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LaVanchy, Gary Thomas.

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When wells run dry: Water and tourism along the western coast of Nicaragua.

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	When wells run dry: Water and tourism along the western coast of Nicaragua./
Author:	LaVanchy, Gary Thomas.
Published:	Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, : 2015,
Description:	163 p.
Notes:	Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: A.
Contained By:	Dissertation Abstracts International77-02A(E).
Subject:	Geography. -
Online resource:	http://pqdd.sinica.edu.tw/twdaoapp/servlet/advanced?query=3731227
ISBN:	9781339176055

When wells run dry: Water and tourism along the western coast of Nicaragua.
LaVanchy, Gary Thomas.

When wells run dry: Water and tourism along the western coast of Nicaragua. - Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2015 - 163 p.

Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 77-02(E), Section: A.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Denver, 2015.

This item is not available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses.

This dissertation uses a political ecology approach to examine the relationship between tourism development and groundwater in southwest Nicaragua. Tourism in Nicaragua is a booming industry bolstered by 'unspoiled' natural beauty, low crime rates, and government incentives. This growth has led to increased infrastructure, revenue, and employment opportunities for many local communities along the Pacific coast. Not surprisingly, it has also brought concomitant issues of deeper poverty, widening gaps between rich and poor, and competition over natural resources. Adequate provisions of freshwater are necessary to sustain the production and reproduction of tourism; however, it remains uncertain if groundwater supplies can keep pace with demand. The objective of this research is to assess water supply availability amidst tourism development in the Playa Gigante area. It addresses the questions: 1) are local groundwater supplies sufficient to sustain the demand for freshwater imposed by increased tourism development? and 2) is there a power relationship between tourism development and control over local freshwater that would prove inequitable to local populations?.

ISBN: 9781339176055Subjects--Topical Terms:

524010
Geography.

When wells run dry: Water and tourism along the western coast of Nicaragua.
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