Abstracts
Abstract
In the academic literature, tourism has long been discussed as a tool for the economic development of peripheral regions. This article examines the success of this tool using Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador) as a case study. Although the region’s private sector strongly relies on resource industries as its main economic pillar, the Nunatsiavut Government has since 2006 increasingly promoted other sectors, like tourism, to diversify its economy and create a more sustainable future. The article is based on a research project on bottom-up economic development in Nunatsiavut and will explore the early stages of the tourism industry, its challenges, and the employment and income opportunities it creates. Although currently only playing a minor role in the local economy, the efforts made by Tourism Nunatsiavut in this early phase have laid promising foundations that the region can build on in the future.
Résumé
La littérature scientifique a discuté durant des années du tourisme, en le considérant comme un outil de développement économique des régions périphériques. Cet article examine les succès de cet outil à partir de l’étude de cas du Nunatsiavut (Nord du Labrador). Le secteur privé de la région repose fortement sur l’industrie minière, qui est son principal pilier économique. Mais depuis 2006, le gouvernement du Nunatsiavut valorise de plus en plus d’autres secteurs, tels que le tourisme, pour diversifier l’économie et lui assurer un avenir durable. Cet article se base sur un projet de recherche sur le développement économique ascendant au Nunatsiavut, et explore les premières étapes, les défis, ainsi que les opportunités d’emploi et de revenu que crée l’industrie du tourisme. Bien qu’ils ne jouent encore qu’un rôle mineur dans l’économie locale, les efforts de l’organisme Tourism Nunatsiavut ont posé des fondations prometteuses sur lesquelles la région pourra s’appuyer à l’avenir.
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