ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM

Many development projects in Vietnam today, including tourism, are partially focused on ecology. However, the mentality of cultivating for later gains is still popular. In addition to the goal of creating opportunities to benefit local communities, this development discourse conveys a sense of ‘eco...

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Autores principales: Diep Le-Thi-Ngoc, Ngoc Tho Nguyen
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:007832eff0834267a1fa8dbceab7b1162021-11-06T03:08:37ZECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM10.33975/riuq.vol33n2.5151794-631X2500-5782https://doaj.org/article/007832eff0834267a1fa8dbceab7b1162021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://ojs.uniquindio.edu.co/ojs/index.php/riuq/article/view/515https://doaj.org/toc/1794-631Xhttps://doaj.org/toc/2500-5782 Many development projects in Vietnam today, including tourism, are partially focused on ecology. However, the mentality of cultivating for later gains is still popular. In addition to the goal of creating opportunities to benefit local communities, this development discourse conveys a sense of ‘ecoambiguity’. This study mainly applies the concept of "ecoambiguity" of Thornber (2012) to discuss the current situation and impact of tourism activities in the Khmer community around Bà Om Pond in Trà Vinh, Vietnam. Unlike previous works that discussed the beauty and value of Khmer religion, temples, rural life, festivals, and art, this research argues that people-centered policies have never enabled people to achieve their goals. Diep Le-Thi-NgocNgoc Tho NguyenUniversidad del Quindioarticletourismdevelopment discourseKhmerBà Om PondTrà VinhTechnology (General)T1-995General WorksASocial sciences (General)H1-99ESRevista de Investigaciones Universidad del Quindío, Vol 33, Iss 2 (2021)
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topic tourism
development discourse
Khmer
Bà Om Pond
Trà Vinh
Technology (General)
T1-995
General Works
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Social sciences (General)
H1-99
spellingShingle tourism
development discourse
Khmer
Bà Om Pond
Trà Vinh
Technology (General)
T1-995
General Works
A
Social sciences (General)
H1-99
Diep Le-Thi-Ngoc
Ngoc Tho Nguyen
ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
description Many development projects in Vietnam today, including tourism, are partially focused on ecology. However, the mentality of cultivating for later gains is still popular. In addition to the goal of creating opportunities to benefit local communities, this development discourse conveys a sense of ‘ecoambiguity’. This study mainly applies the concept of "ecoambiguity" of Thornber (2012) to discuss the current situation and impact of tourism activities in the Khmer community around Bà Om Pond in Trà Vinh, Vietnam. Unlike previous works that discussed the beauty and value of Khmer religion, temples, rural life, festivals, and art, this research argues that people-centered policies have never enabled people to achieve their goals.
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author Diep Le-Thi-Ngoc
Ngoc Tho Nguyen
author_facet Diep Le-Thi-Ngoc
Ngoc Tho Nguyen
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title ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
title_short ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
title_full ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
title_fullStr ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
title_full_unstemmed ECOAMBIGUITY AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEMPORARY VIETNAM – CASE STUDY OF AN ETHNIC KHMER VILLAGE IN SOUTHERN VIETNAM
title_sort ecoambiguity and tourism development in contemporary vietnam – case study of an ethnic khmer village in southern vietnam
publisher Universidad del Quindio
publishDate 2021
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