Growing Sustainable Tourism in Edmonton’s Chinatown

Edmonton’s Chinatown has long served as a vibrant cultural, social and commercial hub for generations of Asian immigrants and local residents. Yet it is characterized by a complex blend of social and economic challenges. This proposed project, “Growing a Sustainable Tourism in Edmonton’s Chinatown,” is designed to accelerate efforts to revitalize Edmonton’s Chinatown through planning and developing recreation and tourism products and experiences. This project involves collaborative development of a Tourism Strategy for the neighbourhood that will strengthen community and working bonds amongst stakeholders, document diverse perspectives on the best opportunities for Chinatown to explore regarding tourism investment, and inspire collective action amongst government, NGO, researchers and community members to accelerate roll-out of new tourism offerings.

Faculty Supervisor:

Elizabeth Halpenny

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Partner:

Greater Edmonton Chinese Community Foundation;Chinatown Transformation Collaborative Society

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Arts, entertainment and recreation

University:

University of Alberta

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