CREATIVE ECONOMY – BASED CULTURAL TOURISM MANAGEMENT STRATEGIC APPROACH TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT OF SAKON NAKHON PROVINCE

Yıl 2013, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 2, 280 - 289, 01.12.2013

Winita Panich Thirachaya Maneenetr

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Cultural heritage is a living pattern formed by community, and transferred
to the next generation in that society. Cultural heritage has considered as an
evidence of local development in many perspectives such as social, history, local
aesthetics, social spirit, local identity, and also play an important role in the
contemporary lifestyle. This research main purposed to study local identity which
is considered as cultural capital of Sakon Nakhon Province, and to create strategic
in cultural tourism management based on creative economy of Sakon Nakhon
Province Approach to Sustainable Tourism, The information was reviewed by
related documents. Fieldwork was collected by purposive interview, group
discussion, and participatory and non – participatory observation, its integration of
concepts related to the concept of Criteria for classifying the cultural heritage,
cultural tourism, identity and the concept of sustainable tourism management.
In order to achieve these objectives, the paper will analyze the tangible cultural
heritage, with its capacity for artistry which can be defined with all of the forms of
traditional and popular or vernacular culture, the collective works originating in
a given community and based on tradition such as residential building, town, arts,
handicraft and tools. The intangible culture heritage included about the ways of
life, traditions, vernacular culture such as literature, customs, languages, music,
dance, rituals, festivals, wisdom and food.
The results of the study found that the province still lack of the cultural
heritage reservation strategy development, and the suitable approach in tourism
management in a systematic and effective, that would result in the cultural
capital that is available to promote cultural and creative tourism. An important
issue supported the development of Creative Economy – Based Cultural Tourism
successful that is; participation of stakeholders in the planning of cultural heritage
management. Community, organizations, and etc should participate in the
planning of cultural heritage management and tourism also. In addition, a respect
of community right in the access of cultural heritage also
important. Presentation and interpretation of the cultural heritage
of their creative, and promote the production and sale
of local handicrafts or produce other products, causing local income it is on
the basis of an economic community measures to promote the distribution of
income from tourism more widely for balanced in both national and
local to enhance the economic development community approach
to sustainable tourism development.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Cultural Tourism, Sustainable Tourism, Identity value Creative Economy

Kaynakça

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