The reciprocity of soil, soul and society: the heart of developing regenerative tourism activities
Purpose – The study aims to investigate how tourism actors' methodologies fuel the development of regenerative activities anchored in the reciprocity of nature and humans directed at bringing well-being for all living beings. Design/methodology/approach – To shed light on micro-scale regenerati...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:0b1c543a314a41cb8a60c957189fc554 2023-07-16T03:57:02+02:00 The reciprocity of soil, soul and society: the heart of developing regenerative tourism activities Line Mathisen Siri Ulfsdatter Søreng Trine Lyrek 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1108/JTF-11-2021-0249 https://doaj.org/article/0b1c543a314a41cb8a60c957189fc554 EN eng Emerald Publishing https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JTF-11-2021-0249/full/pdf https://doaj.org/toc/2055-5911 doi:10.1108/JTF-11-2021-0249 2055-5911 https://doaj.org/article/0b1c543a314a41cb8a60c957189fc554 Journal of Tourism Futures, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 330-341 (2022) Regenerative tourism Reciprocity Human nature Well-being Diverse economies Co-creation Social Sciences H article 2022 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1108/JTF-11-2021-0249 2023-06-25T00:34:08Z Purpose – The study aims to investigate how tourism actors' methodologies fuel the development of regenerative activities anchored in the reciprocity of nature and humans directed at bringing well-being for all living beings. Design/methodology/approach – To shed light on micro-scale regenerative creation processes in tourism, the authors engage in co-creative case study research with the owners of a small value-driven tourism firm in Arctic Norway in their creation of activities that strengthen the human–nature relation. Findings – The authors found that the values of the tourism firm's owners constitute the soul creating regenerative activities based on the reciprocity of soil and society. Thus, the authors posit that soil, soul and society are at the core of developing regenerative tourism activities. A key finding identified is that it is challenging for small eco-centric driven firms to co-create regenerative tourism activities within a capitalocentric system. For regenerative activities to become regenerative tourism practices, multiple actors across levels of operations must act as responsible gardeners. Originality/value – The study extends current literature on regenerative tourism by providing in-depth insights into the methodology, illustrated through soil, soul and society, guiding one small tourism firm's development of regenerative tourism activities and what drives these processes. The study also contributes knowledge that broadens the use of well-being in tourism to better address current capitalocentric challenges limiting the development of regenerative practices. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Norway Journal of Tourism Futures 8 3 330 341 |
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Purpose – The study aims to investigate how tourism actors' methodologies fuel the development of regenerative activities anchored in the reciprocity of nature and humans directed at bringing well-being for all living beings. Design/methodology/approach – To shed light on micro-scale regenerative creation processes in tourism, the authors engage in co-creative case study research with the owners of a small value-driven tourism firm in Arctic Norway in their creation of activities that strengthen the human–nature relation. Findings – The authors found that the values of the tourism firm's owners constitute the soul creating regenerative activities based on the reciprocity of soil and society. Thus, the authors posit that soil, soul and society are at the core of developing regenerative tourism activities. A key finding identified is that it is challenging for small eco-centric driven firms to co-create regenerative tourism activities within a capitalocentric system. For regenerative activities to become regenerative tourism practices, multiple actors across levels of operations must act as responsible gardeners. Originality/value – The study extends current literature on regenerative tourism by providing in-depth insights into the methodology, illustrated through soil, soul and society, guiding one small tourism firm's development of regenerative tourism activities and what drives these processes. The study also contributes knowledge that broadens the use of well-being in tourism to better address current capitalocentric challenges limiting the development of regenerative practices. |
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The reciprocity of soil, soul and society: the heart of developing regenerative tourism activities |
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