When wells run dry: Water and tourism in Nicaragua |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Portsmouth Business School, UK;2. Guelph University, Canada;3. University of Exeter, UK;4. International Management Institute Switzerland, Switzerland;1. Division of Geography & Tourism, KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200E, 3001 Leuven, Belgium;2. Department of Tourism Studies and Geography, Mid-Sweden University, Kunskapens Väg 1, 831 25 Östersund, Sweden;1. Department of Tourism at the University of Otago, New Zealand;2. School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA;3. College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China;1. Department of International Tourism Management, Tamkang University, Yilan County 262, Taiwan;2. Griffith Institute for Tourism, Griffith University, Gold Coast, Qld. 4222, Australia;3. UQ Business School, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Qld. 4072, Australia |
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| Abstract: | This article uses a political ecology approach to examine the relationship between tourism and groundwater in southwest Nicaragua. Tourism remains a growing industry; however, adequate provisions of freshwater are necessary to sustain the production and reproduction of tourism and it remains uncertain if groundwater supplies can keep pace with demand. Integrating the findings of groundwater monitoring, geological mapping, and ethnographic and survey research from a representative stretch of Pacific coastline, this paper shows that diminishing recharge and increased groundwater consumption is creating a conflict between stakeholders with various levels of knowledge, power, and access. It concludes that marginalization is attributable to the nexus of a political promotion of tourism, poorly enforced state water policies, insufficient water research, and climatic variability. |
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| Keywords: | Water security Tourism Political ecology Nicaragua |
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