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OverviewEcotourism, defined as responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people, has become one of the fastest growing industries in the world. The impacts of ecotourism, both positive and negative, on people in virtually every part of the planet are particularly true for Indigenous people. Indigenous people are found in over half of the world’s countries and their cultures, customs, traditions, identities, and natural resource management systems are of great interest to scientists, tourists, and travelers. Many indigenous peoples reside in conservation hotspots and places with high biological biodiversity. As shown in this volume, ecotourism has both promises and pitfalls for indigenous peoples, who seek to enhance their livelihoods while conserving the habitats in which they reside and the sacredness of their traditions. Indigenous peoples have in many cases welcomed tourists in order to have access to sources of income and desirable goods. Other groups prefer to avoid tourists and the challenges and difficulties that they fear could be disruptive to their societies. Drawing on cases from South America, North America, Africa, and Asia, Ecotourism Impacts on Indigenous Peoples examines the social, economic, political, and environmental impacts of ecotourism. Attention is paid to such issues as the effects of COVID-19, the impacts of protected area development, and the societal changes that can occur as the numbers of ecotourists expand and contract. A common plea of Indigenous people is that they have greater control over incoming ecotourists and receive more equitable social, economic and cultural benefits from what they recognize as a highly complex industry with significant environmental, economic, and political effects. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Wayne A. Babchuk , Robert K. Hitchcock , Wayne A. Babchuk , Robert K. HitchcockPublisher: Lexington Books Imprint: Lexington Books ISBN: 9781793643841ISBN 10: 1793643849 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 15 October 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Forthcoming Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Ecotourism, Indigenous Peoples, and Societal Impacts Wayne A. Babchuk and Robert K. Hitchcock Chapter 2. Sustainable Tourism: Marketing Indigenous Identity in the Plurinational State of Bolivia F. Sonia Arellano-López Chapter 3. Challenges of Ecotourism among the San of Botswana, Namibia, and Zimbabwe Robert K. Hitchcock, Wayne A. Babchuk, and Melinda C. Kelly Chapter 4. Ecotourism, Anthropology, and San Community Docents and Activists: Some Interactions Megan Biesele Chapter 5. ‘Your Soul Will Remember’: Reconnecting with the Kalahari, Celebrating Traditional Knowledge, Sharing the Meat, and Becoming a Community on the ǂKhomani San Lands Today R. Fleming Puckett Chapter 6. The Mayanization of the Ch’orti’: Indigenous Identity amid Tourism-based Development Initiatives in Copán, Honduras Fredy Rodriguez-Mejia Chapter 7. Aboriginal Alternative Tourism in Arnhem Land: Tourism as Cultural Learning Sachiko Kubota Chapter 8. How Does Cultural Tourism in a National Monument Affect its Affiliated Pueblo Tribes? Vidal Gonzales, Robert K. Hitchcock and Melinda C. Kelly Chapter 9. Covid-19 and the Limits of Community-Based Ecotourism as a Sustainable Livelihood Diversification Strategy: The Case of the Indigenous Karo of Batu Katak, North Sumatra, Indonesia Roderick T.J. Buiskool and Stasja Koot Chapter 10. Change among the Wannilaeto of Sri Lanka: Land, Livelihoods, and Ecotourism Impacts Wiveca Stegeborn About the ContributorsReviewsA highly readable book that illustrates how indigenous peoples are proactively engaging with modernity, tourists, law makers, each other, and forms of governance. -- Keyan G. Tomaselli, Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg. Author of Cultural Tourism and Identity: Rethinking Indigeneity (2012) A highly readable book that illustrates how indigenous peoples are proactively engaging with modernity, tourists, law makers, each other, and forms of governance. --Keyan G. Tomaselli, Distinguished Professor, Faculty of Humanities, University of Johannesburg. Author of Cultural Tourism and Identity: Rethinking Indigeneity (2012) Author InformationWayne A. Babchuk is professor in the Quantitative, Qualitative, and Psychometric Methods (QQPM) program in the Department of Educational Psychology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Robert K. Hitchcock is professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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