Tourism Transformations in Protected Area Gateway Communities

Gateway communities that border parks and protected areas face particular challenges in managing tourism. This edited book offers localized experiences and bottom-up approaches to tourism management, aiming to balance nature, community, and commerce while supporting sustainable tourism. It emphasizes transformations, multidisciplinary insights, and global perspectives, particularly in the context of a post-COVID 19 world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 216 pages
Publication date: 22 April 2022
Publisher: CABI Publishing

Gateway communities that border parks and protected areas are significantly impacted by tourism, while also dealing with unique challenges related to protected area management. Economic reliance remains a significant obstacle for these communities, particularly in the context of neoliberalism, top-down policy frameworks, and park closures resulting from environmental degradation or government budget constraints. The compilation of works in this edited book offers bottom-up, informed, and nuanced approaches to tourism management, drawing from local experiences from gateway communities and protected area management that have emerged over the past decade. Global perspectives are presented and contextualized at the local level of gateway communities, aiming to balance nature, community, and commerce while supporting the triple bottom line of sustainable tourism. As we anticipate a post-COVID-19 global shift, readers are encouraged to reflect on transformation and resilience regarding how the dynamics of supply and demand alter gateway community perspectives on tourism.

Specific features of this book include:
1. Focus on Transformations: This book delves into the intricate and dynamic nature of gateway communities, providing valuable insights into their unique challenges and opportunities.
2. Multidisciplinary, Multi-Cultural Insights into Protected Area Management: The book brings together experts from various disciplines and cultural backgrounds to explore protected area management from diverse perspectives.
3. Applied and Conceptual Chapters from Global Perspectives: The chapters in this book are designed to be both practical and theoretical, offering applied insights and conceptual frameworks for tourism management in gateway communities and protected areas.

By examining these issues through a multidisciplinary lens, this book aims to contribute to the understanding and management of tourism in gateway communities and protected areas, promoting sustainable development and the well-being of both local communities and natural ecosystems.

Dimension: 244 x 172 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781789249033