Ecotourism and ecological restoration

Blangy, Sylvie; Mehta, Hitesh

doi:10.1016/j.jnc.2006.05.009

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“…As in many other places where environmental or biodiversity conservation strategies collide with the development aspirations of local communities (Blangy & Mehta, 2006;Clerici et al, 2007), it is maintained that the state's conservation efforts in Sete Cidades actually restrict local development. The idea of prohibiting the construction of new housing and creating certain new businesses, such as gas stations or hotels, is a common complaint in the residents' discourses.…”

Section: Resistance and Counter-conduct In Sete Citadesmentioning

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Foucault in the Landscape: Questioning Governmentality in the Azores

Silva

2014

Landscape Research

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This article focuses on the use of governmentality as a technique of government and its effects, with reference to a protected landscape. Drawing on ethnographic materials from the Azores, it demonstrates that governmentality is not always practiced by governments in the way it is meant to be. Although the state's conservation efforts in Sete Cidades meet the accepted criteria of a governmental programme, they do not transform local subjectivities as intended. The protected landscape of Sete Cidades is a government initiative, but also a tool used strategically by certain social groups living and working within this landscape to object to the appropriation of the space upon which their livelihood relies, and to understand, communicate and legitimize their place in the world.

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Section: Resistance and Counter-conduct In Sete Citadesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Foucault in the Landscape: Questioning Governmentality in the Azores

Silva

2014

Landscape Research

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“…Ecotourism: Since the introduction of ecotourism, there is no one mutually agreed definition (Honey, 2008;Campbell, 1999;Fennell, 2001;Blangy & Mehta 2006;Horwich, 2003). The first eco-tourism definition was coined by Ceballos-Lascurain (1991: 25) as travelling [to] relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated areas with the specific objective of studying, admiring, and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any existing cultural manifestations (both past and present) found in these areas.…”

Section: Ecotourism and Biosphere Reservementioning

confidence: 99%

“…The first eco-tourism definition was coined by Ceballos-Lascurain (1991: 25) as travelling [to] relatively undisturbed or uncontaminated areas with the specific objective of studying, admiring, and enjoying the scenery and its wild plants and animals, as well as any existing cultural manifestations (both past and present) found in these areas. More recent definitions advocate that it should: improve local welfare, contribute positively to visitor's satisfaction, and incorporate environmental education (The International Ecotourism Society, 2005;Blangy & Mehta, 2006;Honey, 2008).…”

Section: Ecotourism and Biosphere Reservementioning

confidence: 99%

“…As many of these venues or sites are located in remote areas within which rich in biological diversity and indigenous cultures (Lai & Nepal, 2000;Badola et al, 2012;Lu & Deng, 2008), ecotourism will not exist without a healthy and attractive physical environment; tranquil, stable, equitable social environment; and educated group of tourists and locals motivated to support measures to protect local environment and culture (Goslings, 1999;Blangy & Mehta, 2006: Honey, 2008Zhang & Lei, 2012). Therefore, one important standpoint that determines the effectiveness of the revitalising approach is the market priorities during the rejuvenation period, and equally important, is to know the ecotourists' needs, satisfaction and experiences they seek for (de la Barre, 2005;Kerstetter et al, 2004;Wallance, 1993;Kriesel 2011).…”

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Place-Making of Ecotourism in Tasik Chini: From Exploratory to the Contemporary Biosphere Reserve

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Hamzah³

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Place-making is crucial in tourism destination as how it evolves and develops over time plays a significantly role in destination's sustainability. As ecotourism is often perceived as an excellent tool for promoting sustainable development, including in the Biosphere Reserve (BR), any initiatives in promoting this destination, therefore, have to be in a responsible manner, representing a real experience of the destination. While there is copious of literature on ecotourism in the BRs, no research has been conducted on how place-making of ecotourism in Tasik Chini from its evolution to the current status of Biosphere Reserve. Taking into account the needs of place-making that fits the aspiration of a sustainable destination, this article aims to analyze how place-making of Tasik Chini evolved and being developed in the life cycle of Tasik Chini as an ecotourism destination, aiming at tracing on travel engagement and ecotourism experiences. The study reveals four major components that drive the place-making of ecotourism in Tasik Chini, from exploratory to contemporary towards achieving sustainable development: the state of ecotourism in the BR, who the segments are, involvement of community and the government intervention and support system. It is imperative an integrated place-making of ecotourism destination be promoted and enhanced by all stakeholders in the future undertaking.

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“…One of these strategies has been to encourage local communities to join in conservation initiatives and this has caused, in some cases, conflicts with the development aspirations of those communities (Blangy and Mehta, 2006;Clerici et al, 2007). With whale-watching we are faced with the same issues, as now this has become an industry and the question is how to bridge the gap between the needs of conservation and the aspirations of profit by local communities.…”

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How ecotourism works at the community-level: the case of whale-watching in the Azores

Silva

2013

Current Issues in Tourism

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Whale-watching is one of the fastest growing tourism industries worldwide, often viewed as a sustainable, non-consumptive strategy for the benefits of cetacean conservation and the coastal communities, alternative to and incompatible with whaling. Yet there is paucity of research on how things actually work out at the community-level. Drawing on research literature and my own ethnographic fieldwork, this article bridges a knowledge gap in this field while examining an Azorean context where tourism has brought a re-commodification of the whale for the community (observing wildlife as opposed to harpooning it) in the last 20 years. The analysis is focused on the four main community-level implications: governance of common maritime resources, and tourism's contribution to economic sustainability, cultural identity and social relations. It is shown that whale-watching, as any other form of community-based ecotourism, is not a panacea that always promotes biodiversity conservation and economic and sociocultural sustainability for the host communities. Moreover, expanding on the theorisation of emerging institutional fields by Lawrence and Phillips, the political, historical, economic and sociocultural context of the community involved is a key factor for understanding local agency and the local specific features of new fields.

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Ecotourism and ecological restoration

Cited by 84 publications

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Foucault in the Landscape: Questioning Governmentality in the Azores

Foucault in the Landscape: Questioning Governmentality in the Azores

Place-Making of Ecotourism in Tasik Chini: From Exploratory to the Contemporary Biosphere Reserve

How ecotourism works at the community-level: the case of whale-watching in the Azores

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