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A Thesis
Presented to the
Faculty of the College of Commerce
University of San Jose-Recoletos
Cebu City, Philippines
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In Partial Fulfilment of the Requirements for the Degree
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN TOURISM
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SARAH MAE ABAPO MALOU L. AGUILAR
MERLA MAE L. GENERALE JANICE C. MAHUSAY
ROSE N. OCARIZA FERLYN P. PANTINOPLE
FLORIE MAY V. PEREZ
AUGUST 2014
TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE INTRODUCTION Rationale of the Study Theoretical Background Flow of Research Process Flow Chart THE PROBLEM Statement of the Problem SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY DEFINITION OF TERMS RESEARCH DESIGN
II PRESENTATION, ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA
III PROPOSED OUTPUT
IV SUMMARY, FINDINGS, CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES CURRICULUM VITAE
CHAPTER 1
THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE
INTRODUCTION
Rationale of the Study
With the growing popularity of adventure tourism and urban modernity, the cultural heritage sites that served as an important site to visit because of its relation to the past has been left behind. A key aspect in discussing this topic is to understand the difference between conservation and development and applying it as one for tourism attraction development and site management. Conservation, according to Moses Wafula Mapesa, is the deliberate act of keeping heritage from the present to and for the future. It is an ethic act of resource use, allocation, and protection. It is the act of preventing injury, decay, waste of loss of both natural and cultural heritage. It may also refer to the careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion and the preservation and restoration of works of cultural significance. Development is the act or process of growing or causing something to grow or become