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dc.contributor.authorAlvite, Annabelle C.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-29T17:25:00Z
dc.date.available2012-03-29T17:25:00Z
dc.date.issued2008-12
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11122/66
dc.descriptionThesis (M.A.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2008
dc.description.abstractTourism once thrived in Kotzebue, a rural largely Iñupiat Eskimo community in Northwest Alaska. Today there is very little evidence of the summer tourism that once characterized this remote Arctic town. Trends suggest a revival of tourism in Kotzebue, though little is being done to prepare for an almost inevitable rebirth. This research is intended to identify local concerns about tourism, the current state of tourism and offer guidance for sustainable tourism. Qualitative and inductive research was conducted to understand local feelings about tourism and possible reasons past tourism levels could not be sustained. Suggestions are given for a new direction for tourism. Secondary research examined the concept of sustainable tourism, profiles of current and potential visitors to the region, and tools and strategies to manage tourism and its impacts. The study concludes past tourism did not have major detrimental effects on the community, and there are both lingering resentment and caution about future tourism, as well as definite local interest in its development.en_US
dc.subjecttourismen_US
dc.subjectAlaskaen_US
dc.subjectKotzebueen_US
dc.subjectsustainableen_US
dc.titleGuidance for Sustainable Tourism in Kotzebue, Alaskaen_US
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.degreema
dc.identifier.departmentAlaska Native Studies and Rural Development
dc.contributor.chairDucharme, JoAnne
dc.contributor.committeePullar, Gordon
dc.contributor.committeeKnecht, Richard A.
refterms.dateFOA2020-01-24T14:46:15Z


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