Heritage tourism
Wageningen University & Research scholars use critical and post-structural approaches to examine the intersections between (in)tangible heritage, tourism and development.
Employing their expertise in the dynamics of cultural landscape, heritage, memory and conflict, the researchers look at conflicts and governance arrangements surrounding natural, agricultural, urban, migratory and personal heritage policies and practices. The focus lies specifically on heritage-from-below approaches and practices.
Research on heritage tourism
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The strange place called ‘our half of the city’: identity, place and landscape in divided Mostar
By Ana Aceska - The aim of this project is to critically examine and juxtapose two often separated research objectives: on the one hand, it looks at... -
Mussert's Wall
In the Dutch memory the World War 2 culture, the discussion on managing and memorializing difficult heritage has long been eluded. Recently, a... -
A new economic base for the Gulp Valley herd
In the valley of the river Gulp it is still possible to meet a shepherd with his herd. This shepherd and his herd represent a cultural heritage and... -
World Heritage and Tourism in China: Sanqingshan National Park and Jingdezhen
By dr. Chin Ee Ong - This project examines cultural and natural heritage and their interactions with tourism in China. Fieldwork is situated in... -
Moroccan Dreams: colonial and post-colonial landscapes
By prof. Claudio Minca & dr. Lauren Wagner - We examine the role of the Protectorate government, particularly as it was designed and led by...
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News on heritage tourism
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Veni grant: Slavery, heritage and tourism in Ghana, Suriname, Netherlands
- Assistant Professor Emmanuel Akwasi Adu-Ampong of the Cultural Geography Group has been awarded a Veni grant for a research project which examines how... -
Mussert's Wall: the future of dark heritage
- The Wall of Mussert in Lunteren symbolises a dark page in our history. It is seen as ‘dark heritage’. How to handle this in the best... -
Alumni student publishes on Warfare Tourism
- Joost Gieling, alumnus of the MSc Leisure, Tourism and Environment, published a paper based on his MSc thesis related to warfare tourism in...
Publications
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Performing "Chinese-ness" in Singkawang : Diasporic moorings, festivals and tourism
Asia Pacific Viewpoint 58 (2017)1. - ISSN 1360-7456 - p. 41 - 56. -
Theming Asia : culture, nature and heritage in a transforming environment
Tourism Geographies 19 (2017)2. - ISSN 1461-6688 - p. 143 - 167. -
Informal heritage-making at the Sarawak Cultural Village, East Malaysia
Tourism Geographies 19 (2017)2. - ISSN 1461-6688 - p. 244 - 264. -
The Elmina Castle, the Benya Bridge and the role of location in heritage tourism-led local economic development planning
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Warfare tourism experiences and national identity : The case of Airborne Museum ‘Hartenstein’ in Oosterbeek, the Netherlands
Tourism Management 57 (2016). - ISSN 0261-5177 - p. 45 - 55. -
Topographies of the Kasbah Route: Hardening of a heritage trail
Tourist Studies 17 (2016)2. - ISSN 1468-7976 - p. 117 - 143. -
Indicators on the status and trends of ecosystems in the Dutch Caribbean : indicators, monitoring and assessment methods and capacity estimates
Wageningen : Alterra (Alterra-rapport 2544) - p. -
Ecotourism in Lawachara National Park in Bangladesh: Perceptions of Local People and Co-management Officials
South Asian Journal of Tourism and Heritage 8 (2015)1. - ISSN 0974-5432 - p. 5 - 20. -
The Historic Hotel as ‘Quasi-Freedom Machine’: Negotiating Utopian Visions and Dark Histories at Amsterdam’s Lloyd Hotel and ‘Cultural Embassy’
Journal of Heritage Tourism 10 (2015)2. - ISSN 1743-873X - p. 167 - 183. -
1st Science-Industry platform on expedition cruise tourism in Svalbard
Wageningen : Wageningen UR - p.