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Social License to Operate
“Adventure tourism often occurs in difficult to reach places and often affects vulnerable people. Ideally, prior to any tourism development, the network of potentially affected stakeholders or communities should give input. This is referred to
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Resettlements
23. February 2016According to Le De (2011, p.121), relocating communities after a disaster can have more negative effects for the population than benefits and may actually increase their vulnerability: “Recent examples such as the Indian Ocean tsunami affecting
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Adventure Operators Engaging in Disaster Recovery Efforts
Adventure Asia Best Practices Culture Disaster Recovery Disaster Relief Empowerment Rebuilding South America Volunteering19. February 2016G Adventures and the Evolution of Adventure Tourism In 1990, Bruce Poon Tip founded G Adventures “to bridge the gap between mainstream tourism and the backpacker” (Poon Tip, 2013, p.47). They’ve since received many awards for their innovative
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The Dark Side of Adventure Tourism
15. February 2016Despite the many potential benefits of adventure tourism, it does not always succeed to improve the livelihoods of the local communities. Marx (2011) criticizes “In many cases CBT projects have failed to deliver financial viability due to lack
