ABSTRACT
In two regions where tourism is of considerable economic importance, eastern Asia and the Pacific, there have been remarkably few studies of the impacts of tourism in rural areas. Moreover, the shift towards ecotourism, touted as a more environmentally benign form of tourism, has extended the reach of tourism into more remote and fragile envir
1. Introduction: Tourism and Local People in the Asia-Pacific Region2. Another (Unintended) Legacy of Captain Cook?: The Evolution of Rapanui (Easter Island) Tourism3. Moderate Expectations and Benign Exploration: Tourism in Papua New Guinea4. ‘Everything is Truthful Here’: Custom Village Tourism in Tanna, Vanuatu5. The Whole Nine Villages: Local Level Development through Mass Tourism in Tibetan China 6. Weapons of the Workers: Employees in the Fiji Hotel Scene7. On the Beach: Small-Scale Tourism in Samoa8. After the Bomb in a Balinese Village9. Sustainability and Security: Employing Local People in Lombok Hotels, Indonesia10. Priorities, People and Preservation: Nature-Based Tourism at Cuc Phuong National Park, Vietnam11. Communities on Edge: Conflicts over Community Tourism in Thailand12. Community-Based Ecotourism in Thailand13. Ecotourism and Indigenous Communities: The Lower Kinabatangan Experience in Borneo14. Adventures, Picnics and Nature Tourism: Ecotourism in Malaysian National Parks15. Conclusion: Marginal People and Marginal Places?
