To be or not to be like Iceland? (Ontological) Politics of comparison in Greenlandic tourism development

IF 1.4 4区环境科学与生态学 Q3 ECOLOGY

Polar Record Pub Date : 2023-02-06 DOI:10.1017/S0032247422000328

C. Ren, G. T. Jóhannesson

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Abstract In this article, we introduce the concept of politics of comparison in tourism development, looking at how comparison contributes to shaping and making sense of tourism development in Greenland. Decision makers and operators in Greenland foresee tourism growth as new transatlantic airports are set to open by 2024. To navigate an uncertain tourism future, many look towards neighbouring Iceland, who experienced exponential growth in international tourism arrivals between 2010 and 2018. In this North Atlantic reflection, comparison also works as a tool to understand tourism, positioning Greenland as a potential destination and deliberating about the future of tourism in the region, while also bringing forth competing logics and trajectories of development. Thus, comparison serves to engage with the meaning and value of tourism, seeing it not only as a pillar of the economy but also as a force affecting landscapes and communities. We argue that the comparisons made by tourism actors work epistemologically – creating knowledge of ‘what is’ – as well as ontologically, forcefully interfering with and producing tourism realities.

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是否像冰岛一样？（本体论）绿地旅游发展中的比较政治

摘要在本文中，我们引入了旅游发展中的比较政治概念，着眼于比较如何有助于塑造和理解格陵兰的旅游发展。随着新的跨大西洋机场将于2024年开放，格陵兰岛的决策者和运营商预计旅游业将增长。为了应对不确定的旅游业未来，许多人将目光投向邻国冰岛。2010年至2018年间，冰岛的国际旅游人数呈指数级增长。在北大西洋的反思中，比较也是理解旅游业的一种工具，将格陵兰岛定位为一个潜在的目的地，并思考该地区旅游业的未来，同时也提出了相互竞争的发展逻辑和轨迹。因此，比较有助于了解旅游业的意义和价值，将其不仅视为经济支柱，而且视为影响景观和社区的力量。我们认为，旅游参与者进行的比较在认识论上起作用——创造了“什么是”的知识——以及在本体论上，有力地干扰和产生了旅游现实。

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Polar Record 环境科学-环境科学

CiteScore

1.40

自引率

25.00%

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审稿时长

>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Polar Record is an international, peer-reviewed scholarly periodical publishing results from a wide range of polar research areas. The journal covers original primary research papers in the humanities, social sciences, physical sciences, life sciences, and polar technology, as well as papers concerning current political, economic, legal, and environmental issues in the Arctic or Antarctic. Polar Record endeavours to provide rapid publication, normally within nine months of initial submission.