TY - JOUR
T1 - Mining and tourism
T2 - Conflicts in the marketing of Milos Island as a tourism destination
AU - Lichrou, Maria
AU - O’Malley, Lisa
PY - 2006/4
Y1 - 2006/4
N2 - Milos Island, Greece, has been a mining place since antiquity and at the same time is located in an area, the Cyclades Islands, which for decades has been associated with tourism. Various stakeholders are making efforts to develop the tourism sector on the island and are involved in initiatives for its promotion. The present paper reveals dimensions of the contested interests inherent in this process, as different stakeholder groups are interpreting differently the ‘realities’ of the place, and the main antagonisms emerging from the relationship between the mining and the tourism sectors. The fieldwork revealed unresolved tensions between various communities and in reporting these we rely heavily on a narrative.
AB - Milos Island, Greece, has been a mining place since antiquity and at the same time is located in an area, the Cyclades Islands, which for decades has been associated with tourism. Various stakeholders are making efforts to develop the tourism sector on the island and are involved in initiatives for its promotion. The present paper reveals dimensions of the contested interests inherent in this process, as different stakeholder groups are interpreting differently the ‘realities’ of the place, and the main antagonisms emerging from the relationship between the mining and the tourism sectors. The fieldwork revealed unresolved tensions between various communities and in reporting these we rely heavily on a narrative.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=70449636606&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/14790530600640834
DO - 10.1080/14790530600640834
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:70449636606
SN - 1479-053X
VL - 3
SP - 35
EP - 46
JO - Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development
JF - Tourism and Hospitality, Planning and Development
IS - 1
ER -