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Contesting the Foreshore : Tourism, Society and Politics on the Coast. Centre for Maritime Research, MARE Publication Series No. 2 by Jeremy Boissevain; Tom Selwyn; Centre for Maritime Research is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Contesting the Foreshore : Tourism, Society and Politics on the Coast. Centre for Maritime Research, MARE Publication Series No. 2 about?

This collection of essays is about tourism and social, political, and economic relations in coastal locations in various parts of the world. The starting point of each chapter is the ethnographic study of one particular place. However, the authors are also concerned with wider regional, national, and global forces which shape and influence the local economies and societies under review. Although most of the essays focus on the European coastline, the book is intended to have implications for other geographical areas. In most parts of the world, coastal settlements and contexts are changing rapidly and markedly. These contexts are routinely characterised by conflict between different interest groups contesting the ownership and control of the foreshore and its resources. One of the threads running through the volume is that coastal regions are often sites of fishing and related 'traditional' activities. The chapters discuss the relationships between traditional stakeholders, such as fishermen and local residents, and new stakeholders including new residents, second-home owners, tourists and tourism property developers, and fish farm managers as they vie for status, influence, and ul

Who reads Contesting the Foreshore : Tourism, Society and Politics on the Coast. Centre for Maritime Research, MARE Publication Series No. 2?

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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Jeremy Boissevain; Tom Selwyn; Centre for Maritime Research
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Group
Published
2004
Language
EN
ISBN
9789053566947
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Economics, Political Science, Social Science

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