The Aysén Region of Chile is bordered to the west, by an intricate ecosystem of Pacific fjords and channels, which are fed by the freshwater rivers and ice flows of the Northern and Southern Patagonian Ice Fields. Two important productive sectors for the Region are Salmonculture and Nature-Based Tourism. Next week an important vote takes place to decide over a proposal from the Salmon Industry, which proposes to move into one of the last pristine areas of the fjords, bringing significant infrastructure and operations. This would create impacts in the viewshed for tourism, placing salmon incubators in and around the glaciers and inlets, large vessel traffic, industrial ports, etc. It would also insert aquaculture (antibiotics, concentrations of fish, etc.) into an ecosystem that, until now, has not been impacted by industry. There are three protected areas in the sector, but, their scope does not extend to the sea. There are no tourism studies for this area evaluating the potential impacts, from a tourism aspect. I have been asked to inform decision makers of best-practices in tourism research relating to evaluation of potential impacts and multi-use conflict resolution. I would appreciate your insights.
Dear Trace. I am afraid I cannot give insights from a disciplin that is far away from plant ecophysiologist. However, I agree in that "there are no tourism studies for this area evaluating the potential impacts, from a tourism aspect". This is an interesting caveat that the scientific tourism should cover, and then publish in some of the many journals of tourism. The Aysen región claims for such type of studies.
Hello Trace, here goes a link to the book; Nature-based tourism in peripheral areas: development or disaster? https://books.google.cl/books/about/Nature_based_tourism_in_peripheral_areas.html?id=nRQRAQAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
In brief: Nature-based Tourism in Peripheral Areas provides a comprehensive examination of this form of tourism development as it occurs within alpine, forest, sub-polar, island, coastal and marine environments. This book goes beyond much of the debate surrounding ecotourism and the impacts of tourism in vulnerable environments to place nature-based tourism in a wider regional context, particularly when for many peripheral regions tourism remains one of the key opportunities for economic development. Therefore, a central theme that is present throughout many of the chapters is the role that nature-based tourism can play as the catalyst for larger regional development of regions.
The book will serve as essential reading to senior undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in tourism and related degrees where the major focus is on tourism that occurs within peripheral regions. It will also serve as a key reference to researchers and professionals interested in the role of tourism as a regional development tool.
I'll check on the articles, many are from New Zeland and Nordic European countries.
Fabien
Thanks Frida - the plan is to develop a research agenda for this area - not for Scientific Tourism, which is a segment of tourism that focuses on joining science and the tourism experience - but for the Department of Sustainable Tourism, which is a group of researchers. I may contact you for input, given your expertise in the formulation of your area's research agenda. All the best.
Dear Trace, I also would like to suggest the ecosystem services' approach in order to analyse the tourist activities and also as a tool to integrate the ecosystem flows and stocks which are demanded by tourists.
Dear Trace, I also would like to suggest the ecosystem services' approach in order to analyse the tourist activities and also as a tool to integrate the ecosystem flows and stocks which are demanded by tourists.
Thanks Pamela, That is exactly the approach we are considering. Thanks so much for your answer.
Dear Trace, carrying capacity is probably top on everyone's list. Mine too. But I think its time to look at the concept of stereotyping, In general, when a tourism project becomes successful, there is a tendency to duplicate it elsewhere down to the minute details. This creates "stereotyped" images or representation that would eventually impact carrying capacity studies. Of course, such studies are merely continuation of studies relating to ecosystem services. Hence, best practices tourism research need to look at image/icon/representation formation. Cheers.
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