Introduction

The impact of world heritage site designation on local communities – A case study of Ogimachi, Shirakawa-mura, Japan

“…These problems imply there are intangible negative changes in local culture. Concerning the changes in the sense of community, there are opposite views in tourism studies: tourism can promote solidarity among local people (Boissevain, 1996), whilst tourism can lead the loss of community cohesion (Ryan, 1991). The case of in/around WHS Ogimachi seems to be closer to the latter.…”

Disciplinary Anthropology? Amateur Ethnography and the Production of ‘Heritage’ in Rural France

“…While 60% of permanent residents do claim to be from the village, the other 40% are recent immigrants, and 25% of the houses in the 8 village belong to second-home owners, of predominantly urban, north European origin. The story is that of the conflictive emergence of rural tourism under European modernity, concordant with the wider development of heritage and cultural tourism (Abram et al 1997, Boissevain 1996, cf. Graham et al 2000, Hewison 1987, Samuel 1994 The association will bring to light the life of our forebears, so as to recover the roots of the village and its inhabitants, putting its results at the disposition of future generations.…”

“…It was reinforced by the fact L'Association's motivations for carrying out these projects were complex, and reflected divisions within the group. Nevertheless, for several members, the creation of archival resources for actualisation of the past was preparatory research for the development and symbolisation of products for consumption by heritage tourists -a 22 wider phenomenon (Abram, Waldren & Macleod 1997, Boissevain 1996, Urry 1995.…”

Insularity and the Political Economy of Tourism. An Anthropological Analysis of Zlarin Island and the Trenta Valley

“…The Soča River and Zlarin's sea are most pleasant during the summer months. The time from autumn to spring is reserved for local socializing, when volunteer firefighters' associations and folk dance troupes, churches, tourist associations and pubs play an integrative role in communities (see "tourism backstage" in Boissevain 1996). People involved in tourism think about common and individual strategies for the upcoming season and beyond.…”