Tourism Transformations in Protected Area Gateway Communities

214 Pages·2022·49.18 MB·English

by  Susan L. Slocum, Peter Wiltshier, John Basil Read IV

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While anticipating a post-COVID 19 global shift, readers are encouraged to
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think through transformation and resiliency in regard to how the flux of supply
vs demand alters gateway community perspectives on tourism.
Specific features of this book include: in Protected Area
• Focus on transformations, which provides insight into the complex and
dynamic nature of gateway communities.
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• Multidisciplinary, multi-cultural insights into protected area management.
• Applied and conceptual chapters from global perspectives.
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Title: Tourism transformations in protected area gateway communities /
edited by Susan L. Slocum, Peter Wiltshier, John B. Read IV.
Description: Wallingford, Oxfordshire ; Boston, MA : CABI, 2022. | Includes
bibliographical references and index. | Summary: “Gateway communities
are those located adjacent to protected areas and are often the
communities most impacted by tourism visitation and are dependent on
tourism revenue. This book presents informed, interpreted, and nuanced
approaches towards protect area management and conservation, based on
bottom-up local experiences by the gateway communities”-- Provided by
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Subjects: LCSH: Tourism--Environmental aspects. | Ecotourism. | Protected
areas--Public use.
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Dedication
Professor Alan Clarke, 1956–2021
Alan’s commitment to protected spaces and gateway communities has been marked throughout his
career, beginning with his teaching in community education in Sheffield, followed by time with the
community education team at the Open University. He has led research in the inner city of Salford
and worked with the Roma community in the North West of England. The Derby Jubilee Community
Festival crystallized a number of issues – power, hegemony, inclusion, engagement and capacity
building. Partnership working motivated Alan to develop solutions to be used by communities in
the Baltic States, Croatia, Hungary and the United Kingdom. Alan moved to Hungary where there
were hard lessons in coming to terms with cultures, structures and stakeholder relations that
have to be seen through differently sensitized lenses. This opened up an interest in all aspects of
stakeholder-rich leisure, tourism and events. Alan firmly contributed to our understanding of the
ways that belief systems, narratives and interpretation have an impact on the cultures in which they
are experienced in the communities that give them meaning, life and a destiny characterized by hope
and great positivity.
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Contents
List of Tables ix
List of Figures xi
Contributors xiii
1 Introduction 1
Peter Wiltshier and John B. Read IV
2 Appalachian Trail Communities: Gateway Partners in Parks and
Protected Area Management 10
Robert S. Bristow, Julie Judkins and Jessica A. Schottanes
3 Building a Gateway to the Arctic: A Political Economy Perspective
on Tourism Development and Conservation in Finnish Lapland 24
Dorothee Bohn and C. Michael Hall
4 Gateway Community Relationships with a US National Park:
A Qualitative Exploration of Community Member, Concessioner
and Grand Teton National Park Staff Perspectives 38
N. Qwynne Lackey, Kelly S. Bricker and Russell M. Hicks
5 Advocacy for Protected Areas in the Caribbean: A Collaborated
Approach to Ecotourism in Antigua and Barbuda 52
Therez B. Walker and Natalya Lawrence
6 Contribution of Tourism to Sustainable Development: Samalayuca
Dunes (Mexico) 66
Manuel Ramón González-Herrera, Rosa Herminia Suárez-Chaparro and
Karina Hernández-Casimiro
7 Community Engagement with Tourism Management in Small
Atlantic Islands 85
Maria A. Ventura, Ana C. Costa and Andrea Z. Botelho
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8 Protected Area Tourism in Batanes Islands, Philippines:
Issues and Impacts 109
Edieser Dela Santa, Mary Anne Ramos-Tumanan and Chris Ryan
9 The Praia do Sono (Paraty, Brazil) as a Gateway Community to
Achieve the Universalization of Sustainable Development
Goal 6 (Water Sanitation) in Tourist Areas 124
Milena Manhães Rodrigues, Renato de Oliveira dos Santos, Sidnei Raimundo and
Gustavo C.X.M.P. Machado
10 Public–private Partnerships: A Framework for National Park
Gateway Community Development 137
Ole R. Sleipness, Jake Powell and Kynda R. Curtis
11 Stories to Engage Protected Area Neighbouring Communities in
Tourism Planning and Practice 155
Gianna Moscardo
12 Sustainable Tourism Initiatives and Impediments: The National Mall
as an Urban Gateway Community 168
Margaret J. Daniels and Susan L. Slocum
13 Conclusion 180
Susan L. Slocum and John B. Read IV
Index 187
List of Tables
Table 2.1. Survey distribution, grouped by the four Conservancy management regions. 18
Table 2.2. Why did you move to your community? Select all that apply. 18
Table 2.3. Respondent roles. 18
Table 2.4. Respondents’ length of residency. 18
Table 2.5. Respondents’ length of residency vs role. 19
Table 2.6. Since becoming an AT Community, what changes in conservation strategy
have you seen? 19
Table 2.7. Awareness of economic benefit resulting from participation in the AT
Community programme. 19
Table 4.1. Emergent categories, themes and subthemes by participant categories. 41
Table 6.1. Perception of tourist attractions. 74
Table 6.2. Sustainable tourism protocol. 80
Table 6.3. Tourist zoning scheme. 81
Table 7.1. Names of ENGOs in Cabo Verde, year of creation, scope of operation
and main mission. 98
Table 7.2. Names of ENGOs in Fernando de Noronha, year of creation, scope of
operation and main mission. 99
Table 7.3. Names of ENGOs in the Azores, year of creation, scope of operation and
main mission. 100
Table 9.1. Profile of the interviewees. 130
Table 10.1. Agricultural and food tourism activities. 148
Table 11.1. Possible inclusions in an MI storyworld. 159
Table 11.2. Examples of the main types of storytelling experiences for tourists. 162
Table 12.1. The Green Parks Plan goals. 170
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