Tourism Impacts and Local Communities in Estonian National Parks

Reimann, Mart; Lamp, Mari-Liis; Palang, Hannes

doi:10.1080/15022250.2011.638206

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“…Collaboration is essential in enhancing the benefits of and minimizing the costs of tourism for both PPA managers and gateway community members. Increased communication between park managers and communities can help signal to managers which impacts are most critical for communities, such as pressings concerns like traffic and congestion [41]. Working with community members can also assist PPA managers in understanding local dialogues about and taking informed action on imminent threats to long-term sustainable development, such as climate change [42].…”

Section: Gateway Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Engagement: An Appreciative Inquiry Case Study with Theodore Roosevelt National Park Gateway Communities

Joyner¹,

Lackey²,

Bricker³

2019

Sustainability

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Appreciative Inquiry was employed to understand the mutual impact of Theodore Roosevelt National Park and nearby communities' relationships with tourism. Specifically, the goals of this study were to: understand the role of Theodore Roosevelt National Park related to stimulating regional tourism; to ascertain gateway community resident perceptions of benefits from tourism as it relates to economic development and quality of; and, to explore nearby communities' relationships with the park and how those communities may help influence quality visitor experiences, advance park goals, and develop and leverage partnerships. Results include a collection of emergent themes from the community inquiry related to resource access and tourism management, citizen and community engagement, conservation, marketing, and communication between the park and neighboring residents. These findings illuminate the need to understand nearby communities' relationship to public lands and regional sustainability support between public land managers and these communities.While public participation can help PPA managers and local community members achieve shared goals, engaged public participation is difficult. For example, public involvement techniques traditionally used to meet all legal requirements, such as open house meetings and the distribution of technical planning documents, have been found ineffective in promoting meaningful collaboration [13]. While PPA managers often acknowledge the need for collaboration, additional barriers including a lack of resources, high staff turnover, long-distance commuting, and a reliance on technical jargon have hindered the adoption of alternative strategies [13,14]. Even when these barriers can be overcome, determining which public engagement strategies to pursue can be challenging. For example, evidence suggests that policy and engagement strategies that work well in one community may not work well in another [15][16][17][18].Due to the importance of and challenges associated with effective public participation relative to PPAs management, identifying and assessing the use of alternative public engagement processes with application to a diversity of communities is warranted. In 2017, Theodore Roosevelt National Park initiated a strategic planning process, which included research to understand how visitors use the park and perceptions of residents within three gateway communities surrounding the park. Theodore Roosevelt National Park partnered with the University of Utah, Kansas State University, and Clemson University to launch this collaborative, multi-focal study encompassing a variety of perspectives and data-points. The focus of this paper is on research related to gateway communities surrounding the park. The purpose of this paper is to explore the usefulness of the appreciative inquiry (AI) methodology towards understanding gateway community views, goals, and connections with PPAs. Specifically, this study aims to:

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Section: Gateway Communitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Community Engagement: An Appreciative Inquiry Case Study with Theodore Roosevelt National Park Gateway Communities

Joyner¹,

Lackey²,

Bricker³

2019

Sustainability

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“…The struggles associated with the socio-economic developments and conservation strategies that will be discussed in this paper are similar to those in the placed-based studies conducted by Markey et al (2012) in Northern British Columbia and national park gateway communities in Canada (Lemelin, Johnston, Stewart, & Bennett, 2013), Estonia (Reimann, Lamp, & Palang, 2011), New Zealand Wray, Espiner, & Perkins, Figure 1. Rossport, Ontario, Canada (source: Ryan Garnett, 2014).…”

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confidence: 69%

People, Places, Protected Areas and Tourism: Place Attachment in Rossport, Ontario, Canada

Lemelin

Koster

Bradford

et al. 2015

Scandinavian Journal of Hospitality and Tourism

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Place attachment is spatially and temporally anchored in the local context, affecting how residents perceive proposed development strategies. As such, we examine, through the analysis of 18 interviews conducted with residents from Rossport, Ontario, Canada, how place attachment and historical antecedents (or lack thereof) have influenced the acceptance of, or opposition to, conservation and tourism strategies in and near the village of Rossport, Ontario. The analysis of the interviews suggests that some of the resistance and scepticism towards conservation and tourism initiatives by long-term residents is rooted in historical approaches to regional development strategies, while a lack of awareness of historical events prevents newer residents, who often supported these initiatives, from understanding the legacy of these proposals in the community. Moreover, analysis indicates that sharing the stories of the community and place attachment through video interviews provides an opportunity to promote social cohesion and a place attachment between long-term residents and more recent amenity migrants.

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“…This increase is clearly related to nature tourism and recreation -activities almost unknown to general public before the middle of the 20 th century (Kimmel et al 2010;Reimann et al 2011;Tooman & Ruukel 2012). Earlier this period of the year was 'filled' with excessive farm work and there was no practical reason to go to the mires as those areas were unsuitable for the common spring-summer economic activities.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%