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Power Relations in Tourism and Environmental Transformation in Bang Saen, Thailand |
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| Creator | Daichi Iwase |
| Title | Power Relations in Tourism and Environmental Transformation in Bang Saen, Thailand |
| Publisher | คณะสิ่งแวดล้อมและทรัพยากรศาสตร์ |
| Publication Year | 2554 |
| Journal Title | Environment and Natural Resources Journal |
| Journal Vol. | 9 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 1 |
| Keyword | Power relation,Environmental transformation, Sustainable tourism development |
| ISSN | 1686-5465 |
| Abstract | This paper investigates how historical changes in power relations in tourism have transformed the environment in Bang Saen, Chonburi Province, Thailand and suggests a proper power relations model for achieving sustainable tourism development. In-depth interviews, photography analysis, and document surveys were conducted. The researcher found that power relations in the development of tourism can determine the way in which natural and cultural assets, which function as the center of tourism, are transformed. The paper concludes that if all stakeholders desire the continuation of tourism in Bang Saen in the long-term and, with it, economic, political, and social development, those stakeholders who hold political and social influence should share power with other stakeholders in order to: co-manage natural and cultural assets in the host societies; allow all stakeholders to participate in the decision-making process in tourism development policies, strategies, and plans; and develop tourism in such a way that reproduces nature, strengthens social relationships, and inherits local knowledge, which are key natural, social, and human capitals |
