Political Geography: United States / Topic: Tourism

Author:: Andrea E. Murray
Publication Date:: 06-2017
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: Berghahn Books
Abstract:: The economic imperative of sustainable tourism development frequently shapes life on small subtropical islands. In Okinawa, ecotourism promises to provide employment for a dwindling population of rural youth while preserving the natural environment and bolstering regional pride. Footprints in Paradise explores the transformation in community and sense of place as Okinawans come to view themselves through the lens of the visiting tourist consumer, and as their language, landscapes, and wildlife are reconstituted as treasured and vulnerable resources. The rediscovery and revaluing of local ecological knowledge strengthens Okinawan or Uchinaa cultural heritage, despite the controversial presence of US military bases amidst a hegemonic Japanese state.
Topic:: Environment, Imperialism, Tourism, and Local
Political Geography:: United States, Japan, Asia, and Okinawa

Author:: Drew Sullivan
Publication Date:: 01-2010
Content Type:: Working Paper
Institution:: National Endowment for Democracy
Abstract:: The face of media around the world is changing. Traditional media in the United States are shrinking as the industry confronts both an extended recession and the long-term erosion of its economic model. In the developing world, the newly independent media of a decade ago maintain their vitality while attempting to find financial sustainability. The Internet has globalized the evolving media marketplace, and at the interstices of the media and internet businesses, new and exciting media organizations are springing up worldwide to fill needs in such areas as investigative reporting.
Topic:: Globalization, Markets, Third World, Mass Media, Financial Crisis, and Tourism
Political Geography:: United States

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