Contesting the Foreshore: Tourism, Society and Politics on the Coast (Amsterdam University Press - MARE Publication Series)

321 Pages·2004·2.92 MB·English

by  Jeremy Boissevain

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CONTESTING THE FORESHORE

Contesting the
Foreshore
Tourism, Society, and Politics
on the Coast
Jeremy Boissevain and Tom Selwyn
Edited by
MARE Publication Series No. 2
Amsterdam University Press
The publication of this book is made possible by a grant from the
University of Amsterdam (Centraal Onderzoeksfonds).
Cover illustration: Spinola Bay, Malta (by courtesy of the Malta Tourism
Authority)
Cover design: Sabine Mannel/NAP, Amsterdam
Lay out:japes, Amsterdam
isbn90 5356 694 5
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© Amsterdam University Press, Amsterdam, 2004
Allrightsreserved.Withoutlimitingtherightsundercopyrightreservedabove,no
partofthisbookmaybereproduced,storedinorintroducedintoaretrievalsystem,
ortransmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans(electronic,mechanical,photocopying,
recordingorotherwise)withoutthewrittenpermissionofboththecopyrightowner
and the author of the book.
Series Foreword
The coastal environment has become one of the new frontiers and
fastest growing areas of the world’s tourism industry. Coastal tour-
ismishavingmanyecological,economic,societal,andculturalcon-
sequences, which, while providing new opportunities for economic
prosperity, are challenging for coastal communities. Old occupa-
tions,suchasfishing,aremakingwayforjobsinhotelsandrestau-
rants. Coastal resorts are making ever-increasing claims on re-
sourcesand land, and powerrelations are shifting. In view ofthese
developments,itiscuriousthatthispartofthetourismsectorhasat-
tractedverylittleattentionfromthesocialsciences.Importantques-
tionsregardingthenatureofchangesthatareoccurringandthein-
teractions, which are taking place with other coastal peoples and
activities, have thereby remained underexplored.
ThisisthesecondvolumeoftheMAREPublicationSeries,aninitia-
tive of the Centre for Maritime Research (MARE) that was estab-
lishedbytheUniversityofAmsterdamandWageningenUniversity
in 2001. MARE’s aim is to provide a platform for the development
and exchange of scientific knowledge on the use of marine and
coastalresources.Inadditiontothepublicationseries,MAREorga-
nizes conferences and workshops and publishes a journal called
Maritime Studies(MAST).
We,theeditors,aimtocreateaseriesthataddressestopicsofcurrent
relevancetotherelationshipbetweenpeopleandthesea.Ourinten-
tionistoensurethehighestacademicstandardsthroughtheinvolve-
ment of specialists in the field and through the instrument of peer
review.
This volume, put together by Jeremy Boissevain and Tom Selwyn,
meetstheseries’ intentadmirably. First ofall, as mentionedabove,
coastal tourism is a phenomenon of global importance. Secondly,
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theeditorshavesucceededingathering contributionsfromarange
ofsocialsciencedisciplines.ThisisinlinewithMARE’smandateof
furthering interactions between academics in various branches of
learning.
WeacknowledgeoncemorethecompetentguidanceofAmsterdam
UniversityPress.LindaEmmelkampandIrisMonnereau,ouredito-
rial managers, have again done an excellent job.
Svein Jentoft (University of Tromsø, Norway;
e-mail: [email protected])
Maarten Bavinck (University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
e-mail: [email protected])
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Contents
Series Foreword 5
Acknowledgments 9
1 Introduction 11
Tom Selwyn and Jeremy Boissevain
2 Privatising the Mediterranean Coastline 35
Tom Selwyn
3 Littoral Fishermen, Aquaculture, and Tourism in the
Canary Islands: Attitudes and Economic Strategies 61
José J. Pascual
4 Between the Sea and the Land: Exploring the Social
Organisation of Tourism Development in a Gran Canaria
Fishing Village 83
Raoul V. Bianchi and Agustín Santana Talavera
5 Tourism, Kinship, and Social Change in Sennen Cove,
Cornwall 109
Michael John Ireland
6 Evaluating Contrasting Approaches to Marine Ecotourism:
‘Dive Tourism’ and ‘Research Tourism’ in the Wakatobi
Marine National Park, Indonesia 151
Julian Clifton
7 Fishermen and the Creation of Marine Parks: Northern
Sporades (Greece), Northern Cap de Creus (Catalonia),
and the Iroise Sea(France) 169
Katia Frangoudes and Frédérique Alban
8 An Assessment of the Potential Interest of Fishermen to
Engage in Boat-Chartering in the Context of a Marine Park:
The Case of the Iroise Sea, Western Brittany, France 185
Frédérique Alban and Jean Boncoeur
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9 Marine and Coastal Issues in Local Environmental Conflict:
Greece, Spain, and Portugal 205
Maria Kousis
10 Hotels, Tuna Pens, and Civil Society:
Contesting the Foreshore in Malta 233
Jeremy Boissevain
11 All Pervading Island Tourism:
The Case of Texel, The Netherlands 261
René van der Duim and Jaap Lengkeek
12 Izola’s Fishermen between Yacht Clubs, Beaches, and
State Borders: Connections between Fishing and Tourism 281
Nataša Rogelja
Index 309
List of Contributors 313
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Acknowledgments
This collection of essays has emerged from some of the presenta-
tions made during the workshop on ‘Aquatourism and multiple-use
conflicts’ held during the ‘People and the Sea’ Conference marking
the inauguration of the Centre for Maritime Research (MARE), in
Amsterdam, September2001. Weare grateful to all thosewhopar-
ticipatedinthediscussions.Othercontributionsweresoliciteddur-
ingthecourseofediting.Ourthanksalsogototheauthorsforcheer-
fully rewriting their contributions, to the members of the MARE
team – Maarten Bavinck, Linda Emmelkamp-Boutachekourt, Iris
MonnereauandDerekJohnson–fortheirhelp,patienceand,inpar-
ticular,thesterlingeditorialsupporttheygaveus,toAnnHolleman
for her help, and to Carmel Fsadni and the University of Malta for
officespaceatcriticalmoments.Finally,wewouldliketothankour
respectivefamiliesforacceptingourlapseswhilewewereentangled
in editorial tasks.
Jeremy Boissevain
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
email: [email protected]
Tom Selwyn
London Metropolitan University, Great Britain
email: [email protected]
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