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Building Community Resilience Through Cultural Festivals in Mountain Tourism
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Author(s): Asha John (Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, India), B. Shibi (Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, India)and P. J. Julie (Bharata Mata College, Thrikkakara, India)
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 20
Source title:
Balancing Mountain Tourism, Cultural Heritage, and Environmental Stability
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Marco Valeri (Niccolò Cusano University, Italy), Amrik Singh (Lovely Professional University, India), Pankaj Kumar Tyagi (Chandigarh University, India)and A.K. Haghi (University of Coimbra, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-8764-1.ch004
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Abstract
In this chapter, the important functions of cultural festivals as the key instruments of developing community resilience in mountain tourisms are revealed the social therapeutic importance of these festivals focusing on the impact of promoting local arts and crafts, supporting the increase of the livelihoods of people in the community, and most importantly the factor of economic boost. The chapter also deals with the different examples of perfect festivals that have kept such approaches as a part of their sustainability policy, as waste management, local procurement, and people's participation are described. The role of local actors while planning festivals are elaborated stressing the fact that only they can represent cultural values properly. Chapter suggests that cultural festivals result in the enhancement of sustainability in mountain tourism by committing people to environmental conservation, assisting local economies and enhancing relations among people, giving the communities many tools to manage tourism to preserve their cultural heritage for future generations.
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