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The nature of an upscale nature : Bro Hof Slott Golf Club and the political ecology of high-end golf

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Author

  • Erik Jönsson

Summary, in English

Political ecology, as a perspective for exploring power-permeated socio-ecological transformations, has to date rarely engaged with tourism. Neither has tourism theory, with some notable exceptions, engaged much with political ecology. In this article, I argue that the resultant lack of dialogue between these signifies a loss for political ecology and tourism theory alike, but also that current conceptualisations of tourism have much to offer for instigating a dialogue. Combining social-constructivist, political economy–oriented and Actor–Network-Theory conceptualisations of tourism with political ecology work, I account for the establishment of Bro Hof Slott Golf Club in Upplands-Bro, northwest of Sweden’s capital. Here, immense investments have transformed shorelines into a meticulously maintained upscale golf landscape. But the development simultaneously sparked new future visions for what Upplands-Bro could become and conflicts concerning whether the development breached local plans, thereby illuminating the political nature of tourist-oriented environmental transformation.

Publishing year

2016-09-01

Language

English

Pages

315-336

Publication/Series

Tourist Studies

Volume

16

Issue

3

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Human Geography

Keywords

  • conflict
  • golf
  • political ecology
  • rural planning
  • state action

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1468-7976