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Converging Interests. (Abstracts). Maier, Judith, 1999, Everyone wants to get a head: environmentaland cultural tourism in the Borneo interior. IN: Jill Forshee withChristina Fink fink? Slangn.1. A contemptible person.2. An informer.3. A hired strikebreaker.intr.v. finked, fink��ing, finks1. To inform against another person. and Sandra Cate, ed., Converging con��verge?v. con��verged, con��verg��ing, con��verg��esv.intr.1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge.b. Interests. Berkeley:University of California Press "UC Press" redirects here, but this is also an abbreviation for University of Chicago PressUniversity of California Press, also known as UC Press, is a publishing house associated with the University of California that engages in academic publishing. , pp. 51-83. This contribution gives a broad overview of the benefits as well asthe potential for adverse impact associated with relatively small-scaletourism to tropic forests and villages of indigenous societies in boththe Indonesian and Malaysian parts of Borneo. Many areas "off thebeaten track" have gained a reputation among travelers and touroperators as ecologically and culturally interesting, relatively safe,friendly, and accessible destinations. A review of recent writings onenvironmental and cultural tourism, emanating from such diverse sourcesas the tourist industry entrepreneurs, government and officialdevelopment promoters, conservation organizations, tourists andtravelers, "host communities", and social analysts, precedesthe main discussion which covers topics such as the scale of"green" tourism in Borneo, parks and protected areas This article refers to protected regions of environmental or cultural value. For the protected area of a cricket pitch, see cricket pitch.Protected areas ,infrastructure, facilities and services, political aspects, theincreased role of money in a cash-scarce economy, cultural conservation,revitalization re��vi��tal��ize?tr.v. re��vi��tal��ized, re��vi��tal��iz��ing, re��vi��tal��iz��esTo impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. , and stereotype s stereotype(stĕr`ĕətīp'), plate from which printing is done, made by casting metal in a mold, usually of paper pulp. The process was patented in 1725 by the Scottish inventor William Ged. . In her concluding remarks, the authorsubmits that self-reflection on the part of "responsible"tourists about their own roles and the lasting ecological, political,and economic effects of their visits must form the basis for developingtourism along more benign lines (El, Dr. Ewald Ebing).