Title Page
Contents
ABSTRACT 10
CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION 14
1.1. Introduction 14
1.2. Background 16
1.3. Research Question 19
1.4. Scope of the study 21
1.5. Signature of the study 22
1.6. Operational definition of critical terms 23
1.7. Organization of chapter 24
CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 25
2.1. Introduction of the chapter 25
2.2. Sustainable tourism 25
2.3. Sustainable tourism in Bangladesh - Scope and Issues 29
2.3.1. Impact of tourism in Bangladesh 31
2.4. Practical issues in sustainable tourism execution 33
2.5. Summary 33
CHAPTER 3. RESEARCH DESIGN 35
3.1. Introduction to the chapter 35
3.2. Research Philosophies 35
3.3. Research Methodology 36
3.4. Sampling 40
3.5. Research method and Data collection 42
3.6. Data Analysis 47
3.7. Conduct of the study 48
3.8. Conclusion 51
CHAPTER 4. FINDINGS 52
4.1. Introduction 52
4.2. Findings 54
4.2.1. Theme 1: Tourism resource of Cox's Bazar 54
4.2.2. Theme 2: Problems and challenges 57
4.2.3. Theme 3: Strategies to overcome the potential problems 61
CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION 63
5.1. Summary of Findings 63
5.1.1. Research Sub-question 1 63
5.1.2. Research Sub-question 2 65
5.1.3. Research Sub-question 3 67
5.2. Contribution to Knowledge 68
5.3. Limitations of the study 69
5.4. Recommendation 69
5.4.1. Recommendations to future study 69
5.4.2. Recommendations for managerial bodies 70
Reference 72
APPENDICES 9
Appendix 1. Interview Consent Form 80
Appendix 2. Participant Information Form 82
Appendix 3. Questionnaire 85
Appendix 4. Interview guide 87
Appendix 5. Interview Transcript 88
[Table 3.1] Participant Profile questionnaires 50
[Table 3.2] Interview participant Profile 51
[Table 4.1] Data types and codes 53
[Figure 1.1] Map of Cox's Bazar 19
[Figure 4.1] Research process over overview 52
[Figure 4.2] Themes and subthemes of this study 53