Cultural and Environmental Change on Rapa Nui

Cardinali, Sonia Haoa; Ingersoll, Kathleen B.; Ingersoll, Daniel W.; Stevenson, Christopher M.

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“…Diamond (2005) has since portrayed Rapa Nui as a place of precolonial societal and ecological collapse. This image has recently been challenged by research that suggests that Rapa Nui was a nonviolent society (Hunt and Lipo 2011) and was highly resilient (Haoa Cardinali et al 2017). Instead of social collapse from ecological degradation, it has been argued that European colonial activity caused unrest and the decline of traditional Rapa Nui society (Delsing 2004;Griffero 1998:365-367;Martinsson-Wallin 2007).…”

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Warfare in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Martinsson-Wallin¹

2022

Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific

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Warfare in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Martinsson-Wallin¹

2022

Archaeological Perspectives on Conflict and Warfare in Australia and the Pacific

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Human Settlement and Landscape Anthropization of Remote Oceanic Islands: A Comparison between Rapa Nui (Pacific Ocean) and the Azores (Atlantic Ocean)

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2023

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The flora and vegetation of oceanic islands have been deeply affected by human settlement and further landscape modifications during prehistoric and historical times. The study of these transformations is of interest not only for understanding how current island biotas and ecological communities have been shaped but also for informing biodiversity and ecosystem conservation. This paper compares two oceanic insular entities of disparate geographical, environmental, biological, historical and cultural characteristics—Rapa Nui (Pacific Ocean) and the Azores Islands (Atlantic Ocean)—in terms of human settlement and further landscape anthropization. The similarities and differences between these islands/archipelagos are discussed considering their permanent colonization, the possibility of earlier settlements, the removal of the original forests and the further landscape transformations leading to either full floristic/vegetational degradation (Rapa Nui) or major replacement (Azores). This comparison uses evidence from varied disciplines, notably paleoecology, archaeology, anthropology and history, to obtain a holistic view of the development of the respective socioecological systems from a human ecodynamic perspective. The most relevant issues still to be resolved are identified and some prospects for future research are suggested. The cases of Rapa Nui and Azores Islands may help set a conceptual basis for ocean-wide global comparisons among oceanic islands/archipelagos.

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“Authenticity” as a Pathway to Sustainable Cultural Tourism? The Cases of Gotland and Rapa Nui

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In this paper, two World Heritage island destinations are compared, Gotland in the Baltic and Rapa Nui in the Pacific. Both islands deal with a growing number of tourists, which asks for rethinking of tourism development. As cultural heritage plays a major role in tourism for both destinations, it is especially important to look into sustainable cultural tourism development from the perspective of authenticity. The paper is based on a variety of materials and takes an innovative approach to methods through a student–staff collaboration. The data show that social acceptance of tourism by local communities on both islands could be achieved through the creation of authentic experiences. Furthermore, data show that it is rather potent to engage both locals and tourists in modernized authentic experiences. However, this can only be done if locals are empowered and are genuinely allowed to steer the development of tourism.

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Cultural and Environmental Change on Rapa Nui

Cited by 4 publications

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Warfare in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Warfare in Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Human Settlement and Landscape Anthropization of Remote Oceanic Islands: A Comparison between Rapa Nui (Pacific Ocean) and the Azores (Atlantic Ocean)

“Authenticity” as a Pathway to Sustainable Cultural Tourism? The Cases of Gotland and Rapa Nui

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