Effect of Waste Management Control on Tourism Development: Ado-Ekiti as a Case Study
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Date
2017-03
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Case Studies Journal
Abstract
Increasing waste generation is synonymous with growing urbanization and human development which can be
controlled by efficient and effective management. Some problems associated with waste management can be very
severe, particularly in developing countries where technological know-how required for recycling human wastes and
processing them into useful items, are inadequate. Consequently, poor waste management has constituted major
hindrances to healthy living, environmental sustainability and development of tourism potentials. Ado-Ekiti, thecapital
of Ekiti State, South West Nigeria, is used as a case study. This work examined the implication(s) of poor waste
management on tourism development, with particular reference to its aesthetic values. Relying on both primary and
secondary data, this research found out that certain mountains in the study area (witha specific focus on Okeyinmi
also known as Okuta-gbokuta-ru), have been turned to refuse sites, public toilets and even to an abode of social
miscreants. Lack of political will, unstable government policies among other factors; have prevented the development
and optimal utilization of the city’s tourism potentials. However, effective and efficient management of municipal
domestic wastes would go a long way in thedevelopment of the tourism potentials of the city; improve its internally
generated revenue; provide employment opportunities and income earnings for jobless youths; engender community
participation in heritage management and ultimately, alleviate poverty and underdevelopment.
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Staff Publication
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Underdevelopment;, Eco-Tourism Potentials;, Tourism Management;, Waste Management and, Community Participation.