dc.contributor.author |
Boustani, Marwa Jamal. |
dc.date.accessioned |
2013-10-02T09:23:16Z |
dc.date.available |
2013-10-02T09:23:16Z |
dc.date.issued |
2013 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://hdl.handle.net/10938/9617 |
dc.description |
Thesis (M.U.P.P.)--American University of Beirut, Department of Architecture and Design, 2013. |
dc.description |
Advisor : Dr. Mona Fawaz, Associate Professor, Architecture and Design--Members of Committee : Dr. Jad Chaaban, Assistant Professor, Agricultural Sciences ; Dr. Marwan Ghandour, Visiting Professor, Architecture and Design. |
dc.description |
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-131) |
dc.description.abstract |
Sustainable rural tourism has proved to be a successful tool in encouraging local economic development while preserving the heritage of place and the respecting the local community. This thesis adapts the main principles of sustainable rural tourism to the context of the Tibneen, a village in South Lebanon. by building on the key physical assets and social capital. Key local assets for sustainable rural development in Tibneen are identified and analyzed based on their scales, primary value, assets, challenges, and key stakeholders, these are: The Friday Souk, Citadel and historic core, recreation and entrepreneurship, and Al Mashrou’ al Akhdar. Furthermore, key finding is that the thick social networks are a key asset to the context. In Tibneen, the sustainable rural tourism vision builds on the key physical assets and social capital to articulate a planning document, which seeks to attract tourists such as weekenders, expatriates, and regional visitors to spend more time in the village. The planning document proposes an integrated social heritage network through urban design interventions, social capital building, policies and projects to support the vision, and a response institutional setup. |
dc.format.extent |
xiv, 131 leaves : col. ill., maps ; 30 cm. |
dc.language.iso |
eng |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Theses, Dissertations, and Projects |
dc.subject.classification |
ET:005844 AUBNO |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Rural tourism -- Lebanon -- Tibnin. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Rural development -- Lebanon -- Tibnin. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Historic preservation -- Economic aspects -- Lebanon -- Tibnin. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Recreation areas -- Economic aspects -- Lebanon -- Tibnin. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Sustainable development -- Lebanon -- Tibnin. |
dc.subject.lcsh |
I |
dc.subject.lcsh |
Tibnin (Lebanon) |
dc.title |
Tibneen : a sustainable rural tourism strategy for local economic development |
dc.type |
Thesis |
dc.contributor.department |
American University of Beirut. Faculty of Engineering and Architecture. Department of Architecture and Design. |