Tourism at the grassroots [ villagers and visitors in the Asia Pacific

This new collection focuses on both the interactions between tourists and villagers, and the impacts of tourism at the local level, considering economic, social, cultural and environmental changes.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Connell, John , 1946- (Author), Rugendyke, Barbara (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge , 2008
Series:Contemporary geographies of leisure, tourism, and mobility
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Online Access:NetLibrary

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505 0 |a 1. Introduction: Tourism and Local People in the Asia-Pacific Region -- 2. Another (Unintended) Legacy of Captain Cook?: The Evolution of Rapanui (Easter Island) Tourism -- 3. Moderate Expectations and Benign Exploration: Tourism in Papua New Guinea -- 4. 'Everything is Truthful Here': Custom Village Tourism in Tanna, Vanuatu -- 5. The Whole Nine Villages: Local Level Development through Mass Tourism in Tibetan China -- 6. Weapons of the Workers: Employees in the Fiji Hotel Scene -- 7. On the Beach: Small-Scale Tourism in Samoa -- 8. After the Bomb in a Balinese Village -- 9. Sustainability and Security: Employing Local People in Lombok Hotels, Indonesia -- 10. Priorities, People and Preservation: Nature-Based Tourism at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam -- 11. Communities on Edge: Conflicts over Community Tourism in Thailand -- 12. Community-Based Ecotourism in Thailand -- 13. Ecotourism and Indigenous Communities: The Lower Kinabatangan Experience in Borneo -- 14. Adventures, Picnics and Nature Tourism: Ecotourism in Malaysian National Parks -- 15. Conclusion: Marginal People and Marginal Places? 
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