Contesting the foreshore : tourism, society, and politics on the coast /

A collection of essays studying the rapid changes in coastal settlements due to the conflicting interests of traditional and new stakeholders.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	JSTOR (Organization), Centre for Maritime Research
Other Authors:	Boissevain, Jeremy, Selwyn, Tom
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	English.
Published:	Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, [2004]
Series:	MARE publication series ; no. 2.
Subjects:	Culture and tourism. Coastal zone management. Tourism. Sustainable development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Hospitality, Travel & Tourism. Society and social sciences. Sociology and anthropology. Politics and government. Economics, finance, business and management. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Economics > General. Toerisme. Duurzame ontwikkeling. Kustgebieden. Aquatourism Multiple-use conflicts Electronic books. Electronic book.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Series Foreword; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Privatising the Mediterranean Coastline; 3 Littoral Fishermen, Aquaculture, and Tourism in theCanary Islands: Attitudes and Economic Strategies; 4 Between the Sea and the Land: Exploring the Social Organisation of Tourism Development in a Gran Canaria Fishing Village; 5 Tourism, Kinship, and Social Change in Sennen Cove, Cornwall; 6 Evaluating Contrasting Approaches to Marine Ecotourism: 'Dive Tourism' and 'Research Tourism' in the WakatobiMarine National Park, Indonesia.