Contesting the Foreshore - Tourism, Society and Politics on the Coast

Informationen zum Autor Jeremy Boissevain is Emeritus Professor of Social Anthropology at the University of Amsterdam. Tom Selwyn is Professor of Anthropology at London Metropolitan University. Klappentext This collection of essays examines social! political! and economic relations in primarily European coastal locations through the lens of tourism. The contributors explore the intersecting interests of fishing! tourism! and development and the conflict among local communities and market forces! all of which are infused with the symbolism of the sea as a place of mystery and danger. From the tensions between Cornish villagers and city visitors to the explosion of resort development in Gran Canaria! the authors consider the relationship between local residents! businesses! and tourist newcomers as they vie for status! influence! and! ultimately! for space. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of Contents - 8 Series Foreword - 6 Acknowledgments - 10 1 Introduction - 12 2 Privatising the Mediterranean Coastline - 36 3 Littoral Fishermen! Aquaculture! and Tourism in theCanary Islands: Attitudes and Economic Strategies - 62 4 Between the Sea and the Land: Exploring the Social Organisation of Tourism Development in a Gran Canaria Fishing Village - 84 5 Tourism! Kinship! and Social Change in Sennen Cove! Cornwall - 110 6 Evaluating Contrasting Approaches to Marine Ecotourism: 'Dive Tourism' and 'Research Tourism' in the WakatobiMarine National Park! Indonesia - 152 7 Fishermen and the Creation of Marine Parks: Northern Sporades (Greece)! Northern Cap de Creus (Catalonia)! and the Iroise Sea (France) - 170 8 An Assessment of the Potential Interest of Fishermen to Engage in Boat-Chartering in the Context of a Marine Park: The Case of the Iroise Sea! Western Brittany! France - 186 9 Marine and Coastal Issues in Local Environmental Conflict: Greece! Spain! and Portugal - 206 10 Hotels! Tuna Pens! and Civil Society: Contesting the Foreshore in Malta - 234 11 All Pervading Island Tourism:The Case of Texel! The Netherlands - 262 12 Izola's Fishermen between Yacht Clubs! Beaches! and State Borders: Connections between Fishing and Tourism - 282 Index - 310 List of Contributors - 318 ...

Product details

• Authors: JEREMY BOISSEVAIN, Jeremy Selwyn Boissevain, Tom Selwyn
• Assisted by: JEREMY BOISSEVAIN (Editor), Tom Selwyn (Editor)
• Publisher: Amsterdam University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.09.2004
• EAN: 9789053566947
• ISBN: 978-90-5356-694-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Series: MARE Publication Series; MARE Publication Series; Amsterdam University Press: Ma; Amsterdam University Press
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Politikwissenschaft, Umweltwissenschaften