Title: Archaeological tourism in the Middle East: a community-based resource management model

Authors: Alf H. Walle; Nader Asgary

Addresses: University of Alaska Fairbanks, 505 S Chandlar Dr, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA ' Bentley University, Waltham, MA 02452, USA

Abstract: Although archaeological tourism thrives in some Middle Eastern countries, in nations such as Iraq and Syria current conditions hold the industry back. A community-based resource management (CBRM) strategy of sharing power with the local community is proposed as a means of protecting archaeological treasures and advancing the tourism industry. CBRM can be used to gain the local cooperation needed to pursue the industry in the Middle East and elsewhere.

Keywords: archaeology; archaeological tourism; Middle East; community-based resources; resource management; CBRM; indigenous communities; ladder of citizen participation; post colonialism; archaeological treasures; archaeological protection; archaeological sites; local cooperation.

DOI: 10.1504/MEJM.2015.069008

Middle East Journal of Management, 2015 Vol.2 No.1, pp.36 - 52

Received: 11 Jun 2014
Accepted: 12 Jul 2014

Published online: 24 Apr 2015 *

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