Footprints in paradise : ecotourism, local knowledge, and therapies in Okinawal knowledge, and therapies in Okinawa

Footprints in paradise ecotourism, local knowledge, and therapies in Okinawal knowledge, and therapies in Okinawa

In Okinawa, the southernmost prefecture of Japan, "ecotourism" promises to provide employment for a dwindling population of rural youth while preserving the natural environment and bolstering regional pride. Footprints in Paradise centers on how Okinawans' sense of place is transformi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Corporativo: Knowledge Unlatched funder (funder)
Otros Autores: Murray, Andrea E., author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York ; Oxford, England : Berghahn Books 2017
2017.
Edición:1st ed
Colección:New directions in anthropology ; Volume 40.
Materias:
Ecotourism > Japan > Okinawa Island.
Economic development > Japan > Okinawa Island.
Anthropology
Coral
Ecotourism
Japan
Mongoose
Okinawa Prefecture
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009432623206719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • TABLE OF CONTENTS
  • LIST OF FIGURES
  • PREFACE
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • INTRODUCTION "We want them to know nature!!"
  • Chapter 1 OKINAWA'S TOURISM IMPERATIVE
  • Chapter 2 SLOW VULNERABILITY IN OKINAWA
  • Chapter 3 KNOWING AND NOTICING
  • Chapter 4 ECOLOGIES OF NEARNESS
  • Chapter 5 HEALING AND NATURE
  • Conclusion YAMBARU FUNBARU!
  • REFERENCES
  • INDEX

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