Community perspectives on bioeconomic development: eco-cultural tourism in Hartley Bay, British Columbia
| dc.contributor.author | Turner, Katherine L | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Davidson-Hunt, Iain (Natural Resources Management) Wuttunee, Wanda (Native Studies) Belcher, Brian (Royal Roads University) | en |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Berkes, Fikret (Natural Resources Management) | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-08-25T14:58:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-08-25T14:58:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010-08-25T14:58:52Z | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Natural Resources Management | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Natural Resources Management (M.N.R.M.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Members of the Gitga’at First Nation are committed to supporting the ecological integrity of their territory, as well as the vitality of their community and way of life, through carefully selected and implemented local development initiatives. This case study focuses on community member perspectives on ecologically supported cultural tourism. The first objective was to describe aspects of the local context shaping perspectives on tourism development. The second objective was to synthesise perspectives on the appropriate use of resources and on the appropriate application and sharing of local and elders’ knowledge for tourism. The third objective sought to identify services and linkages with other institutions considered important for a business aligned with local development priorities. There is potential for eco-cultural tourism to support local needs and interests if its development is directed and controlled by the Gitga’at and is based on a process of deliberation within the community. | en |
| dc.description.note | October 2010 | en |
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| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/4077 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | cultural tourism | en |
| dc.subject | bioeconomy | en |
| dc.subject | local economic development | en |
| dc.subject | Gitga'at First Nation | en |
| dc.subject | Hartley Bay | en |
| dc.subject | social enterprise | en |
| dc.title | Community perspectives on bioeconomic development: eco-cultural tourism in Hartley Bay, British Columbia | en |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |