Tourism and archaeology : sustainable meeting grounds / edited by Cameron Walker, Neil Carr.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Carr, Neil, 1972-

Walker, Cameron Jean.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Heritage tourism.

Archaeology--Social aspects.

Archaeology.

Culture and tourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The global popularity and lucrative potential of tourism has made sustainability a major concern for archaeologists, site managers, politicians, local communities, tourism officials, and other stakeholders. This book establishes new, interdisciplinary ground for tourism and archaeology that will foster a new generation of sustainable thinking and practice. First, three teams of co-authors from both disciplines tackle key conceptual dilemmas: exploration vs. exploitation, education vs. entertainment, and cultural sensitivity vs. embeddedness. Then, international case studies examine site d

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Part One: Concepts; 1. Tourism and Archaeology: An Introduction - Cameron Walker and Neil Carr; 2. Archaeology Meccas of Tourism: Exploration, Protection, and Exploitation - Quetzil E. Castañeda and Jennifer P. Mathews; 3. Integrating Education and Entertainment in Archaeological Tourism: Complementary Concepts or Opposite Ends of the Spectrum? - Karen Hughes, Barbara J. Little, and Roy Ballantyne; 4. Cultural Sensitivity and Embeddedness - Tim Wallace and Kevin Hannam; Part Two: Case Studies

5. The Management and Marketing of Archaeological Sites: The Case of Hadrian's Wall - Gary Warnaby, David Bennison, and Dominic Medway6. Vindolanda - Andrew Birley; 7. Casa Malpais: Development of an Archaeological Park in Rural Arizona - Teresa L. Pinter; 8. Visitors at the Trench Edge: Outreach and Archaeology at Historic Dilston, Northumberland, UK - Emilie Sibbesson; 9. Archaeology, Tourism and Other "Marriages of Convenience:" Examples from Western Canada - Scott Hamilton; 10. Saving Punalu'u: Ka'u as a Cultural Kipuka - Julie Tate-Libby

11. Framing the Mogao Caves in the Encounters between Tourists and Site Interpreters - Ming-chun Ku12. Archaeology and Tourism: Lessons from the Zimbabwean Experience - Ancila Nhamo; 13. Meet the Flintstones: Contestable Cultural Heritage of the Pica-Piedras in a Phurépecha Community in Mexico - Tricia Gabany-Guerrero and Narcizo Guerrero-Murillo; 14. Conclusion: Manifesting Sustainable Meeting Grounds - Cameron Walker and Neil Carr; References; Index; About the Authors

Notes:

"First published 2013 by Left Coast Press, Inc."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 12, 2013).

ISBN:

1-315-41659-X

1-315-41660-3

1-315-41661-1

1-61132-990-6

9781315416618

OCLC:

863157977