Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development
In this article, we identify and discuss the possibilities, limitations, and challenges of sustainable tourism development in Southwest Greenland through a consideration of dimensions of social and cultural capital. We present our findings concerning the current context-specific promises and problem...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/2cf6b516-57b9-4451-88be-eeab6fafd5f2 2024-06-23T07:48:30+00:00 Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development Hannu I. HeikkineHeikkinen , Hannu Bjørst, Lill Rastad Pashkevichs, Albina 2020-05-17 https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/2cf6b516-57b9-4451-88be-eeab6fafd5f2 https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.57.2.212 http://aa.uwpress.org/content/57/2/212.full.pdf+html eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/2cf6b516-57b9-4451-88be-eeab6fafd5f2 info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess Hannu I. HeikkineHeikkinen , H , Bjørst , L R & Pashkevichs , A 2020 , ' Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland : Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development ' , Arctic Anthropology , vol. 57 , no. 2 , 572 , pp. 213-229 . https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.57.2.212 Arctic Tourism Cultural Capital Greenland Development Infrastructure REXSAC /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/industry_innovation_and_infrastructure name=SDG 9 - Industry Innovation and Infrastructure article 2020 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.57.2.212 2024-06-10T14:59:01Z In this article, we identify and discuss the possibilities, limitations, and challenges of sustainable tourism development in Southwest Greenland through a consideration of dimensions of social and cultural capital. We present our findings concerning the current context-specific promises and problems of tourism development and then discuss suggestions to improve local sustainability. Our argument is that the diverse natural, cultural, and political histories of this area offer a range of resources, here conceptualized as dimensions of capital, for multiple smaller, decentralized, and interconnected economic activities that can together contribute to developing tourism. However, such activities in the Greenlandic context also face particular, interdependent challenges. We suggest that the development of a series of disparate but integrated attractions might offer numerous opportunities but that the concomitant challenges necessitate concerted efforts by public authorities to support targeted educational programs and communication infrastructure developments and improve the foundations for decentralized network economies. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Anthropology Arctic Greenland greenlandic Aalborg University's Research Portal Arctic Greenland Arctic Anthropology 57 2 212 228 |
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In this article, we identify and discuss the possibilities, limitations, and challenges of sustainable tourism development in Southwest Greenland through a consideration of dimensions of social and cultural capital. We present our findings concerning the current context-specific promises and problems of tourism development and then discuss suggestions to improve local sustainability. Our argument is that the diverse natural, cultural, and political histories of this area offer a range of resources, here conceptualized as dimensions of capital, for multiple smaller, decentralized, and interconnected economic activities that can together contribute to developing tourism. However, such activities in the Greenlandic context also face particular, interdependent challenges. We suggest that the development of a series of disparate but integrated attractions might offer numerous opportunities but that the concomitant challenges necessitate concerted efforts by public authorities to support targeted educational programs and communication infrastructure developments and improve the foundations for decentralized network economies. |
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Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland:Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development |
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challenging tourism landscapes of southwest greenland:identifying social and cultural capital for sustainable tourism development |
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Hannu I. HeikkineHeikkinen , H , Bjørst , L R & Pashkevichs , A 2020 , ' Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland : Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development ' , Arctic Anthropology , vol. 57 , no. 2 , 572 , pp. 213-229 . https://doi.org/10.3368/aa.57.2.212 |
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