The Ecotourism-Extraction Nexus - 9781138243705

Taylor & Francis

The Ecotourism-Extraction NexusPolitical Economies and Rural Realities of (un)Comfortable Bedfellows\nAuthor(s): Bram Bscher, Veronica Davidov\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138243705, 978-1138243705\nSynopsis\nEcotourism and natural resource extraction may be seen as contradictory pursuits, yet in reality they often take place side by side, sometimes even supported by the same institutions. Existing academic and policy literatures generally overlook the phenomenon of ecotourism in areas concurrently affected by extraction industries, but such a scenario is in fact increasingly common in resource-rich developing nations.\n\nThis edited volume conceptualises and empirically analyses the ecotourism-extraction nexus within the context of broader rural and livelihood changes in the places where these activities occur. The volumes central premise is that these seemingly contradictory activities are empirically and .