Explaining a Community Touristscape

Koh, Khoon Y.

doi:10.1300/j149v03n02_03

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“…Similar to our other examples, the relatively low barriers to entry in tourism (Koh, 2002) were recognized by policy makers as a potential driver for economic growth in João Pessoa, but there were also concerns over the detrimental impacts of rapid and unrestrained international tourism that emerged in Recife. Mindful of these problems, i.e.…”

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confidence: 71%

“…Tourism is one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries and an economic driver in emerging economies (WTO, 2009). The industry has also been recognized as a panacea for inclusive growth in underdeveloped areas or as an alternative to industrial restructuring, as specialized training, resource requirements, and other barriers to entry are comparatively lower than for other industries (Bursztyn, 2005; Coriolano, 2005; Koh, 2002; Shaw and Williams, 1994; Tidsell, 2001). However, the industry has also been recognized as causing detrimental economic, environmental, and social impacts on local communities (Ryan, 1993), exacerbating deprivation for locals, leading to poorer health, lower incomes, and higher crime rates (Agarwal and Brunt, 2006).…”

Section: Social Exclusion At the Base Of The Pyramidmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion?

Hall

Matos

Sheehan

et al. 2012

J Management Studies

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Policy makers often see entrepreneurship as a panacea for inclusive growth in underdeveloped ‘Base of the Pyramid’ (BOP) regions, but it may also lead to unanticipated negative outcomes such as crime and social exclusion. Our objective is to improve the understanding of how entrepreneurship policies can lead to socially inclusive growth at the BOP. Drawing on data collected from Brazilian tourism destinations with varying entrepreneurship, innovation, and social inclusion policies, we argue that weak institutions coupled with alert entrepreneurs encourage destructive outcomes, especially if entrepreneurship policies are based solely on economic indicators. Policies addressing both economic and social perspectives may foster more productive entrepreneurial outcomes, albeit at a more constrained economic pace. The study extends the related BOP, entrepreneurship, global value chain, and sustainable tourism literatures by examining the poor as entrepreneurs, the role of local innovation, and how entrepreneurship policies generate different social impacts within poor communities.

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confidence: 71%

Section: Social Exclusion At the Base Of The Pyramidmentioning

confidence: 99%

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion?

Hall

Matos

Sheehan

et al. 2012

J Management Studies

341

217

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“…However, while the subject of entrepreneurship remains an underexplored topic (Koh, 2002), there are indications that more attention is now being paid to the topic (Ritchie & Crouch, 2003) and there is evidence that this area of research is beginning to gather some momentum (Li, 2008). This paper seeks to further redress this imbalance by investigating how entrepreneurs effect and maintain tourism development in localised places over time.…”

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The Dynamic Role of Entrepreneurs in Destination Development

Ryan

Mottiar

Quinn

2012

Tourism Planning & Development

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“…There is reason to believe in synergies and spiralling development; it is widely acknowledged that success in one sector creates growth in the others (Koh 2002). A virtual doubling of the population in Longyearbyen in ten years is indicative of a dynamic community.…”

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Tourism, research, and governance on Svalbard: a symbiotic relationship

Viken¹

2010

Polar Record

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The tourism industry, research activities, and governing institutions are often seen as three very different, independent, and partly antagonistic activities and sectors -tourism as pure profit-pursuing, research as indifferent to business, and governing as controlling both. In this paper, it is argued that this is not the case on Svalbard, where a symbiotic relationship exists between the three sectors. Tourism to the islands emerged in the wake of the exploration of the Arctic in the late 1800s, but for a long period tourism rates were low, mostly due to a strict environmental regime supported by researchers in the natural sciences as well as the government. However, tourism has increased over the past 20 years, partly due to changes in the relationships between the tourism industry, researchers, and governing bodies. The involvement of research in different types of governance and its influence on tourism development will be demonstrated using theories of modern governance as points of departure for an analysis of the current situation; how tourism has provided governors with activities to govern and researchers with a rationale for comprehensive research activity. This case study shows how a symbiosis between tourism, research, and governance can be seen to emerge.

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Explaining a Community Touristscape

Cited by 17 publications

References 52 publications

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion?

Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Base of the Pyramid: A Recipe for Inclusive Growth or Social Exclusion?

The Dynamic Role of Entrepreneurs in Destination Development

Tourism, research, and governance on Svalbard: a symbiotic relationship

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