Tourism and archaeology : sustainable meeting grounds
Texte imprimé
- Auteurs : Walker Cameron Jean ; Carr Neil (1972-....) ;
- Editeurs : Walnut Creek (California) Left Coast Press ;
- Date d'édition : Cop. 2013
- ISBN : 978-1-611-32988-9, 978-1-61132-989-6
- Sujets : sustainability, Tourisme ethnoculturel, Archéologie, Développement durable
- Langue(s) : Anglais
- Description matérielle : 1 vol. (301 p.), : Ill., couv. ill. en coul., 23 cm
- Pays de publication : États-Unis
Notes
Bibliogr. p. 253-289. Index
Résumé
'The global popularity and lucrative potential of tourism has made sustainability a major concern for archaeologists, site managers, politicians, local communities, tourism officials, and other stakeholders. This book establishes new, interdisciplinary ground for tourism and archaeology that will foster a new generation of sustainable thinking and practice. First, three teams of co-authors from both disciplines tackle key conceptual dilemmas: exploration vs. exploitation, education vs. entertainment, and cultural sensitivity vs. embeddedness. Then, international case studies examine site development, marketing, community relations, and other on-the-ground examples of heritage work. The volume launches an important new era of collaboration in this growing field'