The United Nations International Year of Ecotourism
A critical analysis of development implications
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12672597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim Butcher (0000-0002-5754-3562, Canterbury Christ Church University, North Holmes Road, Canterbury CT1 1QL, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 146-156 |
| Publication date | 2006-03-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Progress in Development Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1464-9934 • E-ISSN: 1477-027X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1191/1464993406ps133oa |
| OpenAlex | W2007416478 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 17 |
The United Nations International Year of Ecotourism (IYE) of 2002 marked out the rise of ecotourism from new niche market opportunity in the 1980s to being regarded by its advocates as an exemplary form of sustainable development in the rural developing world. This paper briefly situates the IYE in the context of wider ideas on development and conservation. It identifies and critically considers three key themes featured in the documentation from the IYE: community participation, traditional knowledge and natural capital. Further, it is argued that the IYE reflects a diminished and constrained vision of the possibilities for rural development
Capital (architecture · Community development · Context (archaeology · Developing country · Development economics · Documentation · Economic growth · Economics · Ecotourism · Environmental ethics · Geography · Natural capital · Political science · Sustainable development · Tourism · Law · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy · Tourism, Volunteerism, and Development · Ecology
Typology of Ecotourism in Japan
Contradictions in Tourism
Does ecotourism contribute to sustainable destination development, or is it just a marketing hoax? Analyzing twenty-five years contested journey of ecotourism through a meta-analysis of tourism journal publications
The political economy of 2015 Nepal earthquake
Assessment of tourism industry effects on environmental sustainability
Are birders good for birds? Bird conservation through tourism management in the Hula Valley, Israel
Twenty years on
Making a Difference’
Navigating neoliberal networks
The Protected Area as Enclave
Ecotourism
Sustainable Development
‘Sustainable Development’
The golden hordes
Rural Development
The Skeptical Environmentalist
The Moralisation of Tourism
Preserve or destroy
The world ecotourism summit
Ecotourism and sustainable development
The Moralisation of Tourism
The Skeptical Environmentalist
Development and social change
Geographies of Development
| Citations per year | 0.53 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2026 (20) |
| Highly cited | No |