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When ‘dem Come: The Political Ecology of Sustainable Tourism in Cockpit Country, Jamaica

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Reframing Sustainable Tourism

Part of the book series: Environmental Challenges and Solutions ((ECAS,volume 2))

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Sustainable livelihood projects in the Caribbean have been largely unsuccessful to date, often culminating in a failure to fulfill initial conservation and development objectives. This chapter examines the political ecology of sustainable tourism in the bauxite rich Cockpit Country ofWest Central Jamaica. It concerns the collaboration of government and non-government organizations and people living in forest-fringe communities throughout Cockpit Country working toward sustainable alternatives to bauxite prospecting and mining that stakeholders anticipated would come to fruition in the area. This chapter focuses on the operations of, and concerns raised by, various alternatives to bauxite mining and the implementation of these alternatives throughout Cockpit Country.

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    Jason A. Douglas

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    Keith Bosak

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Douglas, J.A. (2016). When ‘dem Come: The Political Ecology of Sustainable Tourism in Cockpit Country, Jamaica. In: McCool, S., Bosak, K. (eds) Reframing Sustainable Tourism. Environmental Challenges and Solutions, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7209-9_8

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