Tactical Tourism
A Comparative Analysis of Rainforest Development in Ecuador and Belize
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21271577 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenneth A Gould (St. Lawrence University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 245-262 |
| Publication date | 1999-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Organization & Environment (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1086-0266 • E-ISSN: 1552-7417 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1086026699123001 |
| OpenAlex | W1975545842 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 16 |
This article examines the strategic development of nature-based tourism as a means by which to generate sustainable economies in the rainforests of Ecuador and Belize as an alternative to more socially and ecologically destructive extractive industry and export agri-culture. These efforts to generate economic exchange value from relatively intact ecosystems are the primary strategies of rainforest communities threatened by other schemes for converting “jungle wasteland” into a source of national capital accumulation. The success of rainforest communities’ efforts at preserving their ecosystems while establishing a viable local and regional economy is largely dependent on the relative short-run economic potential of less sustainable alternatives, the relative position of nature tourism in specific national economies, and the capacity of these communities to mobilize the support of politically powerful private capital investors and the state. In delineating the relationship between the transnational economy, the orientation of national states, and the aspirations of local communities, the strategic use of nature tourism development as a bulwark against unsustainable economic alternatives is far more likely to meet with success in Belize than in Ecuador
Business · Economics · Economy · Environmental resource management · Geography · Jungle · National park · Natural resource economics · Rainforest · Threatened species · Tourism · Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Global trade, sustainability, and social impact · Ecology · Finance
The Hershey sugar mill in Cuba
Turismo comunitario en Ecuador
Sustaining Ecotourism
Ecotourism under pressure
Globalizing the treadmill of production
Serendipitous conservation
Avoiding deforestation in Panamanian protected areas
Theoretical Interpretations of the Growth in Organic Agriculture
Is Nature-Oriented Tourism a Pro-Environmental Practice
Interrogating the Treadmill of Production
Social-ecological resilience and community-based tourism
Environmental Movement Interventions in Tourism and Energy Development in the North Atlantic
Leisure, nature and environmental movements in the mass media
Offshore Oil, Environmental Movements, and the Oil-Tourism Interface
Oil Tourism
Tourism that Empowers
Fear at work
Beyond Growth
Local Environmental Struggles
Sustainable Development
Dependent Development
Some Observations on States, World Orders, and the Politics of Sustainability
Urban fortunes
The sweet smell of money
Recreational tourism
Tourism and politics
Underdeveloping the Amazon
The modern world-system
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2020 (19) |
| Highly cited | No |