Our Future Environment

I. EcoTourism
Influential writers:
Nash, Dennison
Graburn, N.
Goffman, E.

Identifying Tourism and Sustainable Tourism/Ecotourism
This subtopic includes articles on why tourism is an activity worth researching, how ecotourism can and cannot be defined, the disagreements in those definitions, and the problems inherent in the outcomes of ecotourism. This subtopic should be broken into A.1- Classic Geography and Anthropology Tourism Articles and A.2- Specific readings on Ecotourism

Burns, P. 1999. An Introduction to Tourism and Anthropology. London: Routledge.

Chambers, Erve. 2000. Native Tours: The Anthropology of Travel and Tourism. Prospect Heights: Waveland.

Dann, Graham M. S., Dennison Nash, and Philip L. Pearce. 1988. “Methodology in Tourism Research.” Annals of Tourism Research. 15:1-28.

“Viewing the Wreckage: Eco-Disaster Tourism in the Wake of Katrina” in Societies Without Borders. 2 (2). July, 2007. With Tammy L. Lewis. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007

Graburn, Nelson H. H. 1977. Tourism: The Sacred Journey.

Hosts and Guests: The Anthropology of Tourism. Valene L. Smith, ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Pp. 33-47.

“Tactical Tourism: A Comparative Analysis of Rainforest Development in Ecuador and Belize.” In Organization and Environment. 12 (3): 245-262. September. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1999

Veblen, T. (1899). The Theory of the Leisure Class. New York, NY: Macmillan Publishing.
Can be considered the beginning of the modern era in leisure studies because Veblen challenged the notion that leisure is the epitome of daily life. This notion had long been held as the standard since the beginning of Ancient Greek philosophy. He claimed that it should be theoretically and empirically examined like other aspects of social and individual life.

Butler, R.W. Understanding Tourism in Leisure Studies: Prospects for the 21st Century. Jackson, E.L. & Burton, T.L. (Eds.) (1999). State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc.
Butler argues for the justification of studying tourism, specifically showing how tourism has shifted from an excessive emphasis on tourism as panacea to focus upon the many problems and issues associated with tourism development.

Swinnnerton, G.S. Recreation and Conservation: Issues and Prospects in Leisure Studies: Prospects for the 21st Century. Jackson, E.L. & Burton, T.L. (Eds.) (1999). State College, PA: Venture Publishing, Inc.
This article argues for the ability of theoretical and conceptual frameworks in conservation to generate new insight. It also echoes the Leisure Studies book as a whole by saying if concepts are to have meaning they must be related to action.

Nash, Dennison. 1996. Anthropology of Tourism. New York: Pergamon.

Nash, Dennison. 1977. “Tourism As a Form of Imperialism.” Hosts and Guests: The Anthropology of Tourism. Valene L. Smith, ed. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. Pp. 33-47.

Filed under: eco-tourism on April 13th, 2010