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Record Nr.

UNINA9910863177403321

Autore

LaVanchy G. Thomas

Titolo

Tourism in Post-revolutionary Nicaragua : Struggles over Land, Water, and Fish / / by G. Thomas LaVanchy, Matthew J. Taylor, Nikolai A. Alvarado, Anna G. Sveinsdóttir, Mariel Aguilar-Støen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Springer International Publishing, 2020

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-55632-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVI, 78 p. 31 illus., 28 illus. in color.)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in Latin American Studies, , 2366-7648

Disciplina

338.4791

Soggetti

Human geography

Cultural geography

Physical geography

Tourism

Management

Water

Hydrology

Latin America - Economic conditions

Social and Cultural Geography

Physical Geography

Tourism Management

Latin American/Caribbean Economics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Background to Tourism in Nicaragua with a focus on the Pacific Coast -- Chapter 2. When the Wells Run Dry Tourism’s Demand for Water and Responses to Water Insecurity -- Chapter 3. The Elitization of Space -- Chapter 4. When Tourism Collides with Local Livelihoods Artisanal Fisheries and Ownership of Sea Space -- Chapter 5. Nicaragua’s Surfing Revolution Bringing Radical Changes to the Coast -- Chapter 6. Tourism and Conflict along Nicaragua’s Pacific Coast What is in Store for the Future?.



Sommario/riassunto

This book interrogates the impact of tourism on local lives and environments along the southern Pacific Coast of Nicaragua. Nicaragua has turned to tourism to earn needed foreign exchange and to provide jobs. The unplanned boom, however, has come with costs to local environments. Using an in-depth case study of the community of Gigante and nearby tourism developments, the chapters delve into the impact of recent unregulated booms in tourism on groundwater, household water security, local economies, culture, land ownership, and artisanal fisheries.