Sociocultural effects of tourism in Hoonah, Alaska
By: Lee K. Cerveny.
Contributors: Pacific Northwest Research Station (Portland, Or.)
Series: General technical report PNW-GTR -- 734.; General technical report PNW -- 734.
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Portland, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 115
Subjects: Tourism -- Social aspects -- Alaska -- Hoonah.; Community life -- Alaska -- Hoonah.; Hoonah (Alaska) -- Social conditions.; Hoonah (Alaska) -- Economic conditions.
Description: This report examines the growth and development of the tourism industry in Hoonah, Alaska, and its effects on community life and resource use. The report describes the gradual development of tourism in Hoonah and presents resident perceptions of tourism's effect on the natural and social environment. A multisited ethnographic approach was used featuring indepth, open-ended interviews with local residents, tourism providers, business owners, and government officials. Data were analyzed using Ethnograph, a software program used to assist in coding data based on prominent themes. Results indicate that tourism has brought changes to the lives of Hoonah residents, particularly those relying on natural resources for everyday survival. Expansion of nature-based tourism in the area surrounding Hoonah resulted in conflicts between resource users. The growth of the charter fishing fleet led to competition with commercial fishers. Nature tour operators using remote recreation sites experienced conflicts with local hunters and fishers as well as other commercial guides. The development of a cruise ship destination on private land outside of Hoonah led to shifts in use of this historic site by local residents as well as in use of other private lands used for subsistence. Findings may enable Forest Service planners to identify factors involved in the relation between tourism growth and community well-being. It also may assist small southeast Alaska communities in decisionmaking related to tourism development.
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"October 2007."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-103).

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