Tourism and Conservation-Based Development in the Periphery : : Lessons from Patagonia for a Rapidly Changing World.

• Superior document: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia Series
• Author: Gale-Detrich, Trace.
• TeilnehmendeR: Ednie, Andrea.; Bosak, Keith.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Natural and Social Sciences of Patagonia Series
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (490 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- Contributors -- About the Editors -- About the Editors -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Tourism and Conservation-Based Development in the Periphery -- 1.1 Geographic Context for "Tourism and Conservation-Based Development in the Periphery: Lessons from Patagonia for a Rapidly Changing World" -- 1.1.1 Contexts and Foundations of Contemporary Patagonian Social-Environmental Systems -- 1.1.2 Patagonia as a Peripheral Territory -- 1.1.3 Government, Power, and Neoliberalism in Chilean and Argentine Patagonia -- 1.1.4 Conservation-Based Development -- 1.2 Overview of the Book Sections -- 1.2.1 Part I: Evolution of the Green Economy in Patagonia -- 1.2.2 Part II: Contemporary Conservation-Based Development: Challenges for Green Integration -- 1.2.3 Part III: Redefining and Evolving Conservation-Based Development Toward Locally Led Resilience and Sustainability -- 1.3 A Bit About the Authors Involved in This Project -- References -- Part I: Evolution of the Green Economy in Patagonia -- Chapter 2: Territorializing Capital: Moreno's Gift and the Political Economy of Nature in Argentine Patagonia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Territorializing Capital -- 2.2.1 Agrarian Capitalism on the Rangelands -- 2.2.2 Andean Conservation, Leisure Capitalism, and Eco-philanthropy -- 2.3 Territorializing Moreno's Gift -- References -- Chapter 3: Connectivity, Tourism, and Conservation: From Extractive Appropriation to Socio-Environmental Reappropriation of Nature in Aysén -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Framework -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.3.1 Study Area -- 3.3.2 Methods -- 3.4 Results -- 3.4.1 The History of Aysén's Austral Road Network and Nature Protection -- 3.4.2 Opening Routes (1902-1949).

3.4.3 The Carretera Austral and Nature as Economic-Geopolitical Resources (1950-1989) -- 3.4.4 Connectivity as a Platform for the Resignification of Nature (1990-Today) -- 3.5 Discussion. Social Reappropriation of Nature: Emergence of Tourism and Environmental Protection in Aysén -- 3.6 Conclusions -- 3.6.1 But Beware of Risks of Extractivisms, Real Estate Development, and Over-Tourism -- References -- Chapter 4: How Changing Imaginaries of Nature and Tourism Have Shaped National Protected Area Creation in Argentine Patagonia -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.3 Results -- 4.3.1 PA Creation in Argentine Patagonia -- 4.3.2 Local-Global Connections in Argentine Patagonia -- 4.3.2.1 Euro-nationalist Imaginary -- 4.3.2.2 New Argentina Imaginary -- 4.3.2.3 Environmental Crisis Imaginary -- 4.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 5: Western Patagonia: From Frontiers of Exploration to the Commodification of Nature -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Study Area: Western Patagonia and the Exploradores Valley -- 5.3 Tourism in the Exploradores Valley: Local History of a Global Trajectory -- 5.3.1 In Search of Patagonian Tourism: Pristine Scenery and Exclusivity -- 5.4 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 6: Geographic Imaginaries in Dispute in Northern Patagonia: Tourism, Environmental Conservation, and Indigenous Territorial Rights in Quinquén, Chile -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 The Production of Norpatagonia as a Geographic Imaginary -- 6.3 Land, Forests, and Conflicts in the Alto Bio-Bio Region -- 6.3.1 Pewenche Territorial Dispossession -- 6.3.2 Araucaria Harvesting and Protection -- 6.4 Tourism as an Alternative Protection Resource: The Case of Quinquén -- 6.4.1 From the Creation of a Regulatory Landscape… -- 6.4.2 …To the Touristification of Quinquén -- 6.5 Conclusion -- References.

Part II: Contemporary Conservation-Based Development: Challenges for Green Integration -- Chapter 7: The Production of Space in the Frontiers of Tourism: Critical Analysis of the Huella de Glaciares Circuit Between El Chaltén, Argentina, and Villa O'Higgins, Chile -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Literature Review -- 7.3 Methods -- 7.3.1 The Study Area -- 7.3.2 The Huella de Glaciares Project -- 7.3.3 Data Collection and Analysis -- 7.4 Results and Discussion -- 7.4.1 Territorial Organization and Natural Protected Areas -- 7.4.2 Huellas de Glaciares Nature-Based Tourism Project -- 7.4.3 Access, as a Primary Condition of Production -- 7.5 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Beyond the Border: Understanding Freshwater Resources, Shared Identity, and Transboundary Cooperation in Southern Patagonia -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.1.1 Transboundary Conservation in Southern Patagonia -- 8.2 Conceptual Framework: Factors Influencing Transboundary Collaboration and Conservation -- 8.3 Methods -- 8.4 Results -- 8.4.1 Environmental Factors Influencing Transboundary Collaboration -- 8.4.1.1 Ecological Factors in the Shared Patagonia Landscape -- 8.4.1.2 Combatting Transboundary Threats -- 8.4.2 Socio-cultural Factors Influencing Transboundary Conservation -- 8.4.2.1 Shared Identity -- 8.4.2.2 Engagement and Conflict with Local Communities -- 8.4.3 Political Factors Influencing Transboundary Conservation -- 8.4.3.1 Border Claims for Southern Patagonian Ice Field Resources -- 8.4.3.2 Political Turnover and Distrust -- 8.4.4 Economic Factors for Transboundary Conservation -- 8.4.4.1 Limited Resources and Management Capacity -- 8.4.5 Tourism Factors in Transboundary Conservation -- 8.5 Discussion -- 8.5.1 National and International Politics of Transboundary Water Resources -- 8.5.2 Shared Identity and Local Collaboration.

8.5.3 Bridging Local, National, and International Scales -- 8.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Values, Conflicts, and Narratives of Private Protected Areas: The Case of Tompkins Conservation in Chilean Patagonia and Argentina -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.1.1 Background on Tompkins Conservation -- 9.2 Theoretical Approach -- 9.3 Methods -- 9.3.1 Case Study Context -- 9.3.2 Narrative Analysis -- 9.4 Results -- 9.4.1 Academic Narratives -- 9.4.2 Popular Press Narratives -- 9.5 Discussion -- 9.6 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 10: Exploring Social Representations of Nature-Based Tourism, Development Conflict, and Sustainable Development Futures in Chilean Patagonia -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Theoretical Framework -- 10.3 Methodology -- 10.3.1 Research Design and Justification -- 10.3.2 Data Collection -- 10.3.3 Data Processing and Analysis -- 10.4 Results -- 10.4.1 Contexts, Actors, Interests, and Underlying Dynamics of Tensions and Conflicts -- 10.4.2 Manifestations of Sustainable Development Futures Trajectories -- 10.5 Discussion -- 10.6 Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 11: Identification of Causal Chains for Sustainable Tourism Development Within Two Chilean Patagonia National Parks: Cerro Castillo and Torres del Paine -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.1.1 Evaluation of the Linkages Between Tourism Use and PA Conservation -- 11.2 Methods -- 11.2.1 Data Collection -- 11.2.2 Data Analysis -- 11.3 Results and Discussion -- 11.3.1 Cerro Castillo National Park Case Study -- 11.3.1.1 Drivers -- 11.3.1.2 Pressures -- 11.3.1.3 Status -- 11.3.1.4 Impacts -- 11.3.1.5 Responses -- 11.3.2 Torres del Paine National Park Case Study -- 11.3.2.1 Drivers -- 11.3.2.2 Pressures -- 11.3.2.3 State -- 11.3.2.4 Impacts -- 11.3.2.5 Responses -- 11.4 Conclusions -- References.

Chapter 12: Visual Dimensions of Conservation Landscapes: An Exploration of Patagonian Fjordic Landscapes from the Perspective of Prospective Chilean Tourists -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Theoretical Framework -- 12.2.1 Landscape from the Observer's Perspective -- 12.2.2 Natural Landscapes -- 12.2.3 Chilean Legislation and Environmental Awareness -- 12.2.4 Evaluating Perceptions of Landscape Naturalness -- 12.3 Materials and Methods -- 12.3.1 Study Area -- 12.3.2 Product Concept Testing -- 12.3.3 Survey Procedures -- 12.3.4 Questionnaire Design -- 12.3.5 Statistical Analysis -- 12.4 Results -- 12.4.1 Study Sample -- 12.4.2 Responses to Current Nature-Based Tourism Experience Positioning with and without the Presence of Aquaculture Infrastructure -- 12.4.3 Comparative Analysis Between Tourism Experience Alternatives with and without the Presence of Visible Aquaculture Infrastructure -- 12.4.4 The Effect of Socio-demographic Characteristic Variables on Experience Attribute Ratings with and without the Presence of Visible Aquaculture Infrastructure -- 12.5 Discussion -- 12.5.1 Understanding the Potential for Current Tourism Experience Positioning with Prospective Chilean Tourists -- 12.5.2 Comparative Analysis Between Tourism Experience Alternatives with and without the Presence of Visible Aquaculture Infrastructure -- 12.5.3 Determination of the Effect of Socio-demographic Characteristic Variables on the Product Alternatives with and without the Presence of Visible Aquaculture Infrastructure -- 12.6 Conclusions -- References -- Part III: Building Resilience and Sustainability -- Chapter 13: Employing Local Tourism Councils to Improve Protected Area Tourism Development and Governance in the Aysén Region of Chile -- 13.1 Introduction -- 13.2 Project Phases -- 13.2.1 Phase 1: Participatory Governance Best Practices.

13.2.2 Phase 2: Analysis of the Governance Process in the Region of Aysén.