Assessing the tangible and intangible benefits of tourism: perceptions of economic, social, and cultural impacts in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District
Literature on rural and small island tourism critically questions the commodification of culture and landscapes, showing that replacing rural resource based industries with tourism often leads to a mummification of culture and questionable economic payoffs. Using original survey and qualitative data...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:e23acd4317cd446786b35ae36182ee07 2023-05-15T17:22:05+02:00 Assessing the tangible and intangible benefits of tourism: perceptions of economic, social, and cultural impacts in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District Howard Ramos Mark C.J. Stoddart David Chafe 2016-05-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/e23acd4317cd446786b35ae36182ee07 EN eng Island Studies Journal http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-1-M-Ramos.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1715-2593 1715-2593 https://doaj.org/article/e23acd4317cd446786b35ae36182ee07 Island Studies Journal, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 209-226 (2016) Atlantic Canada Battle Harbour Battle Island culture development island tourism Newfoundland Labrador Physical geography GB3-5030 article 2016 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T16:06:04Z Literature on rural and small island tourism critically questions the commodification of culture and landscapes, showing that replacing rural resource based industries with tourism often leads to a mummification of culture and questionable economic payoffs. Using original survey and qualitative data from three communities in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District, this paper explores how rural and island communities perceive the benefits of tourism and interactions with tourists. The paper finds that residents value the cultural showcasing of their communities and history, but are ambiguous about the economic rewards of tourism. We conclude by questioning whether the cultural rewards of tourism, around meaning making, outweigh other rewards around promoting economically and socially viable communities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Battle Harbour ENVELOPE(-55.587,-55.587,52.274,52.274) Canada Newfoundland |
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Literature on rural and small island tourism critically questions the commodification of culture and landscapes, showing that replacing rural resource based industries with tourism often leads to a mummification of culture and questionable economic payoffs. Using original survey and qualitative data from three communities in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District, this paper explores how rural and island communities perceive the benefits of tourism and interactions with tourists. The paper finds that residents value the cultural showcasing of their communities and history, but are ambiguous about the economic rewards of tourism. We conclude by questioning whether the cultural rewards of tourism, around meaning making, outweigh other rewards around promoting economically and socially viable communities. |
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Assessing the tangible and intangible benefits of tourism: perceptions of economic, social, and cultural impacts in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District |
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Assessing the tangible and intangible benefits of tourism: perceptions of economic, social, and cultural impacts in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District |
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Assessing the tangible and intangible benefits of tourism: perceptions of economic, social, and cultural impacts in Labrador’s Battle Harbour Historic District |
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