Cultural Dimensions of the Oil-Tourism Interface

• Main Authors: Stoddart, Mark C. J., Mattoni, Alice, McLevey, John
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Article; Newfoundland; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7978876/; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55944-1_3

This chapter examines how oil and tourism development are culturally evaluated. The analysis reveals differences in the “orders of worth” that shape what is considered valuable and why: (1) ecological worth, which emphasizes ecology, nature conservation, and responses to climate change, and (2) industrial worth, which emphasizes scientific and technical innovation, efficiency, and risk mitigation. The salience of these orders of worth is roughly homologous with the political economy of each region. In Scotland, ecological and industrial worth are nearly equally common, reflecting the perceived compatibility between tourism and oil development. In Norway and Newfoundland and Labrador, the industrial order of worth is dominant. Finally, ecological orders of worth are more common in Iceland and Denmark, where tourism is more visible than oil development.