• Contents Special Preamble by Richard W. Butler Foreword by Ilan Kelman Authors' Preface Part I: Sustainability in Island Destinations 1. Tourism, Growth and the Need for Sustainability 2. Setting the Stage 3. Island Tourism Part II: Challenges to Achieving Sustainability in Island Destinations 4. Challenges to Achieving Sustainable Tourism 5. Lack of Stakeholder Awareness and Education in Sanya, Hainan, China 6. Lack of Consideration for the Local Community in the Cayos Cochinos Islands, Honduras 7. Unsustainable Development in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand 8. Lack of Long-term Planning and Copy-Cat Tourism in St. Kitts Part III: Successes of Achieving Sustainability in Island Destinations 9. Successes in Island Tourism 10. Gili Trawangan, Indonesia: Collaborative Partnerships 11. Calvi?, Mallorca, Spain: Implementing a Multi-Stakeholder Policy 12. Chumbe Island, Tanzania: Strong Leadership and Partnership Overcomes Great Obstacles 13. Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada: Putting Community-Based Tourism into Practice Part IV: Synthesis 14. Innovative Initiatives to Sustainable Tourism Development 15. Conclusion and the Way Forward References Appendix: Resources Index.
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Many of the world's islands are dependent on tourism as their main source of income. It is therefore imperative that these destinations are managed for long-term viability. The natural appeal of a destination is typically one of its main tourism related assets, yet the natural environment is also the feature most directly threatened by potential overexploitation. Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations builds on existing literature in the subject by providing innovative discussions and practical management structures through the use of the authors' various island project work. An original feature is the focus on islands which are part of larger nations, rather than just on island sovereign states. Through an illustrated case study approach, the book focuses on the successes and challenges islands face in achieving sustainable tourism. The authors put forward innovative mechanisms such as multi-stakeholder partnerships and incentive-driven non-regulatory approaches as ways that the sustainability agenda can move forward in destinations that face specific challenges due to their geography and historic development. The case studies - from Canada, St Kitts, Honduras, China, Indonesia, Spain, Tanzania and Thailand - provide the foundation which suggests that alternative approaches to tourism development are possible if they retain sustainability as a priority.
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• Preface Introduction 1. An Investigation on the Growth Performance of Small Tourism Countries 2. Forecasting International Tourism Demand and Uncertainty for Barbados, Cyprus and Fiji 3. Land, Environmental Externalities and Tourism Development 4. Tourism, Trade and Domestic Welfare 5. How to Develop an Accounting Framework for Ecologically Sustainable Tourism 6. The Effect of Climate Change and Extreme Weather Events on Tourism 7. Sustainable Tourism and Economic Instruments: The Case of Hvar, Croatia 8. Tourism and Sustainable Development: Lessons from Recent World Bank Experience 9. Using Data Envelopment Analysis to Evaluate Environmentally Conscious Tourism Management 10. A Tale of Two Tourism Paradises-- Puerto Plata and Punta Cana - The Determinants of Room Price in Dominican Republic Using a Hedonic Function Approach 11. A Choice Experiment Study to Plan Tourism Expansion in Luang Prabang, Laos Index.
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Tourism is both a growth industry and the world's number one export earner. It is therefore no surprise that the role of tourism is increasingly gaining prominence in the debate over how we can move towards more sustainable patterns of development. An enormous literature has emerged on the three pillars of sustainable development - environment, culture and economics - and on how tourism impacts and interacts with them. This timely and original book is firmly grounded in the theory and application of economics, in contrast to much of the previous research which has tended to adopt an environmental or sociological perspective. Although economics has increasingly become a technical subject, this accessible book aims to present important economics results and relate them explicitly to the policy debate. Using a coherent analytical framework, this unique approach offers prescriptions for moving tourism, and economic development more generally, closer to a sustainable ideal. The authors begin by studying the macroeconomic effect of tourism in terms of growth performance and sources of growth. They also examine how the tourism - growth link is affected by the role of imports in the economy, and how tourism impacts upon land use. Further chapters investigate the important issue of forecasting visitor numbers and explore the need for a comprehensive accounting framework to take account of ecologically sustainable tourism. The authors also examine the microeconomic aspects of sustainable tourism and analyse the increasing popularity of environmentally friendly holidays. Sustainable tourism is a fast-growing subject and this book provides an insightful introduction to the critical economic issues involved. It will interest and inform a broad and varied readership including researchers, students and policymakers interested in tourism economics and tourism management, as well as environmentalists, geographers and development scholars.
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• The role of recreation ecology in sustainable tourism and ecotourism-- the tourism opportunity spectrum - a framework for discussion of sustainable tourism?-- a sustainable response to over visitation in England's national parks-- responsible tourism with the African great apes-- nature preservation, sense of place, and sustainable tourism: can the "Yellowstone Experience" survive?-- self developed rural tourism - a method of sustainable tourism development-- sustainable tourism that counts - ecotourism, volunteerism and serious leisure.
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This text present analytical frameworks for examining the concept of sustainability in tourism and recreation within the context of sustainable development. It also includes numerous case studies in a variety of cultural, political and environmental contexts. Contributions include authorities from North American, Europe and Australia.
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• Introduction
• A global industry
• A force for development?
• Environmental impacts of tourism
• Ecotourism : friend or foe?
• Toward a sustainable tourism industry
• Beyond the industry : other supporting players
• Appendix : tourism links
• Notes.

• Introduction to sustainable tourism management-- the three diemnsions-- key actors in the sutainable tourism industry-- sustainable tourism in different geographical milieu-- sustainable tourism and functional management-- sutainable tourism and the different sectors and types of tourism-- conclusions-- the future of sustainable tourism.
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This is a text on sustainable tourism which provides an up-to-date, comprehensive coverage of the practice and management of the subject. It offers a range of definitions of sustainable tourism from different sectors of tourism and different areas of the world. A range of key issues and debates is also discussed, and examples of sustainable tourism management practice are given. The book is designed to be interactive, with group and individual exercises, and discussion points to further understanding of the topic.
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• 1. Introduction 2. Trends in Tourism-Limits to Growth? 3. Balancing Tourism Growth with Sustanability 4. Opportunities and Challenges in Sustainable Tourism 5. Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism.
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Tourism, Sustainability and Growth , presents a comprehensive examination of the concept of sustainability as related to tourism growth. Distinguising between sustainable development and sustainable tourism, the authors examine how tourism can contribute to sustainable development and growth. The team of contributors draw on examples from around the world - Canada, USA, Spain, Belgium, UK, Australia - to explore tourism's contribution to the economic, social, political and environmental advancement of developing countries, and the importance of tourism in industrialized nations.
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• L'environnement touristique de la Guinée, les grands constats -- Les indicateurs socio-économiques -- Population -- Indicateurs du développement humain -- Indicateurs touristiques -- Offre touristique de la Guinée -- Sites touristiques -- Autres richesses exploitables pour le tourisme -- Parc hôtelier -- Autres structures d'appui -- Les agences de voyage et de tourisme -- L'Artisanat -- Demande touristique -- Tourisme dans les aires protégées -- Indicateurs des impacts économiques du tourisme -- Accès et desserte -- Réseaux de transport aérien et maritime -- Axes de transport routier et ferroviaire -- Obstacles et barrières à lever -- Au niveau managérial et du développement -- Au niveau de l'Offre -- Au niveau de la demande -- Le tourisme, facteur de développement durable -- Notions et concepts de développement durable -- Concept et Définition -- Objectifs -- Le Tourisme durable -- Nouvelle approche pour la Guinée -- La volonté politique -- Place du tourisme dans la stratégie nationale -- Adéquation de la stratégie nationale avec la vision du tourisme durable -- Apports du tourisme -- Politique et réglementation -- Le système réglementaire -- Les cinq objectifs à atteindre par la Guinée -- Les raisons d'un tourisme différent -- Un instrument de croissance -- Un outil de renforcement des effets bénéfiques -- Quelle offre touristique pour un développement durable ? -- L'espace naturel et culturel -- Préservation du patrimoine naturel et culturel grâce au tourisme -- Les parcs nationaux et aires protégées -- Approches de conservation, de valorisation et d'intégration -- Participation des communautés locales -- Identification du patrimoine culturel -- Parc d'hébergement et de restauration diversifiés -- Une offre intégrée et plurielle -- Évaluation de l'offre et mesure corrective -- Le tourisme, produit d'exportation -- L'Offre en tourisme urbain -- Amélioration du cadre général de l'habitat urbain -- Création de Centres d'intérêt et un nouveau cadre de vie urbaine -- L'offre en tourisme rural -- Une offre naturelle, diversifiée, responsable et solidaire -- Les campements touristiques communautaires -- La Classification hôtelière -- Approche en termes de pôles touristiques -- La desserte -- Quelle demande touristique pour un développement durable ? -- Identification de la Demande potentielle -- Les Touristes nationaux (tourisme domestique) -- Les touristes résidents expatriés -- Touristes visitant des parents et amis -- Le Tourisme d'affaires -- Les touristes internationaux -- De la ressource au Produit, du Produit au Marché -- Aperçu synoptique des principaux acteurs -- Élaboration et commercialisation du produit -- La stratégie marketing -- Les principaux leviers stratégiques -- Les axes -- Les actions directes et les opportunités à saisir -- Le Tourisme Électronique (e-tourisme) -- Les opportunités innovantes -- Les Systèmes de Gestion des Destinations (SGD) -- Les facilitations -- Éthique de la relation producteurs, populations locales et visiteurs -- La gestion des patrimoines et des produits dans l'optique du développement durable

• Création et gestion d'entreprises touristiques -- Initiation de projets porteurs -- Les critères d'identification des projets -- Les conditions préalables de mise en valeur du projet -- La capacité du projet à contribuer à la croissance et à la lutte contre la pauvreté -- Les marchés touristiques et la commercialisation -- Interaction entre projets touristiques et développement du territoire -- Interconnexion entre objectifs du projet et intégration -- Le tourisme dans le développement local et la promotion des métiers verts -- Les effets induits -- Financement des activités touristiques -- Rôle des parties prenantes -- Renforcement des capacités et développement de l'expertise locale -- Formation et perfectionnement -- Du renforcement des capacités et de l'expertise -- Éléments d'un plan indicatif et participatif -- De la maîtrise du processus de planification -- Le cadre conceptuel -- Développement territorial intégré -- Synergie des acteurs -- Une impulsion nouvelle -- Organiser la prospective -- Renforcer l'attractivité des territoires -- Évaluation et suivi -- Le sens de l'évaluation -- Importance de la culture de l'éthique.

"Le secteur touristique ("industrie sans cheminée") figure aujourd'hui parmi les moteurs dominants de l'économie mondiale. Il possède en outre, en tant qu'activité transversale, une forte capacité d'entraînement et d'impulsion de plusieurs filières socioéconomiques qui lui sont connexes. "La nature a forgé la vocation touristique de la Guinée, l'histoire et la culture l'ont renforcée." En dépit d'un potentiel touristique incomparable, lui permettant de développer la plupart des types de tourisme en zone tropicale, la Guinée reste toujours confrontée à une problématique et à des défis majeurs qu'il s'avère urgent de dénouer et de lever. Après avoir posé un diagnostic clair et fixé les objectifs à atteindre - passer de la ressource au produit, du produit au marché -, les auteurs ont misé sur l'approche du développement durable pour aboutir à l'établissement du cadre managérial adéquat pour l'essor du tourisme en Guinée : maîtrise des variables de l'offre et de la demande, participation des populations à la base, promotion et protection des ressources, tout en répondant aux exigences des temps modernes.--Page 4 of cover

• An overview of the sustainable tourism debate-- sustainable development or development?-- here we go, here we go, here we eco-- sustainable tourism - from concept to reality-- sustainable tourism and the local economy-- redefining sustainability - a structural approach-- sustainable tourism as a business strategy-- sustainable tourism - a marketing perspective-- Wordsworth, sustainable tourism and the private sector - a case study of a sustainable tourism partnership in the Lake District-- local environment protection initiative in Crete-- tropical forest eco tourism - two promising projects in Belize-- the sustainability of ecotourism-- strategies for sustainability - lessons from Goa and the Seychelles-- sustainability and the consumption of tourism-- small-scale tourism development in Malaysia-- sustainable tourism - a Spanish perspective on a quality product-- anthropologists, local communities and a sustainable tourist development-- principles influencing the determination of environmental standards for sustainable tourism-- the effectiveness of sustainable tourism policies in Scotland-- the community show - a mythology of resident responsive tourism-- tourism and the environment in Madagascar.
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Tourism is at the forefront of the debate on development versus sustainability. The challenge facing the industry is how to translate principles into practice and to attain a balance between the objectives of tourism development and the long-term conservation of physical, eological and sociocultural environments. This book addresses these issues, particularly from economic, ethical and environmental perspectives. It has been developed from selected papers presented at a conference held at Newton Rigg, Cumbria, UK, in April 1996. It is divided into four parts, addressing: concepts, theories and methodological issues; the tourism industry's promotion of sustainable tourism; minimizing the environmental impact of alternative forms of tourism; and policy perspectives. The book includes a wide range of case studies and destinations where tourism is rapidly developing in fragile environments. It represents reading for advanced students, research workers and industry practitioners in tourism, whether from the perspective of geography, sociology, economics, marketing or planning.
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• Foreword-- Preface-- Acknowledgements-- Overview-- Natural attractions and management authorities-- Organizations-- Accommodation providers-- Tour operators-- Suggested reading.
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This new book takes a look at the tourism industry in Australia and examines a range of best practice cases that will increase awareness of what is being done and what can be done in meeting the challenges of sustainable tourism. Included in the casebook are discussions of the concept of sustainable tourism, and the role of industry and government bodies in this area. The three major issues in sustainability which the authors have examined through their choice of cases are - environmentally sensitive building and associated infrastructure design; the development of integrated management systems designed to control operational impacts; and the enhancement of the physical environment through operational activities. It examines a range of Australian best practice cases. Real life case studies include: the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, the Namadgi National Park and Seven Spirit Bay.
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• Part I Definition and Conceptual Framework Chapter 1 Harald Pechlaner & Elisa Innerhofer Linking Destinations and Resilience - Challenges and Perspectives Chapter 2 Martin Fontanari & Dirk Kredinger Risk- and Resilience-Awareness. An Empirical Analysis of the Basic Supply in Regions and on the Demand Side Chapter 3 Anna Scuttari & Philipp Corradini Multidisciplinary Approaches to Resilience in Tourism Destination Studies: A Conceptual Framework Part II Destination Management and Governance Towards Resilience Chapter 4 Daniel Zacher From Resilience Thinking to Resilience Practice - Perspectives on Destination Development Chapter 5 Stefan Hartman Resilient Tourism Destinations? Governance Implications of Bringing Theories of Resilience and Adaptive Capacity to Tourism Practice Chapter 6 Siarhei Danskikh & Anastasia Traskevich Cooperative Approaches between Health- and Agro-Tourism Stakeholders in Increasing Rural Destination Resilience in Belarus Chapter 7 Lauren Ugur Integrated Destination Governance: An Evolutionary Approach to Open Innovation and Stakeholder Engagement for Resilient Tourism Destinations Chapter 8 Andreas Koler, Stefan Ortner & Mike Peters Qualities and Fields of Action of Destination Resilience: An Indicator Analysis Process Chapter 9 Germann Josse & Knut Scherhag Business Continuity Management in the Destination - Proactive Recognition, Assessment and Managing of Disruptions Part III Business Aspects and Strategies to Increase Resilience Chapter 10 Georg Hechenberger Regional Resilience - The Special Case Of "Money" Chapter 11 Michael Volgger, Christoph Pforr & Dirk Reiser Destination Resilience and the Sharing Economy: An Exploration of the Case of Airbnb Chapter 12 Mareike Bentfeld, Stephan Huppertz, Bijan Khazai & Trevor Girard Hotel Resilient - Plan Ahead, Stay Ahead. Promoting the Business Case for Disaster & Climate Resilience in the Tourism Sector Chapter 13 Bernd Schabbing How to Make Destinations Resilient - From Theory to Practical Application Chapter 14 Georgi Gribov & Veronika Rakitskaja Agro-Tourism in Belarus: Resilience in Development as a Success Factor Chapter 15 Martin Fontanari & Timm Ewald The Market of the Tour Operators in Germany within a Disruptive Environment: Implications for the Management and the Resilient Orientation of Destinations.
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The challenge of destination management is to track and understand trends on different levels, to consider socio-economic developments and to respond proactively by addressing the paradigms of sustainability and resilience. By examining tourism and travel trends in a wide range of regions, this book offers new insight into the impacts of economic, social and environmental changes on destination management, governance and development. Topics for discussion include advances and changes in technology, the global economy and governance as well as risk management and destinations' response to disruptions. Within a rapidly changing world, emphasis is given on resilient thinking and strategic management techniques in order to unlock the inner potential of destinations to respond and adapt positively to economic, environmental and social changes. This is valuable reading for tourism students and researchers, destination managers and policy makers.
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