From sustainable development to sustainable tourism. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. Submission to tourism management griffith university. Networking for sustainable tourism 1 the role of knowledgebased networks in sustainable tourism development a conceptual framework ehsan ahmed and larry dwyer abstract. Sustainable tourism quality control tools qcts are voluntary mechanisms that translate sustainable tourism concepts into. Even though ecotourism lacks a concrete definition, there are many wellrecognized definitions. Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting somewhere as a tourist and trying to make a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy. Issues and challenges in sustainable tourism development in rural areas. This initial interpretation has led many to put mass tourism and. The term sustainable tourism does not imply a specific type of tourism but rather refers to a status of tourism being sustainable. Tourism can be a catalyst for growth in the local economy, providing good quality jobs, opportunities for enterprise and funds for conservation. Burlington, ma 01803 first published 2006 copyright 2006, elsevier ltd. Lawton school of hotel, restaurant and tourism management, university of south carolina, columbia, sc 29208, usa.
Laura lawton tourism management, third edition, builds upon the strength of the previous editions by introducing students to the complexities of the tourism system. Pdf sustainable tourism theory and practice sarah yazji. Pdf on jan 1, 2015, sarfaraz hashemkhani zolfani and others published. According to another definition, sustainable tourism represents all forms of tourism.
Weaver school of tourism and hotel management, grif. The aim of sustainable tourism is to increase the benefits and to reduce the negative impacts caused by tourism for destinations. Sustainable development has been described as the parental paradigm of sustainable tourism butcher, 2007. Using international case studies and examples, it provides cutting edge coverage of the latest developments in. Kasim 2006 highlighted that tourism negatively impacts upon the physical and social environments. Aug 30, 2005 sustainable tourism comprehensively examines the theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary sustainable tourism from a global perspective. However, every destination and all types of tourism should strive to be more sustainable in order to maintain their competitiveness. In the events field, the focal area of green interest, until recently, has been in how.
The third section makes a succinct case for a sustainable tourism benchmarking tool, while the fourth section describes the. Sustainable tourism comprehensively examines the theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary sustainable tourism from a global perspective. This paper explains the evolution of research into tourism and climate change, illustrating how early work concentrated on the impact of climate change on tourism, whereas current work also explores the impact of tourism on climate change. Mar 30, 2007 sustainable tourism comprehensively examines the theoretical and applied dimensions of contemporary sustainable tourism from a global perspective. The obstructions for sustainable tourism development in rural. Zeppel, 2006, and also by more than 400 refereed journal articles as of late 2006 in. Sustainable tourism is the concept of visiting somewhere as a tourist and trying to make a. Effects of egoism and altruism on proenvironmental behavior. Ecotourism itself is meant to be a sustainable form of natural resourcebased tourism.
The concept of sustainable development has undergone various developmental phases since its introduction. Protecting natural environments, wildlife and natural resources when developing and managing tourism activities. Weaver and lawton 1999 suggested that unsustainable. Although ecotourism is still an evolving concept, weaver and lawton 2011 describe it as a field of scientific inquiry that has come of age due to the population of books and scholarly articles published on this subject matter and the degree of speciation it has undergone since its inception. A nongovernmental organization perspective prepared by the uncsd ngo steering committee a. A chapter on sustainable tourism including ecotourism, sustainable mass tourism and industry responses and practices. There has been relatively little research to date on potential influences. Sustainable tourism practices in the hospitality sector. It goes on to elaborate a research agenda on both topics.
The growth of sustainable tourism rhetoric, debate, applications and evaluation means that we need more critical understand. Since the early 90s, the concept of sustainable tourism has begun to be used more often in academic circles and, to a lesser extent among tourism entrepreneurs. Sustainable tourism planning includes prohibiting high impact visitor activities in buffer zones or conservation corridors, while encouraging low impact activities. The global tourism industry is currently far from sustainable, though there are localised exceptions. We consider that the birth of the concept of sustainable tourism was the publication of the first issue of the journal of sustainable tourism in 1993 weaver 2006.
In order to minimise the impacts of tourism on natural 6. This initial interpretation has led many to put mass tourism and ecotourism on opposite ends of the tourism spectrum. The hidden treasures of kenyas western tourist circuit as. The theory and practice of ecotourism in southern africa.
Tourism can involve primary transportation to the general location, local transportation, accommodations, entertainment, recreation, nourishment and shopping. Ecotourism as a concept has been defined in a form of sustainable tourism or. Lawton school of hotel, restaurant, and tourism management, university of south carolina, columbia, sc 29208, usa received 16 january 2007. It takes the reader through all aspects of sustainable tourism from the emergence of the.
Theory and practice elsevier butterworthheinemann burlington. And in 1993, the journal of sustainable tourism was inaugurated. For many advocates of ethical tourism, and volunteer tourism in particular, the. Sustainable tourism development is one of the most extensive debates in the tourism industry today, discussing what can be done to diminish the negative impacts caused by the. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. Theory and practice this page intentionally left blank. When creating the theoretical model of sustainable tourism, the author tried to take into consideration all its main features and. The paper departs from an approach which considers sustainable tourism policies in isolation, because potentially they are reformulations or extensions of other previous policies, or else. In addition, environmental learning and appreciation are. By its very nature, tourism values the things that are most precious in our world.
The historical development of the concept saw participation of various organizations and institutions, which nowadays work intensely on the implementation of its principles and objectives. William angliss lrc page 2 how to write the authors name in our reference list entries. It can be related to travel for leisure, business and what is called vfr visiting. Sustainable tourism leads to environmental protection, community development, and the improvement. Sustainable tourism policies may also encourage protected area policies of boosting community wellbeing and widening actor engagement in policymaking. Background since independence in 1990, namibia, a large country with less than two million people located in southwesternafrica has put in place one of the most innovative conservation management programmes in.
Sustainable tourism comprehensively examines the theoretical and. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. The following subchapters will further look into each of these aspects of sustainable tourism. Niezgoda 2006 claims that the conception of alternative tourism stems from the so called hippie contrculture, which arose in the 1960s in the usa and later spread in europe. Sustainable tourism, sustainable development through tourism, principles of sustainable. Mathieson and wall 2006 describe the environment of the host region as crucial to the attractiveness of all tourist attractions, in terms of natural. Backman,department of parks, recreation and tourism management, clemson university, usa erlet cater,department of geography, university of reading, uk.
Various aspects of future tourism management will also be discussed. A chapter on tourism research, which introduces students. Sustainable tourism concepts 3 module 1 overview sustainable tourism is tourism that minimizes the costs and maximizes the benefits of tourism for natural environments and local communities, and can be carried out indefinitely without harming the resources on which it depends. Ministry of tourism, government of india has mentioned that some of the hospitality management culinary training institutes in india will no longer. Reflections on sustainable tourism and paradigm changepart 2. There are three dimensions of sustainable tourism, namely environmental, economic and social sustainability, which all need to be taken into consideration when striving for more sustainable tourism management swarbrooke, 2002, 47. A thorough discussion of the economic, sociocultural and environmental impacts of tourism. The need to open up tourism research to other fields and professional worlds such as. The state of contemporary ecotourism research david b. Weaver, 2011, though some tourist destinations and subsectors are already affected by climate change buckley, 2008a. Using international case studies and examples, it provides cutting edge coverage of the latest developments in the area, both theoretically and practically. Alternative livelihoods and poverty reduction with developing countries carrying the majority. Namibia, conservancies, sustainable use, trophy hunting 1. Butcher 2006, with a limiting effect on the former term.
A guide to sustainable practice for tourism businesses. Alternative livelihoods and poverty reduction with developing countries carrying the majority of the growth in sustainable tourism, tourism can. Tourism management 28 2007 11681179 progress in tourism management twenty years on. The role of knowledgebased networks in sustainable. According to wood 2002, ecotourism should be a support tool for sustainable development in communities. Sustainable tourism futures perspectives on systems restructuring and innovations routledge londynnowy jork pp. Tourism is a rapidly growing phenomenon and has become one of the largest industries in the world. Weaver 2006 consider that the first ideas regarding sustainable tourism belonged to jost. Sustainable tourism development is one of the most extensive debates in the tourism industry today.
Perspectives on systems, restructuring and innovations part 1. Carmichael 2001 defines sustainable development as a tourism community that does not damage the environment or the social integrity of the inhabitants. Department of tourism, leisure, hotel and sport management, grif. The literature of tourism is large, 150,000 items in total, with 5,000 relevant to sustainable tourism ciret, 2012. Access study documents, get answers to your study questions, and connect with real tutors for tou 221.