Map of India

Rostows Theory

• Stage 1 – Traditional society» Labor intensive

• Stage 2 – Transitional state» Produce excess and trade surplus

• Stage 3 – Take off» Population increase

• Stage 4 – Drive to maturity» Import of resources

• Stage 5 – High mass consumption» Need to produce more

Partnerships

• Current Partnerships: North Eastern Council (NEC)

• Best Practice: Eagle Valley Partnership (Chavez and Selin, 1995)

Partnerships

• “A voluntary pooling of resources (labor, money, information etc.) between two or more parties to accomplish collaborative goals” (Chavez and Selin, 1995).

• Current Partnerships: North Eastern Council (NEC)

• Best Practice: Eagle Valley Partnership

Collaboration

• “A process of joint decision making among autonomous, key stakeholders to resolve problems and or to manage issues related to the planning and development” (Text. Ch 13).

• Collaboration can be a critical way to achieve common goals.

Workshops

• “Small group sessions (usually with a maximum of 35 participants) held for a period of intense study or training. The emphasis is on exchanging ideas and demonstrating skills and techniques” (Howell, Ellison, Ellison & Wright, 2003).

• Important for information sharing

• A place where stakeholders can discuss important topics

Cultural Issues

• Loss or change of culture through:– Commodification– Standardization– Loss of authenticity and staged authenticity– Adaptation to tourists demands

(UNEP, 2001)

Dimensions of Cultural Impacts

(Singh, 2007)

Tourism Industry

Expectation

TouristsDifference, encounter,acculturation

Host Community

Host Community

Resource use, commodification and dependence

Ethnic and political fragmentation, indigenous groups and sub-cultures resource equity

Consumption

Indigenous Control of Tourism

• Spatial limitation– Hosts set limits on entry to homelands and sacred

sites• Activity limitation

– Hosts established preferred tourist activities• Temporal limitation

– Hosts indicate appropriate times for tourist access and use

• Cultural limitation– Hosts limits on access to cultural knowledge and

rituals (Zeppler)