01:590:101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ecotourism, New Imperialism, Sustainable Tourism

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Latin American Studies
• Course: 01:590:101
• Professor: I.Beltran

Document Summary

Tourism rooted in the awareness and appreciation for a region, society, culture of a region. Focuses on living people but also means that the indigenous people are under touristic gaze. Agency amongst all parties involved but it is not necessarily equally balanced. Articulates and connects real life and the creation of images. Involves living people and their cultures; both that of the tourist and that of the inhabitant (interaction with the touristic border zone) At the nexus of global and local processes of change. An ideological framing of history, nature, and tradition; a framing that has the power to reshape culture and nature to its own needs. A lot of interested parties that are trying to satisfy their respective needs. Tourism increasingly important source of income for both states and local populations in latin america: opens up new markets, generates foreign currency, creates employment, adds economic value to previously unexploited resources (natural beauty, heritage, culture)