Sustainable Tourism and Indigenous Peoples

Author: Anna Carr, Lisa Ruhanen, Michelle Whitford and Bernard Lane

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ISBN / EAN: 9780367264796
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Summary

This wide ranging, detailed and thought provoking book explains the many issues involved in bringing tourism into the lives of indigenous peoples, and sets out how the concept of sustainable tourism can provide a viable management approach. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

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This book provides a comprehensive, detailed and insight rich review of both the positive (capacity building, cultural conservation and economic opportunities) and negative (commodification, cultural change and possible loss of ownership and control) aspects of tourism development in indigenous communities. The relationship between tourism and indigenous people provides the ultimate test of sustainable tourism as a concept for tourism management and cultural conservation. The chapters range geographically from Central and North America, through Africa, and Asia to Australia. Issues covered include governance and engagement, research, minority language issues, visitor codes of conduct, trail development, Indigenous product design, Indigenous urban festivals, Indigenous values and capitalism, gentrification, heritage interpretation, marketing, demand, world views and representation. This book was originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.

About the Author

Anna Carr is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Otago’s Tourism Department, New Zealand, where she co-directs the Centre for Recreation Research.Lisa Ruhanen is an Associate Professor and the leader of the postgraduate programme in tourism at the University of Queensland’s Business School in Australia.Michelle Whitford is Senior Lecturer at the Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management at Griffith University, Australia. She is program director of the Bachelor of International Tourism and Hotel Management.Bernard Lane is Founding Editor of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism.