TOURISM GEOGRAPHIES

Editorial & Abstracts/Résumé/Inhaltsangabe/Resumen

VOLUME 2 - ISSUE 2 - May 2000

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Editorial - Alan A. Lew - First Year Reflections - pp.113-114

Although this editorial is not reaching you until May 2000, it was actually submitted to our publisher, Routledge/Taylor & Francis, in December 1999 at a time when the editorial board began to reflect on the first year of publication of Tourism Geographies. By mid-December 1999 we had received submissions of 57 papers, five commentaries/reports, three literature reviews and four book reviews. This is on top of thirteen articles that comprised most of the first two issues of Tourism Geographies, but which originated with an aborted book project by the International Geographical Union's Sustainable Tourism Study Group. About a dozen papers were out for review at the time of this writing and another dozen were returned for revision. In out first year, we actually published 18 articles, four commentaries/reports, four book reviews and four literature reviews. The literature reviews included discussions and comparisons of four books each.

This is a good record for a new year journal in its first year. We have published many strong and solid articles. We have established ourselves as a high quality journal and will seek to maintain a rigorous review process to ensure that we publish articles that are both interesting to read and contribute to advancing geographic and related research on tourism. That being said, there is also room for improvement. Question have been raised as to the suitability of the ‘Space' and ‘Place' categorization of articles as some papers do not fit neatly into only one of these areas. The special issue on tourism and migration (vol. 2, no.1) dispensed with these categories because the were clearly not relevant to the overall collection of papers. We will, however, continue to use the Space, Place and Environment headings for at least this second year of publication and will revisit the issue again for volume 3.

I have previously indicated that Tourism Geographies will not intentionally plan ‘theme issues', but will organize these as opportunities present themselves. Without paying much attention, three such opportunities arose for vol. 2 this year. I want to reassure potential contributors that, with the exception of the migration issue, there will be space in the other theme issue for additional papers beyond those devoted to the theme topic. The goal is to not commit entire issues to a specific theme – but to bring together related papers to offer a thematic focus section, when appropriate.

A few other comments have been raised by editorial board members that I think are worth mentioning here. Some tend to prefer shorter articles over longer ones. The papers in the first two issue of Tourism Geographies for 2000 tended to be somewhat longer than normal, and this is something that we will need to work on. For a geography journal, we could probably have better quality maps and graphics that we have published so far. For an international journal, we still need to reach out to scholars in regions of the world that have so far been under-represented in the journal. Latin American, Asia and the Middle East stand out. However, scholars from the US could also be contributing more of their work to the journal.

We have talked about including regional or country reports for some time, but have never quite managed to get this to work. Most of the problems are in finding people to write these in a timely manner while also ensuring high quality. There was also a suggestion to include short biographical reports on leading tourism scholars in tourism geography and related fields as a way of building both a database and greater community amongst us. How to select people and space consideration are among the issues that would need to be further discussed on this topic.

Finally, I knew that it would be difficult to find papers that would reflect the existing and potential contributions of physical geography to tourism. The purpose of the ‘Environment' section of the journal is to highlight such contributions and a couple issues of the journal have not had an Environment section because there were no suitable submissions. Any help that the readers of Tourism Geographies can provide in assisting the journal to achieve the goal of incorporating physical geography perspectives on tourism will be most welcome. In addition, please feel free to send me any other comments or suggestions that you may have on the journal and how we can provide better quality and a more useful contribution to the subject matter that we all enjoy.

Annette Pritchard and Nigel J. Morgan - Constructing Tourism Landscapes: Gender, Sexuality and Space - pp.115-139

Abstract: Spaces and places are increasingly regarded as socio-cultural constructions rather than physical locations yet little of this emergent work in cultural and feminist geography has been incorporated into tourism research. The central theme of this article is an articulation of gender relations in the construction, production and consumption of tourism sites and images. It begins by briefly discussing the gendered nature of society and tourism processes. It then further develops the concept of the social and cultural representation of space, focusing on the construction of the 'male' gaze by examining the nature of the Western-dominated global advertising industry and assessing its implications for destination self-presentation. The article contends that the shaping of gendered tourism landscapes and the interrelationship between the language of (hetero)sexuality and the language of tourism promotion reflects a privileged white, male, heterosexual gaze. It concludes by suggesting an agenda for future research in feminist tourist geographies.

Keywords: gender; sexuality; landscape; tourist gaze; tourism advertising and marketing.

Interprétations des paysages touristiques: sexe, sexualite et éspace

Résumé: Espaces et locations sont davantage considerées comme interprétations socio-culturels plutot que des lieux physiques jusqu'à présent peux de cet oeuvre émergente dans la géographie culturelle et féministe, était incorporé dans la recherche du tourisme. Le sujet central de l'article est l'articulation des relations entre sexes dans l'interprétation, la production et la consommation des sites et images touristiques. L'article brièvement discuter la nature de sexe dans le context des processus de société et de tourisme. De plus alors l'article développe le concept de l'interprétation socio-culturelle de l'éspace, avec point focal l'interprétation du contemplation du 'male' par éxaminer la nature la publicité mondiale dominée par l'Occident et évaluer ses répercussions sur le présentation de la destination. L'article soutient que la formation des paysages touritiques et et les relations entre la langue (hétéro) sexualité et la langue de la promotion du tourisme reflètent l'homme, blanc, hétérosexuel et privilegié. L'article conclue par suggérer des sujets de recherches dans le domaine la géographie du tourisme féministe.

Mots-clés: sexe, sexualité, paysage, contemplation de touriste, publicité et marketing touristique.

Klaus Meyer-Arendt - Tourism Geography as the Subject of North American Doctoral Dissertations and Master's Theses, 1951-1998 - pp. 140-156

Abstract: The online version of Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI) was examined to determine the extent of Ph.D. and Master's level research in tourism geography. Five subject headings -- tourism, tourist, travel, traveler, and ecotourism -- were searched, and entries with 'geography' as the key descriptor extracted. These entries were further evaluated as to their emphasis upon tourism prior to their final listing. A total of 66 Ph.D. dissertations and 22 Master's theses were recorded for the 1951-1998 period. The 1990s was the most productive period of graduate-level research in tourism geography, and several universities -- mostly in Canada -- were the leaders in awarding Master's and Ph.D. degrees to specialists in tourism geography.

Keywords: tourism geography, dissertation research

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Duncan Light - Gazing on communism: Heritage tourism and post-communist identities in Germany, Hungary and Romania - pp. 157-176

Abstract: This paper considers 'communist heritage* tourism (that is, the consumption of sites and sights associated with the former communist regimes) in contemporary Central and Eastern Europe. As one form of special interest tourism, this phenomenon is an illustration of the ever-diversifying tourist gaze. However, such tourism also raises wider issues concerning the relationship between tourism and the politics of identity in the region. While the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe are seeking to construct new, post-communist identities (a process in which tourism can play a significant part), this project is frustrated by tourists* interest in the 'heritage* of communism. Through consideration of three case studies of communist heritage tourism ( the Berlin Wall, Budapest*s Statuepark, and Bucharest*s 'House of the People*) the paper examines the strategies which different countries (Germany, Hungary and Romania) have adopted to negotiate and accommodate such tourism without compromising post-communist identities.

Keywords: Communism, heritage, identity, Berlin, Budapest, Bucharest

Résumé: Contemplant le communisme: tourisme de patrimoine et identités apres communistes en Allemagne, la Hongrie et la Romanie

Résumé: L'éssai étudie "le tourisme de patrimoine communiste" (ca veut dire, la consommation des sites et des monuments associées avec les anciens régimes communistes) dans l'Europe Centrale et de l'Est contemporaine. Comme une forme de tourisme special, cet phénomène est une illustration du tourisme qui continue de divérsifier.Cependant, tel tourisme aussi soulève de grands problèmes de la relation entre le tourisme et la politique d'identité dans la région. Quoique les anciens pays communistes de l'Europe Centrale et de l'Est cherchent a établir de nouveaux identités après-communiste (un processus dans lequel le tourisme joue un role important), ce project est deçu par l'intéret des touristes dans le patrimoine communiste. L'article examine trois études de cas de tourisme de patrimoine communiste (le Mur de Berlin, Statue parc de Budapest, 'la Maison du peuple' Bucarest). L'éssai étudie les stratégies que les différents pays ont adoptés pour négocier et adapter tèl tourisme sans risquer les identités apres-communiste.

Mots-clés: communisme, patrimoine, identité, Berlin, Budapest, Bucarest.

Luke Desforges - State Tourism Institutions and Neo-liberal Development: A Case Study of Peru - pp. 177-192

Abstract: In this paper I present recent research on changes in Peru's tourism institutions and the sector's role in the country's development strategy. Peru provides a good case study of the restructuring of tourism institutions, and the realignment of the sectors strategic role in development, under an emerging neo-liberal regime. The paper looks briefly at the role of the state in Peru's tourism sector between 1945 and 1990. It then draws upon recent empirical research in Peru to report changes in the sector since the election of Alberto Fujimori in 1990. These changes focus on the 'rolling back' of the state and the delimitation of the boundary between government and the private sector. This strategy appears to have benefited Peru as far as tourism numbers are concerned. However, the paper suggests a research agenda which compares and assesses the Peruvian tourism model's relative success at an international scale.

Keywords: Tourism, institutions, neo-liberalism, Peru, development

Les institutions publics de tourisme et le neo-libéralisme: étude de cas de Pérou.

Résumé: Dans cet article je présente de nouveaux recherches sur les changements dans les institutions de tourisme au Pérou et le role du sécteur touristique dans la stratégie de développement du pays. Pérou presente une bonne étude de cas de restructuration des institutions de tourisme, et de remèttre en ligne le role du sécteur stratégique dans le développement, qui émerge sous un régime neo-liberale. L'article brièvement considère le role de l'état dans le sécteur touristique du Pérou entre 1945 et 1990. Ensuite l'article tire de nouveaux recherches empiriques au Pérou pour faire un compte rendu des changements dans le sécteur depuis l'élection d'Alberto Fujimori en 1990. Ces changements concentrent sur le "roulement en arrière" de l'état et la délimitation la limite entre le gouvernement et le sécteur privé. La stratégie apparait que Pérou a profité en ce qui concerne le nombre de touristes. De quelque manière, l'article propose un programme de recherches qui compare et évalué le succès relatif du model du tourisme Péruvien au niveau international.

Mots-clés: tourisme, institutions, neo-libéralisme, Pérou, développement.

Jeff Baldwin - Tourism Development, Wetland Degradation and Beach Erosion in Antigua, West Indies - pp. 193-218

Keywords: Antigua, West Indies, beach erosion, tropical beaches, coastal ecosystems, sustainable tourism development

Résumé: Pendant les vingt dernières années des recherches considérables étaient menées sur les répercussions sur les cultures locaux. Pourtant, la recherche concernant les conséquences du tourisme sur le milieu naturel est peux développé. Bien que le tourisme est souvent présente commé une industrie avec un impact très bas, les spécialistes en tourisme ont commencé d'y reconnaite que le tourisme est un agent qui modifie l'environnement. Cette étude, menée en 1997/1998, indique que des écosystèmes cotièrs interdépendants en Antigua, Les Antilles ont étaient sévèrement dégradés par suite du développement du tourisme. Les tèrres marécageuses, qui sèrvent comme médiateurs biologiques tèrrestres, et de substance nutritive et les flux de sédiment avaient été complètement remuées. Par suite, les communités corales qui réparent le carbonate de calcium peuvent perdre leurs productivité. Par conséquent, les budgets de sédiment de plage sont réduits et l'érosion de la plage est devenue considérable et endémique sur l'Antigua. Cette étude presente un challenge pour le tourisme dans sa forme actuèlle, comme une activité économique et écologiquement viable.

Mots-clés: Antigua, les Antilles, érosion de plage, plages tropiques, écosystèmes cotièrs, développement du tourisme viable

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