Gorbuntsova, T, Dobson, S and Palmer, N (2019) Diverse geographies of power and spatial production: Tourism industry development in the Yamal Peninsula, Northern Siberia. Annals of Tourism Research, 76. pp. 67-79. ISSN 0160-7383
Abstract
This paper offers a geographical, anthropological and historical analysis of current tourism development in the Yamal Peninsula, Northern Siberia, Russia. Through qualitative research it highlights the institutional, regulatory and socio-cultural trends of the indigenous society of this marginal region. Currently the traditional economic activity of reindeer herding, which offers autonomy to its nomadic communities, is threatened by local oil and gas industry development. Whilst the introduction of tourism is being pursued by authorities as beneficial to indigenous populations, this research explores power imbalances expressed through space relating to the works of Harvey (1989), Lefebvre (1991) and Gavanta (2006). Findings illustrate conflict characterised by external forces steering local communities towards the tourism industry as an economic aspect of regional strategy.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | (c) 2019, Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in the Annals of Tourism Research. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Landscape; Space; Indigenous people; Development; Power |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures (Leeds) > Performance and Cultural Industries (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 26 Mar 2019 16:13 |
Last Modified: | 22 Mar 2021 01:38 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.annals.2019.03.006 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:144077 |
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