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- Title
On the Edge of Crisis: Contending Perspectives on Development, Tourism, and Community Participation on Rote Island, Indonesia.
- Authors
Wright, Cassandra; Lewis, Belinda
- Abstract
The eastern Indonesian province of Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) is struggling to overcome the burden of widespread poverty, illness, and illiteracy. Within the context of globalisation and Indonesia's ongoing transitions in governance, people on Rote Island, NTT, are experiencing rapid socio-cultural change. The increasing arrival of tourists and foreign business interests add further complexity to these processes of transition. The direction forward for Rote is a topic of considerable debate amongst community members, development workers, businesses, and other stakeholders. This qualitative pilot study explores key community stakeholders' perspectives on development, tourism, and community sustainability in Delha, Rote. It has revealed conflicting perspectives about future development and tourism on Rote, with particular concern regarding social, cultural, and environmental impacts, and loss of autonomy and community control. Important 'dynamics of exclusion' between stakeholders are identified. More equitable participation in planning and decision-making is needed to ensure that the benefits of tourism and development are not concentrated with a privileged few.
- Subjects
NUSA Tenggara Timur (Indonesia); INDONESIA; SOCIAL change; CULTURE; GLOBALIZATION; TOURISM
- Publication
Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies / Österreichische Zeitschrift für Südostasienwissenschaften, 2012, Vol 5, Issue 1, p102
- ISSN
1999-2521
- Publication type
Article