THE VALUE OF PLACE
Travelers are seeking place-based information. This is not
to say that those seeking travel tips are not looking for eco
options, but first and foremost on their minds are the basics
of getting from here to there.
Effective google searches regularly include multiple terms
that include a place name and an activity or interest. Examples:
Honduras
+ Rainforest, Australia
+ Permaculture, Oaxaca
+ Weavings.
ABOUT PLACE
Places comprise not only the physical realm, but also the environmental
and spiritual worlds.
Places are enjoyed best by those who pay attention.
Even those looking for a weekend-getaway are seeking a connection
with a particular place and that takes some preparation.
Places are also interpreted via collective and individual 'memory'
which varies among stakeholders and age groups. Those interested
in place-based travel tend to be interested for longer periods
of time.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND PLACE
One of the hot topics of the 00s links development and tourism
by focusing on place.
Locals and travelers have long cared about place, but only
since the 80s has the notion become articulated as a concept
worthy of reflection and review. E-conferences such as the 2001
Media,
Environment and Tourism Conference focused on the urgent
need to improve media coverage of place as opposed
to destination.
MEDIA
Some of our favorite place-based websites are created by those
who live in the locale. We argue that travel writers ought to
be paid fairly and that the best coverage -- online or as guidebooks
-- are written by those who live in a specific place or by those
who cultivate long-term communication with locals.
QUESTIONS
What is the value of place?
REFERENCES
Travel
Notebook
The
Value of Guides
Conversation
with Bill Hinchberger
Overview of
the Market - Ron Mader
Fair
Trade in Travel Writing and Photography -
Ron Mader
Place
as a determinant of travel and focus for writing - Herb Hiller
Banff
Heritage Tourism Strategy - Holly Quan
Mejorando
el Dialogo - Tere Carpinelli
Perceptions
of the Mekong Sub-Region - Joe Cummings
Traveler's
World - Peter Weverka/Exquisite Corpse
The
Coverage of Place - Ron Mader/Rhodes Journalism Review
Ecotourism
adventures in Mexico - Jerry Scott Mills/Dreamscapes
Civic Tourism
Coverage
of Place (PDF)
BLOGS
Rebuilding
Place
BLOGS
PLANETA FORUM
Project
for Public Spaces Web Tour
GUIDELINES
FLICKR
Oaxaca
Markets
What
is the value of attention?
ONLINE
FLICKR
WIKI
Planeta
Wikispace
Place
ONLINE
WIKI
VIDEOS
The tragedy of suburbia - James Hward Kunstler/TED
VIDEO
OAXACA AND SANTA FE
Oaxaca
City
Santa
Fe
The
Plaza vs. the Sala: Public and Private Life in Oaxaca - Aimee
Day/Covered Wagons
Tailored
For Santa Feans - SFR
Más
Oaxaca - Zane Fischer/SFR
The
Economic Importance of the Arts and Cultural Industries in Santa
Fe County (PDF)
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