Overview
In a world that is subject to rapid change and cascading crises this book considers the vital importance of local communities to grounded, just and sustainable tourism futures. Embracing local tourism as relational, the contributors examine how tourism can be reoriented to better connect people, place and planet. This local turn starts by centring local communities at the heart of tourism and identifies ways to ensure local community rights and benefits in tourism. Presenting concepts, case studies and practitioner insights, the chapters explore what putting locals first might mean; the constraints of markets and the promise of alternatives; 'tours' and 'turns' offering possibilities for circles, cycles and connections; approaches for democratising tourism; and building an ethos of relatedness through a relational imperative to face the future together. The introduction and Chapter 1 will be free to download as open access publications. Chapters 9 and 10 will be freely available for 6 months. We will link to them here as soon as they are available.
Full Product Details
Author: Freya Higgins-Desbiolles ,
Bobbie Chew Bigby
Publisher: Channel View Publications Ltd
Imprint: Channel View Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 15.60cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 23.40cm
Weight: 0.500kg
ISBN: 9781845418786
ISBN 10: 1845418786
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 10 November 2022
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
This revolutionary text provokes us to a critical and necessarily urgent refocusing of tourism that foregrounds the local in all its forms (humans, more than humans, and the ecology). Replete with counter-narratives, alternative visions, and practical actions, this book is a triumph in its unapologetic advocacy for tourism futures that are more just and inclusive. * Donna Chambers, University of Sunderland, UK * This timely book provides a tangible way forward for transforming tourism at a time when both global and local pressures unequivocally signal that the pre-COVID-19 tourism model has failed. It points to a pathway where locals' love and care for place become the foundations of sustainable tourism. This book won't fail to inspire readers of all types - academia, policymakers, industry, non-profits and the wider public. * Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia * Rethinking and reforming tourism through a local, community-centered turn is long overdue, but how do we go about it in practice? In this innovative collection featuring scholars and practitioners from around the world, Higgins-Desbiolles and Bigby offer us a detailed agenda for transforming the way we conduct tourism. * Julian Agyeman, Tufts University, USA *
This revolutionary text provokes us to a critical and necessarily urgent refocusing of tourism that foregrounds the local in all its forms (humans, more than humans, and the ecology). Replete with counter-narratives, alternative visions, and practical actions, this book is a triumph in its unapologetic advocacy for tourism futures that are more just and inclusive. * Donna Chambers, University of Sunderland, UK * This timely book provides a tangible way forward for transforming tourism at a time when both global and local pressures unequivocally signal that the pre-COVID-19 tourism model has failed. It points to a pathway where locals’ love and care for place become the foundations of sustainable tourism. This book won’t fail to inspire readers of all types – academia, policymakers, industry, non-profits and the wider public. * Susanne Becken, Griffith University, Australia * Rethinking and reforming tourism through a local, community-centered turn is long overdue, but how do we go about it in practice? In this innovative collection featuring scholars and practitioners from around the world, Higgins-Desbiolles and Bigby offer us a detailed agenda for transforming the way we conduct tourism. * Julian Agyeman, Tufts University, USA *
Author Information
Freya Higgins-Desbiolles is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at UniSA Business, University of South Australia. Her research interests are justice, human rights and sustainability in tourism, and her specific research focus includes tourism politics, Indigenous tourism and tourism planning. Bobbie Chew Bigby is a PhD scholar at the Nulungu Research Institute in Broome, University of Notre Dame Australia. Her research interests include Indigenous-led tourism, Indigenous resurgence, culture and language revitalisation and peace studies.
