TOWARD A MODEL OF BALANCED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON BAFFIN ISLAND
A desired outcome of indigenous tourism is culture- or nature-based experiences that hosts and guests are willing to accept and share. However, researchers warn there is a paradox between bringing new economic opportunities into a culture area and sustaining the local culture. This hybrid study inve...
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ftunivmassamh:oai:scholarworks.umass.edu:ttra-1378 2023-05-15T14:58:32+02:00 TOWARD A MODEL OF BALANCED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON BAFFIN ISLAND Okrant, Mark J. Larsen, Donna 2016-07-26T17:20:18Z application/pdf https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2007/Applied_Papers/8 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1378&context=ttra unknown ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst https://scholarworks.umass.edu/ttra/2007/Applied_Papers/8 https://scholarworks.umass.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1378&context=ttra Travel and Tourism Research Association: Advancing Tourism Research Globally text 2016 ftunivmassamh 2022-01-09T20:00:51Z A desired outcome of indigenous tourism is culture- or nature-based experiences that hosts and guests are willing to accept and share. However, researchers warn there is a paradox between bringing new economic opportunities into a culture area and sustaining the local culture. This hybrid study investigates three research questions: (1) what forms of tourism have evolved during seven years of existence of Nunavut Territory where tourism is a new industry, the culture traditional, and the environment pristine; (2) how has tourism impacted hamlet life on Baffin Island; and ultimately, (3) how can research findings be utilized to guide tourism providers, marketers, visitors, and host hamlets to develop a product that is economically beneficial but does not undermine the environmental and cultural fabric of the region? This undertaking uses elements of both practitioner and academic research: analysis of the Nunavut Pleasure Traveler Exit Study; pre-visit and post-visit focus groups with first-time visitors to Arctic hamlets aboard the cruise ship MV Explorer; chronicled reflections of visitors to Arctic communities with a minimum of one prior hamlet experience; interviews with Nunavut Tourism, Parks Canada, as well as hamlet and Inuit cooperative officials; interviews of cruise ship operators; a literature search; and empirical observation of cultural and tourism landscapes in Kimmirut and Kinngait. This is the first stage of an on-going applied research effort. Text Arctic Baffin Island Baffin inuit Kimmirut Nunavut University of Massachusetts: ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst Arctic Baffin Island Canada Kimmirut ENVELOPE(-69.870,-69.870,62.847,62.847) Nunavut |
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A desired outcome of indigenous tourism is culture- or nature-based experiences that hosts and guests are willing to accept and share. However, researchers warn there is a paradox between bringing new economic opportunities into a culture area and sustaining the local culture. This hybrid study investigates three research questions: (1) what forms of tourism have evolved during seven years of existence of Nunavut Territory where tourism is a new industry, the culture traditional, and the environment pristine; (2) how has tourism impacted hamlet life on Baffin Island; and ultimately, (3) how can research findings be utilized to guide tourism providers, marketers, visitors, and host hamlets to develop a product that is economically beneficial but does not undermine the environmental and cultural fabric of the region? This undertaking uses elements of both practitioner and academic research: analysis of the Nunavut Pleasure Traveler Exit Study; pre-visit and post-visit focus groups with first-time visitors to Arctic hamlets aboard the cruise ship MV Explorer; chronicled reflections of visitors to Arctic communities with a minimum of one prior hamlet experience; interviews with Nunavut Tourism, Parks Canada, as well as hamlet and Inuit cooperative officials; interviews of cruise ship operators; a literature search; and empirical observation of cultural and tourism landscapes in Kimmirut and Kinngait. This is the first stage of an on-going applied research effort. |
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TOWARD A MODEL OF BALANCED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON BAFFIN ISLAND |
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TOWARD A MODEL OF BALANCED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON BAFFIN ISLAND |
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TOWARD A MODEL OF BALANCED TOURISM DEVELOPMENT ON BAFFIN ISLAND |
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