Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean
This paper contributes to the analysis of the mobility system through strategic sites represented by tourist locations, mirrors of globalisation. Tourist locations exist merely through human flows: varied and complex flows between migrations and tourism. In the context of North-South border control,...
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Société Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of Geography
2005-06-01
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| author | Olivier Dehoorne Huhua Cao |
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| description | This paper contributes to the analysis of the mobility system through strategic sites represented by tourist locations, mirrors of globalisation. Tourist locations exist merely through human flows: varied and complex flows between migrations and tourism. In the context of North-South border control, emerging tourist locations situated at the margins of the richest regions sometimes represent an opportunity to bypass the regional borders. Through the analysis of mobility in the Caribbean area, the previous categories used to describe the types of mobility demonstrate their limits when faced with the complexity of flows and growing interactions. Subsequently, a microanalysis of Martinique Island enables us to reflect upon the social aspects of this mobility and to ponder on the issues concerning the old and new political and socio-spatial borders. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-baa72e41205846b38556147ff5e46e012022-12-21T23:04:27ZengSociété Royale Belge de Géographie and the Belgian National Committee of GeographyBelgeo1377-23682294-91352005-06-01112113410.4000/belgeo.12628Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the CaribbeanOlivier DehoorneHuhua CaoThis paper contributes to the analysis of the mobility system through strategic sites represented by tourist locations, mirrors of globalisation. Tourist locations exist merely through human flows: varied and complex flows between migrations and tourism. In the context of North-South border control, emerging tourist locations situated at the margins of the richest regions sometimes represent an opportunity to bypass the regional borders. Through the analysis of mobility in the Caribbean area, the previous categories used to describe the types of mobility demonstrate their limits when faced with the complexity of flows and growing interactions. Subsequently, a microanalysis of Martinique Island enables us to reflect upon the social aspects of this mobility and to ponder on the issues concerning the old and new political and socio-spatial borders.http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/12628tourismmigrationmobilitiy systemfrontierCaribbeanMartinique |
| spellingShingle | Olivier Dehoorne Huhua Cao Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean Belgeo tourism migration mobilitiy system frontier Caribbean Martinique |
| title | Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean |
| title_full | Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean |
| title_fullStr | Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean |
| title_short | Mobility and tourist locations. The case of Martinique Island, a French territory in the Caribbean |
| title_sort | mobility and tourist locations the case of martinique island a french territory in the caribbean |
| topic | tourism migration mobilitiy system frontier Caribbean Martinique |
| url | http://journals.openedition.org/belgeo/12628 |
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