Economis. University of Asia and the Pacific. Philippines.
Sambrook, RA et. al. (n.d.), Tourism Growth Poles Revisited: A Strategy for Regional Economic Development in the Dominican Republic.
Sharpley, R 2010, Tourism and Sustainable Development: Exploring the Theoretical Divide. Journal of Sustainable Tourism.
Syez, EW 2013, Growth Pole Theory As A Concept Based On Innovation Activity Development And Knowledge Diffusion. Uniwersytet Gdański, Wydział Zarządzania/University of Gdańsk, Faculty of Management.
Thompson, AA, Peteraf, MA, Gamble, JE & Strickland, AJ 2012, Crafting and executing strategy: The quest for competitive advantage. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.
Wheeler, J et. al. 1998, Economic Geography. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data. John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 3rd Ed.
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
All submissions must be original and have not been previously accepted for publication in or be under review at another journal. Contributors infringing any existing copyright law will indemnify the publisher. For ease of dissemination and to ensure proper policing of use, all accepted manuscripts and contributions become the legal copyright of the publisher unless otherwise agreed.
Total Views: 510
| 
Total Downloads: 410
