Significance of biocultural heritage, cultural landscape and islandness for responsible tourism
A Knoydart case study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5762435 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Tamara Griffiths (0000-0002-2558-2954, School of Adventure Studies, University of Highlands and Islands, Inverness, Scotland, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 453-473 |
| Publication date | 2024-04-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tourism Geographies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1461-6688 • E-ISSN: 1470-1340 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14616688.2024.2325943 |
| OpenAlex | W4392651583 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 53 |
The COVID-19 pandemic, environmental crisis and increasing growth in tourism prompted interest in more responsible tourism. So called responsible tourism (RT) entails diverse ingredients and an aim of this research is to understand if residents of community owned nature-rich land believe they have responsibility to share with visitors, or if their focus is shifting toward prioritising environmental conservation and or personal wellbeing. In this case study a unique perception of RT emerges in Knoydart Scotland, born from a pronounced awareness of biocultural heritage and a self-directed understanding of landscape as cultural. A distinctive feature in this case study is an expression of abundant generosity evolving from participants' embodied understanding of the integration of culture and nature. This commitment to a cultural landscape is particularly noteworthy since it is set within a location presented to tourists as 'wilderness'. Findings suggest that it is meaningful to explore historically evolved cultural understandings of 'islandness' and biocultural heritage, before promoting exogenous RT strategies. This research revitalizes frequently discredited notions about what responsible and sustainable tourism involve, as well as offering a rare example of the impacts of 'islandness' within a mainland setting
Cultural heritage · Cultural heritage management · Cultural landscape · Ecotourism · Environmental ethics · Generosity · Geography · Heritage tourism · Mainland · Political science · Sociology · Sustainable tourism · Tourism · Tourism geography · Wilderness · Wildlife tourism · Culinary Culture and Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Geographies of human-animal interactions · Ecology
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| Citations per year | 2 |
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| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |