The opinions and attitudes of Louisiana's Coastal Zone residents toward outdoor recreational development: A perspective for planning and management |
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| Authors: | Thomas K Pinhey Michael D Grimes Alvin L Bertrand |
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| Institution: | 1. Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology , Texas Tech University , Lubbock, Texas;2. Associate Professor, Department of Sociology , Lousiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana;3. Boyd Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology and Rural Sociology , Louisiana State University , Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
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| Abstract: | Abstract In 1967, a new road facilitated access to a number of small, impoverished, rural communities in a marshy region along Mexico's Pacific coast. One of these—the only one situated on the Pacific shore—began to be visited by an increasing stream of tourists. This article discusses the severe sociocultural problems which the initial phase of tourism development caused in Teacapán, and argues that these are part of a syndrome which is manifest in similar situations worldwide. By anticipating this syndrome before tourism development gets underway, planners and managers of coastal tourism development in Third World nations would be better prepared to mitigate most of its severe effects. |
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