The nature of an upscale nature : Bro Hof Slott Golf Club and the political ecology of high-end golf
(2016) In Tourist Studies 16(3). p.315-336- Abstract
Political ecology, as a perspective for exploring power-permeated socio-ecological transformations, has to date rarely engaged with tourism. Neither has tourism theory, with some notable exceptions, engaged much with political ecology. In this article, I argue that the resultant lack of dialogue between these signifies a loss for political ecology and tourism theory alike, but also that current conceptualisations of tourism have much to offer for instigating a dialogue. Combining social-constructivist, political economy–oriented and Actor–Network-Theory conceptualisations of tourism with political ecology work, I account for the establishment of Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Upplands-Bro, northwest of Sweden’s capital. Here, immense... (More)
Political ecology, as a perspective for exploring power-permeated socio-ecological transformations, has to date rarely engaged with tourism. Neither has tourism theory, with some notable exceptions, engaged much with political ecology. In this article, I argue that the resultant lack of dialogue between these signifies a loss for political ecology and tourism theory alike, but also that current conceptualisations of tourism have much to offer for instigating a dialogue. Combining social-constructivist, political economy–oriented and Actor–Network-Theory conceptualisations of tourism with political ecology work, I account for the establishment of Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Upplands-Bro, northwest of Sweden’s capital. Here, immense investments have transformed shorelines into a meticulously maintained upscale golf landscape. But the development simultaneously sparked new future visions for what Upplands-Bro could become and conflicts concerning whether the development breached local plans, thereby illuminating the political nature of tourist-oriented environmental transformation.
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- Jönsson, Erik LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2016-09-01
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- Contribution to journal
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- published
- subject
- keywords
- conflict, golf, political ecology, rural planning, state action
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- Tourist Studies
- volume
- 16
- issue
- 3
- pages
- 22 pages
- publisher
- SAGE Publications
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- scopus:84988557018
- scopus:84988557018
- wos:000383929400005
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- 1468-7976
- DOI
- 10.1177/1468797615618306
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- English
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