Rebecca M. Torres

Interests

Biography

Rebecca Torres has worked in diverse topics related to rural development and reduction of poverty in Latin America and in the Southern United States. Her research includes migration, agricultural change, and touristic development in developing countries in the context of globalization. She is currently conducting a comprehensive research, education, and community support project focused on rural transformation and Latino migration in the Southern United States and Mexico supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF). 

Selected Publications

Torres, R. and V. Nelson (2008) “Identifying Types of Tourists for Better Planning and Development: A Case Study of Nuanced Market Segmentation in Cancun,” Applied Research in Economic Development, vol. 5 (3) 12-24

Torres, R., J. Momsen and D. Niemeier (2007) “Cuba’s Farmers' Markets in the Special Period, 1990-1995.”  In Land and Development in the Caribbean Revisited, edited by Jean Besson and Janet Momsen, Palgrave Macmillan: New York, NY, 53-68 [ISBN 140397392X]

Torres, R., J. Popke and H. Hapke (2006) “The South’s Silent Bargain: Rural Restructuring, Latino Labor, and the Ambiguities of Migrant Experience.” In Latinos in the New South: Transformation of Place, edited by Heather Smith and Owen Furuseth, Ashgate Publishing: Burlington, Vermont, 37-67 [ISBN: 0-7546-4454-5]

Torres, R. and J. Momsen (2006) "'Gringolandia': Cancun and the American Tourist."  In Adventures into Mexico:  American Tourism Beyond the Border.” Edited by Nicholas Bloom, Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, Maryland, 58-76 [ISBN: 978-0-7425-3744-6]

Torres, R. (2005) “Introduction: Globalization, Development and Environmental Change in the Caribbean.”  Southeastern Geographer Caribbean Special Issue, vol. 45 (2) 165-173

Torres, R. and J. Momsen (2005) “Gringolandia:  The Construction of a New Tourist Space in Mexico.” Annals of the Association of American Geographers, vol. 95 (2) 314-335

Torres, R. and J. Momsen (2005) “Planned Tourism Development in Quintana Roo, Mexico:  Engine for Regional Development or Prescription for Inequitable Growth?” Current Issues in Tourism, vol. 8 (4) 259-285

Torres, R. and J. Momsen (2004) “Challenges and Potential for Linking Tourism and Agriculture to Achieve Pro-Poor Tourism Objectives.”  Progress in Development Studies, vol. 4 (4) pp. 294-318

Torres, R. and P. Skillicorn (2004) “Montezuma’s Revenge: How Sanitation Concerns May Injure Mexico’s Tourist Industry.” Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly, vol. 45 (2) 132-144

Torres, R. (2003) “Linkages Between Tourism and Agriculture in Mexico,” Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 30 (3) 546-566

Torres, R. (2003) “Vínculos Entre Turismo y Agricultura en Méjico,” Annals of Tourism Research en Español, vol. 5 (2) 187-212

Torres, R. (2003) Unit 20: Middle and South America: “Regions of Cancun.” Activities and Resources for the Geography of the World (ARGWORLD) Educational CD, Association of American Geographers

Torres, R, J. Popke, H. Hapke, M. Suarez, H. Serrano, B. Chambers and P. Castaño (2003) “Transnational Communities in Eastern North Carolina: Results from a Survey of Latino Families in Greene County,” North Carolina Geographer, vol. 11, pp. 89-109

Torres, R. (2002) “Cancun's Tourism Development from a Fordist Spectrum of Analysis,” Tourist Studies, vol. 2 (1) 87-116

Torres, R. (2002) “Toward a Better Understanding of Tourism and Agriculture Linkages in the Yucatan: Tourist Food Consumption and Preferences,” Tourism Geographies, vol. 4 (3) 282-306

Skillicorn, P. and R. Torres (2001) “Hookerton, North Carolina: A Small Community Rescued by Duckweed?” North Carolina Geographer, vol. 9, 71-82

Skillicorn, P. and R. Torres (2000) “Kenaf: A New Farmer-Driven Solution to Eastern Carolina’s Agricultural Crisis,” North Carolina Geographer, vol. 8, pp. 67-74

Skillicorn, P.W., M. Ikramullah, H. Rashid, R. Torres, and A. Mokaddem (1995)  Duckweed Aquaculture:  A Manual for Small Farmers, Volumes I & II, The World Bank, EMENA (internal publication and available on the Web at the Duckweed Clearinghouse)

Skillicorn, P.W., W. Spira, W. Journey and R. Torres (1995) Acuacultivo de la Lemnaceae:  Un Nuevo Sistema de Cultivo Acuático para Países en Vías de Desarrollo, The World Bank, EMENA (internal publication and also available on the Web at the Duckweed Clearinghouse)

Torres, R. (1993) A New Model for Women in Development: Enterprise, Asset Accumulation and Income Generation in Bangladesh, WWW published upon request: (http://www.ntrnet.net/~skilli/Bangla.htm and available on the Web at the Duckweed Clearinghouse)