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Can I read Groundwater, Graves and Golf: Layers of Heritage Tourism on a Fiji Resort Island on EtoBox?
Groundwater, Graves and Golf: Layers of Heritage Tourism on a Fiji Resort Island by Spennemann, Dirk H. R. (author) is a Environmental Science article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Groundwater, Graves and Golf: Layers of Heritage Tourism on a Fiji Resort Island about?
While island resorts in the South Pacific are primarily marketed as sun, sea and sand destinations, cultural dimensions value-add to and diversify the product for mixed audiences. Resort developments require, at minimum, the compliance with legally mandated environmental standards and adherence to national employment legislation. Socio-culturally and environmentally sustainable tourism concepts should exceed mandated environmental standards and be characterised by a close involvement with and respect for the expectations of local host communities who may hold land and/or traditional usufruct rights. But do resort developments comply? Using an example of a resort established on free-hold land during the pioneering days of resort development in Fiji, the aim of this paper is to provide a deliberation of the tension between organic resort development and sustainable tourism on private land. It will show that, where cultural and environmental planning controls were absent, development not only could progress unfettered but also that changes to tourism philosophies are not necessarily reflected in changes to a resort. The island of Malolo Lailai (Viti Levu, Fiji) has a rich and multi-la
Who reads Groundwater, Graves and Golf: Layers of Heritage Tourism on a Fiji Resort Island?
It is typically read by researchers, students, and practitioners in Environmental Science.
- Author
- Spennemann, Dirk H. R. (author)
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Environmental Science (Social Sciences)