Indigenous Tourism and Events for Community Development in Australia
Tourism as an Instrument for Development: A Theoretical and Practical Study
ISBN: 978-0-85724-679-0, eISBN: 978-0-85724-680-6
Publication date: 26 July 2014
Abstract
Tourism and events have been identified as providing opportunities to revitalize regional and remote economies. In Australia such areas have limited economic opportunities and are constrained by a range of development barriers, including access to markets and human capital. Importantly, tourism in particular is seen as an economic activity that provides scope for Indigenous communities and individuals in regional and remote parts of the country to leverage development opportunities. A number of the island communities of the Torres Strait, the most northern region in Australia, are exploring the potential of tourism and events as an economic development strategy, yet the region is severely constrained by a number of development barriers.
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Citation
Ruhanen, L. and Whitford, M. (2014), "Indigenous Tourism and Events for Community Development in Australia", Tourism as an Instrument for Development: A Theoretical and Practical Study (Bridging Tourism Theory and Practice, Vol. 5), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 183-194. https://doi.org/10.1108/S2042-144320140000006016
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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