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The Guided Hike in Banff National Park: A Hermeneutical Performance.
- Source :
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism; 2008, Vol. 16 Issue 2, p182-196, 15p
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Sharpley identifies the need to help the public adopt a new paradigm of sustainable development through learning and understanding. The example of a guided hike in Banff National Park, Canada, that communicates to visitors ideas about sustainable development - and sustainable tourism - is examined in this paper to gain some sense of the world of the hike. The paper is based on a hermeneutical theatrical model derived from the philosophical hermeneutics of Gadamer, which includes play, festival, mimesis, gaze and beauty Through the use of the model, the paper examines the present day performance of the hike, including the narratives of hikers and those involved in presenting the hike. The examination also includes relevant legislation, history and the setting. The result explores the nature and process of understanding a sustainable development paradigm on a guided hike in a natural protected area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- ECOTOURISM
SUSTAINABLE development
HERMENEUTICS
THEATER
TOURISM & the arts
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09669582
- Volume :
- 16
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Sustainable Tourism
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 33940386
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2167/jost668.0