Tourism without threat? Excerpts from rural Costa Rica

Jackiewicz, Edward L.

doi:10.1016/j.annals.2004.05.004

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“…It may prove to be a viable strategy in rural developing areas where other livelihood opportunities are limited, tourism can be locally controlled and benefits locally distributed, and environmental experiences provided for volunteers without infringing on local rights. As tourism continues to expand its reach, volunteer tourism may indeed be the strategy of choice for rural communities in developing areas (Clifton & Benson, 2006;Jackiewicz, 2005). Our results suggest widespread support for volunteer ecotourism among all actor groups who are directly involved in the ANAI Sea Turtle Conservation Project.…”

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confidence: 69%

“…Specifically, we consider the importance of aesthetics, economics and ethical values to these meanings, and in how constructed meanings can be understood in terms of debates about moralising and decommodifying processes in ecotourism (Butcher, 2006;Wearing et al, 2005). Given the potential for volunteer ecotourism to fulfil the criteria of 'ideal' ecotourism (Wearing, 2001), its promotion as an appropriate type of tourism for isolated communities in developing areas (Clifton & Benson, 2006;Jackiewicz, 2005), the conflicting evidence of both its positive effects (Broad, 2003;Clifton & Benson, 2006;Wearing, 2001) and problems (Duffy, 2002), its contribution to the overall growth of ecotourism (Duffy, 2002), and the debate over whether it represents a decommodified (Wearing et al, 2005) or development-limiting paradigm (Butcher, 2006), it warrants further attention.…”

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confidence: 99%

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A Decommodified Experience? Exploring Aesthetic, Economic and Ethical Values for Volunteer Ecotourism in Costa Rica

Gray

Campbell

2007

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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Volunteer ecotourism has been described as an 'ideal' form of decommodified ecotourism that overcomes problems associated with tourism in general, and ecotourism specifically. Using a case study of volunteer ecotourism and sea turtle conservation in Costa Rica, this paper interrogates this ideal. Perceptions of volunteer ecotourism were explored through in-depth interviews with 36 stakeholders, including hosts, NGO staff, government employees, local 'cabineros' (families who provide accommodation) and guests (volunteers). Results show that while all stakeholder groups share similarly positive views of volunteer ecotourism, subtle but important differences exist. We analyse these differences in terms of aesthetic, economic, and ethical values, and situate the results in existing theories about the moralisation and decommodification of ecotourism.

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confidence: 69%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Decommodified Experience? Exploring Aesthetic, Economic and Ethical Values for Volunteer Ecotourism in Costa Rica

Gray

Campbell

2007

Journal of Sustainable Tourism

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“…Furthermore, traditional agricultural livelihoods and activities are part of the attraction catering to tourists who seek to encounter new lived experiences (Jackiewicz, 2005). Thus:…”

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“…This set of interviews was not recorded (the digital recorder inhibited communication and was too much of a distraction). However, the interviewees afforded ample time between commentaries for note‐taking (perhaps correlated with the slow pace of life in rural areas mentioned by Jackiewicz, 2005).…”

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Local economic linkages to community‐based tourism in rural Costa Rica

Trejos

Chiang

2009

Singap J Trop Geogr

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This paper reports on the contribution of tourism to the wellbeing of rural residents through the development of economic linkages engaged by community-based tourism (CBT) in rural Costa Rica. In a qualitative case study of local economic linkages surrounding one such project in Chira Island, economic linkages were assessed at two levels: discourse and practice. The findings indicate that CBT does not involve the collective property of the community, but rather, the collective property of a group of community members organized in a formal association. As a result, a discourse on local economic linkages has been promoted by CBT support organizations in which hopes of wider benefits are placed on small linkages to services and products provided by local community members. However, a field survey suggested that the economic linkages generated by CBT in the community were sporadic and polyvalent and, furthermore, that the linkages with agriculture are negatively affected by scale and seasonality, resulting in leakages out of the community. These findings caution practitioners that CBT may only have small-scale positive impacts on the local economy.

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“…In addition, the large influx of tourists into small communities, during a brief season, in some cases mean that inhabitants feel invaded, feel that others benefit more from tourism than they do or feel that the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. Fay and Karlsdóttir (2011) note how such "tension between tourism providing opportunities for community development while simultaneously disrupting cultural and community cohesion and environmental quality is well documented (Bohdanowicz & Zientara, 2008;Buzinde et al, 2010;Colt et al, 2007;Dwyer & Forsyth, 1998;Gössling & Michael Hall, 2008;Hung & Petrick, 2010;Ireland, 2003;Jackiewicz, 2005;Kneafsey, 2001;Maher, 2007;Müller & Pettersson, 2001;Ryan, 2002;Saarinen, 2003)". The potential for such tensions may be heightened if the visiting tourists come from backgrounds that are vastly different from those of the local communities.…”

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Chinese tourism in the Nordic Arctic – opportunities beyond the economic

Jørgensen

Bertelsen

2020

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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Chinese presence in the Nordic Arctic is increasing, but whereas many large-scale initiatives such as mining projects, trade deals or political alliances have yet to materialise, tourism encounters between Chinese visitors and Nordic Arctic communities are already happening. We use tourism as a lens and bring together perspectives and empirical examples from various disciplines, including international relations, international political economy, tourism studies, education and sustainable development studies, with the aim of broadening the existing knowledge on China -Nordic Arctic relations and encounters. We argue that these tourism encounters not only offer challenges and economic opportunity, but also opportunities that go beyond economic gain, including: Community involvement, use of existing informal skills, development of formal skills and human capital.Additionally, we argue that Chinese tourism to the Nordic Arctic creates incentives to acquire global skills and knowledge necessary to ensure effective self-representation and benefits in an increasingly Asian-centred global economy. Finally, we find that Chinese tourism to the Nordic Arctic may offer a view into the future, as challenges associated with Chinese tourism in the Arctic North, may be an indication of what is to come, when potential mining projects, trade deals or political alliances start to materialise.

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Tourism without threat? Excerpts from rural Costa Rica

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

A Decommodified Experience? Exploring Aesthetic, Economic and Ethical Values for Volunteer Ecotourism in Costa Rica

A Decommodified Experience? Exploring Aesthetic, Economic and Ethical Values for Volunteer Ecotourism in Costa Rica

Local economic linkages to community‐based tourism in rural Costa Rica

Chinese tourism in the Nordic Arctic – opportunities beyond the economic

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