Sense of place as a component of sustainable tourism marketing.

Walsh, J. L.; Jamrozy, Ute; Burr, Steven W.; McCool, Stephen F.; Moisey, R. N.

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“…These complaints are exacerbated by a habitual or unconscious collaboration between hosts and guests (Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, 1998), which becomes naturalized and irrevocable over time (Bennett, 1998). Bad policy decisions are camouflaged by ostensibly rational regulation (Hughes, 1995;Walsh, Jamrozy, & Burr, 2001) that favors economic returns at the expense of destination culture. Institutionalized practices function automatically (Billig, 2006;Pritchard & Morgan, 2001) to replicate standardized approaches to the promotion and commodification of destination culture (Morgan, Pritchard, & Pride, 2002).…”

Section: Government Sponsors and Regulatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding resident subjectivities toward tourism using Q method: Orchid Island, Taiwan

Hunter

2013

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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The pursuit of sustainable destination tourism should begin with an understanding of resident subjectivities. Residents are concerned with good governance and cultural integrity, and they are aware of their role as stakeholders in tourism in their communities. In this study, residents of Orchid Island, Taiwan, were interviewed using Q method in order to evaluate their subjectivities toward tourism. Forty-two statements regarding a theoretically and historically defined discourse of tourism were sorted by 34 respondents. This forced-choice method revealed four types of subjectivities, which are distinguished as Culture Broker, Cultural Conservative, Cultural Purist and Pragmatic Governance. The results show how the respondents perceived tourism in their destination. They agreed upon certain core issues regarding destination tourism, while contesting other issues. Respondents held strong views concerning how government policy affects their community and how tourism and culture shape each other. It is concluded that many issues in tourism research are highly relevant to residents of small tourism destination communities. This implies that tourism research should focus on understanding and coordinating resident subjectivities so as to inform government planning and decisionmaking, especially in indigenous communities or small islands.

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Section: Government Sponsors and Regulatorsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Understanding resident subjectivities toward tourism using Q method: Orchid Island, Taiwan

Hunter

2013

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…Learning about unique places, and people's relationship to them, is at the heart of sustainable tourism (Meyer 2001;Walsh et al 2001). Palmer (2005) recalled learning Shuswap stories anchored to the land around Alkali Lake, BC, Canada.…”

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confidence: 99%

Living Stories of the Landscape: Perception of Place through Canoeing in Canada's North

Mullins

2009

Tourism Geographies

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The paper examines the role of canoe tripping in creating, perceiving and sharing meanings of place and movement. Addressing concerns over the transitory nature of outdoor recreation activities, Ingold's dwelling perspective is used to draw connections between skill development and senses of place and movement. Narratives of place from an extended canoe expedition in northern Canada are presented and analysed in the context of the author's changing understanding of theory and practice. Outdoor recreation research has been criticized for framing landscape as a static backdrop. In response, landscape, environmental conditions and social interactions are shown to be co-influential and woven together through the practice of skilled activities. This approach highlights the importance of socially and ecologically situating human activity. Implications are discussed for those researching, developing and providing adventure tourism and recreation. Résumé: Histoires vivantes de paysages: la perception du lieu en canotant dans le nord du Canada Cet article indique comment son auteur interprète, en se servant de la perspective d'Ingold sur l'appartenance, l'influence du canotage sur la création, la perception et le partage de la signification des lieux et du mouvement. Tout en reconnaissant la nature fugitive des activités de loisirs en plein air, l'auteurétablit un lien entre l'apprentissage d'une activité et le sens du lieu et du mouvement. L'auteur présente et analyse, dans le contexte d'une compréhension théorique et pratique changeante, les récits sur le lieuécrits et enregistrés par les participantsà une longue expédition en canoë dans le nord du Canada. On reprocheà la recherche sur les activités de plein air de considérer le paysage comme fond statique. En réponse, l'article démontre que le paysage, l'environnement et les interactions sociales s'interpellent et s'entrecroisent lors de la pratique d'activités qui requièrent de la dextérité et qu'ils donnent forme et signification aux lieux en structurant l'impact sur l'environnement et la perception qu'on en a. Cette approche souligne l'importance de situer toute activité humaine dans son contexte social etécologique. L'auteur discute les conséquences pour les Downloaded by [University Library Utrecht] at 17:16 16 March 2015 234 P. M. Mullins chercheurs ainsi que pour ceux qui développent et procurent des activités touristiques et des loisirs pour les amateurs d'aventure. Zusammenfassung: Lebendige Geschichten der Landschaft: Die Wahrnehmung des Ortes beim Kanufahren im Norden Kanadas Dieser Artikel zeigt wie nach Ansicht des Autors Ingolds 'dwelling perspective' (Wohnperspektive) den Einfluss von Kanufahren auf die Produktion, Wahrnehmung und Teilung von Bedeutungen von Ort und Bewegung erhellen kann. Einwaende ueber die voruebergehende Natur von Outdoor Freizeitaktivitaeten werden angesprochen, indem eine Verbindung zwischen der Entwicklung von Faehigkeiten mit Empfindungen von Ort und Bewegung hergestellt wird. Darstellungen von Orten, geschrieben und aufgezeichne...

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“…The benefits of the good souvenir are strengthened identity, pride and autonomy (Dyer, Aberdeen, & Schuler, 2003;Ryan, 2002;Walsh et al, 2001), which directly affect destination competitiveness. Self-determined touristic representations play a role in cultural revival (Grunewald, 2002) and better quality of life (Bruner & Kirshenblatt-Gimblett, 1994).…”

Section: Cultural Identity Risks and Benefitsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Government should be involved in ensuring that all voices (deAraujo & Bramwell, 2000) and all interests are recognized. Informed choices and situational management strategies can help ensure that sustainable cultural identity coexists with profitable destination tourism (Walsh, Jamrozy, & Burr, 2001). There is no objection to the manipulation of totems for the sake of economic opportunity so long as neither is reduced.…”

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The good souvenir: representations of Okinawa and Kinmen islands in Asia

Hunter

2011

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Representations of indigenous Okinawa shisa (Japan) and Kinmen wind lion totems (Taiwan) are popular tourist souvenirs. They are also commonly used in destination tourism promotion as logos or mascots. Some tourism research describes these practices as exploitative and damaging to local culture. Other research suggests that resident consensus, local production and government sponsorship can produce a good souvenir that benefits local identity and economy. This paper reports on a semiotic analysis of these cultural representations as found onsite at these two destinations. Photographs are interpreted as index, icon and symbol according to Peirce's semiotics compared. Seven types of representations were found that indicate complex relationships between original totems and their variations. The representations are the same for both destinations. This comparative research finds that each type of representation has a unique place in the tourism economy, but all are held together as a coherent whole by the form and location of the original totems. The good souvenir is a product of creative marketing and sponsorship and vigilant preservation of cultural heritage. The original totem form should be immutable; its value and significance increases over time. As commercial duplications proliferate, government policy should protect the originals and fix them in their physical locations.

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Sense of place as a component of sustainable tourism marketing.

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Understanding resident subjectivities toward tourism using Q method: Orchid Island, Taiwan

Understanding resident subjectivities toward tourism using Q method: Orchid Island, Taiwan

Living Stories of the Landscape: Perception of Place through Canoeing in Canada's North

The good souvenir: representations of Okinawa and Kinmen islands in Asia

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