Challenging Tourism Landscapes of Southwest Greenland: Identifying Social and Cultural Capital for Sustainable Tourism Development

IF 0.5 4区社会学 Q1 Social Sciences

Arctic Anthropology Pub Date : 2021-05-26 DOI:10.3368/aa.57.2.212

H. Heikkinen, Lill Rastad Bjørst, A. Pashkevich

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Abstract

In this article, we identify and discuss the possibilities, limitations, and challenges of sustainable tourism development in Southwest Greenland through a consideration of dimensions of social and cultural capital. We present our findings concerning the current context-specific promises and problems of tourism development and then discuss suggestions to improve local sustainability. Our argument is that the diverse natural, cultural, and political histories of this area offer a range of resources, here conceptualized as dimensions of capital, for multiple smaller, decentralized, and interconnected economic activities that can together contribute to developing tourism. However, such activities in the Greenlandic context also face particular, interdependent challenges. We suggest that the development of a series of disparate but integrated attractions might offer numerous opportunities but that the concomitant challenges necessitate concerted efforts by public authorities to support targeted educational programs and communication infrastructure developments and improve the foundations for decentralized network economies.

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西南格陵兰岛具有挑战性的旅游景观:确定可持续旅游发展的社会和文化资本

在本文中，我们通过考虑社会和文化资本的维度，确定并讨论了格陵兰西南部可持续旅游发展的可能性、局限性和挑战。我们提出了我们关于当前特定环境下旅游发展的承诺和问题的研究结果，然后讨论了提高当地可持续性的建议。我们的观点是，该地区多样的自然、文化和政治历史为多个规模较小、分散且相互关联的经济活动提供了一系列资源，这些资源在这里被概念化为资本维度，可以共同促进旅游业的发展。然而，格陵兰范围内的这种活动也面临着相互依存的特殊挑战。我们建议，一系列不同但综合的景点的发展可能会提供许多机会，但随之而来的挑战需要公共当局共同努力，支持有针对性的教育计划和通信基础设施的发展，并改善分散网络经济的基础。

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Arctic Anthropology ANTHROPOLOGY-

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期刊介绍： Arctic Anthropology, founded in 1962 by Chester S. Chard, is an international journal devoted to the study of Old and New World northern cultures and peoples. Archaeology, ethnology, physical anthropology, and related disciplines are represented, with emphasis on: studies of specific cultures of the arctic, subarctic and contiguous regions of the world; the peopling of the New World; relationships between New World and Eurasian cultures of the circumpolar zone; contemporary problems and culture change among northern peoples; and new directions in interdisciplinary northern research.