Authors' summary and description of clusters using survey datum
| Cluster | Summary (cluster name) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Land-use oriented | This cluster consist of locals who are strongly opposed to land-use restrictions on livestock grazing land as well as construction of tourism accommodation in the nearby towns. In addition, they prefer that tourism accommodations are built in the reserve rather than on community land. It is the largest group, containing 53.18% of the sample and it is made up of: |
| − more men than women; | ||
| − majority of the respondents (45 − 54 and 35 − 44 years of age); | ||
| − majority of the respondents residing in the reserve land; and | ||
| − majority of those living within 10Kms from the Reserve | ||
| Noteworthy, this cluster consisted of the highest number of respondents who reported that they are unemployed and retired. Results indicated that the further away from the reserve a participant home is, the least likely for the respondents to belong to this cluster | ||
| 2 | Tourism volume oriented | The second cluster contains 33.11% of the study sample. They are the most sensitive to regulations on the number of tourists. Specifically, they prefer an increase in the number of tourists. Interestingly, in addition to strongly supporting an increase in the number of more tourists, members of this cluster also strongly support land-use restrictions on construction of more tourism facilities. They are also relatively sensitive to land-use restrictions on livestock grazing and construction of tarmac roads. Consists of: |
| − more women than men; | ||
| − majority of the respondents in both two of the youngest age categories (18 − 24 and 25 − 34 years old); and | ||
| − majority of respondents in the transportation sector and majority of the student respondents | ||
| 3 | Location oriented | This is the smallest group. Members of this cluster are the most sensitive to the location of tourism accommodations. Like the other two segments, they would also like to see more tourists visiting the destination. However, they strongly prefer that tourism accommodations are built in nearby towns and strongly reject construction of more tourism accommodations on community land. They are also the only group that supports land-use restrictions on livestock grazing and the only one that desires that land-use restrictions are not imposed on construction of more tourism facilities. This cluster consists of: |
| − more women than men; | ||
| − least number of participants between the ages of 18 − 24 and 25 − 34 years old (the youngest age categories); | ||
| − the least number of student respondents; and | ||
| − higher number of respondents that reside closest to the reserve |
| Cluster | Summary (cluster name) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Land-use oriented | This cluster consist of locals who are strongly opposed to land-use restrictions on livestock grazing land as well as construction of tourism accommodation in the nearby towns. In addition, they prefer that tourism accommodations are built in the reserve rather than on community land. It is the largest group, containing 53.18% of the sample and it is made up of: |
| − more men than women; | ||
| − majority of the respondents (45 − 54 and 35 − 44 years of age); | ||
| − majority of the respondents residing in the reserve land; and | ||
| − majority of those living within 10Kms from the Reserve | ||
| Noteworthy, this cluster consisted of the highest number of respondents who reported that they are unemployed and retired. Results indicated that the further away from the reserve a participant home is, the least likely for the respondents to belong to this cluster | ||
| 2 | Tourism volume oriented | The second cluster contains 33.11% of the study sample. They are the most sensitive to regulations on the number of tourists. Specifically, they prefer an increase in the number of tourists. Interestingly, in addition to strongly supporting an increase in the number of more tourists, members of this cluster also strongly support land-use restrictions on construction of more tourism facilities. They are also relatively sensitive to land-use restrictions on livestock grazing and construction of tarmac roads. Consists of: |
| − more women than men; | ||
| − majority of the respondents in both two of the youngest age categories (18 − 24 and 25 − 34 years old); and | ||
| − majority of respondents in the transportation sector and majority of the student respondents | ||
| 3 | Location oriented | This is the smallest group. Members of this cluster are the most sensitive to the location of tourism accommodations. Like the other two segments, they would also like to see more tourists visiting the destination. However, they strongly prefer that tourism accommodations are built in nearby towns and strongly reject construction of more tourism accommodations on community land. They are also the only group that supports land-use restrictions on livestock grazing and the only one that desires that land-use restrictions are not imposed on construction of more tourism facilities. This cluster consists of: |
| − more women than men; | ||
| − least number of participants between the ages of 18 − 24 and 25 − 34 years old (the youngest age categories); | ||
| − the least number of student respondents; and | ||
| − higher number of respondents that reside closest to the reserve |