Caring for Creation and Culture: A Survey of Evangelical Involvement in Ecotourism with a Proposed Theological Framework
There is a growing phenomenon of evangelical NGOs engaging in ecotourism businesses. Preliminary research and case studies show that there is a diversity of approaches and methods among them, including seeing ecotourism as a method to alleviate local poverty, care for the environment and stand in so...
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格式: | 電子 Article |
語言: | English |
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Sage
2009
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In: |
Transformation
Year: 2009, 卷: 26, 發布: 2, Pages: 118-129 |
Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Poverty B Creation B community-based ecotourism B Economic Development |
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總結: | There is a growing phenomenon of evangelical NGOs engaging in ecotourism businesses. Preliminary research and case studies show that there is a diversity of approaches and methods among them, including seeing ecotourism as a method to alleviate local poverty, care for the environment and stand in solidarity with indigenous cultures. Based on this research, a theological framework is proposed to help organizations engaged in community-based ecotourism think through their endeavors in this field. |
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ISSN: | 1759-8931 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Transformation
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0265378809103387 |