1、2400 英文单词， 13500 英文字符 ，中文 4000 字 文献出处： Cristureanu C, Bobirc A. The role of rural tourism for poverty alleviation and rural community developmentJ. Lucrri tiinifice, Universitatea de Stiinte Agricole i Medicin Veterinar Ion Ionescu de la Brad Iai, Seria Agronomie, Romania, 2007, 50: 346-351. THE ROL
2、E OF RURAL TOURISM FOR POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND RURAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Cristiana CRISTUREANU, Ana BOBIRC Rural tourism can be envisaged as contributing to economic and social development of local communities, by including tourism policies, as well as specific programs and projects that aim at th
3、e reduction of poverty levels. Based on the analysis of a series of different country experiences, our paper emphasizes that, from the host communitys point of view, essential goals of tourism development must include generating higher levels of income, creating new employment opportunities, and inc
4、reasing foreign exchange flows. Equally important, any such development must also protect the environment and especially the local culture, to which tourists are attracted in the first place. This is why the potential of rural tourism in local communities should be a central consideration in discuss
5、ions on policies regarding poverty alleviation. An associated challenge is how to ensure that the local communities retain their “authentic” character to ensure sustainable long-term success without becoming too dependant on tourism but yet still benefit enough economically to make it worthwhile. Th
6、roughout the analysis, we find that tourism is a potent force that is intimately intertwined with rural issues throughout the world and has had a dramatic impact most notably in developing countries. But, rural tourism, though a powerful tool for economic development and heritage sustainability, needs great care and sensitivity in planning, management and marketing to be socially as well as economically viable. The paper concludes by stating that tourism must not distort, but rath
