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245 10 a| Tourism development in the largest remaining Carib community :b| a gender perspective /c| by Elin Langholm.;

264 0 c| 2002.;

300 a| vii, 171 leaves :b| illustrations, maps ;c| 28 cm;

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2002;

500 a| Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography.;

500 a| Advisor: Rebecca Torres;

520 3 a| This research examines the relatively new development of an alternative tourism industry in Dominica, West Indies. The focus is on the Carib Indian Reserve that is the home of 3,000 indigenous Caribs. I investigate the structure of Dominica's tourism industry; what role the Caribs, and Carib women in particular, have in tourism; and the potential tourism has to achieve sustainable development in the reserve. Fieldwork and participant observation, secondary sources, in-depth interviews and five case studies of Carib women serve as the methodology for this research. Dominica's isolation, terrain, and lack of white sand beaches have long prohibited the development of a traditional mass tourism industry. These former disadvantages have now become an asset for the development of an alternative tourism industry, with a focus on nature and culture based ecotourism. The number of stay over visitors has been slowly growing from 55,211 in 1991 to 67,954 in 2000, while the number of cruise ship passengers visiting the island has grown rapidly from 64,762 in 1991 to 239,796 in 2000. When these two types of tourism intermix, it creates serious environmental impacts and consequences. The Carib Indians are heavily used to promote tourism in Dominica, although tourism in the reserve itself is small scale. An increasing number of Caribs, and women in particular, turn to tourism as an alternative source of income. The involvement of Caribs in tourism is gendered as women are primarily engaged in vending and craft making, while men are tour guides and taxi drivers.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-171).;

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Tourism development in the largest remaining Carib community : a gender perspective / by Elin Langholm.

Author/creator	Langholm, Elin author.
Other author	Torres, Rebecca Maria, degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of Geography.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Production	2002.
Description	vii, 171 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Tourism--Dominica. Women in tourism--Dominica. Carib Indians--Dominica. --Economic conditions. --20th century. Dominica--Economic conditions. --20th century.

Summary	This research examines the relatively new development of an alternative tourism industry in Dominica, West Indies. The focus is on the Carib Indian Reserve that is the home of 3,000 indigenous Caribs. I investigate the structure of Dominica's tourism industry; what role the Caribs, and Carib women in particular, have in tourism; and the potential tourism has to achieve sustainable development in the reserve. Fieldwork and participant observation, secondary sources, in-depth interviews and five case studies of Carib women serve as the methodology for this research. Dominica's isolation, terrain, and lack of white sand beaches have long prohibited the development of a traditional mass tourism industry. These former disadvantages have now become an asset for the development of an alternative tourism industry, with a focus on nature and culture based ecotourism. The number of stay over visitors has been slowly growing from 55,211 in 1991 to 67,954 in 2000, while the number of cruise ship passengers visiting the island has grown rapidly from 64,762 in 1991 to 239,796 in 2000. When these two types of tourism intermix, it creates serious environmental impacts and consequences. The Carib Indians are heavily used to promote tourism in Dominica, although tourism in the reserve itself is small scale. An increasing number of Caribs, and women in particular, turn to tourism as an alternative source of income. The involvement of Caribs in tourism is gendered as women are primarily engaged in vending and craft making, while men are tour guides and taxi drivers.
General note	Presented to the faculty of the Department of Geography.
General note	Advisor: Rebecca Torres
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2002
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-171).
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Academic theses.
Genre/form	Thèses et écrits académiques.

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