Sustainable Tourism Futures: Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations

by G÷ssling; Stefan

• ISBN13: 9780415996198
• ISBN10: 0415996198
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-22
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A global industry and an important tool for economic development, international tourism is facing an increasingly uncertain future. Global environmental change, including climate change; increasing fuel prices; and growing criticism from environmental and social interest groups are posing substantial challenges to the belief that international tourism can be sustainable at current rates and patterns of growth. This book therefore aims to answer the questions of if and how tourism can be a sustainable industry. The book concludes that sustainable tourism is possible but that it requires fundamental shifts in operations, systems and philosophies. The various contributions identify a number of means by which this can be accomplished but stress that sustainable tourism still has a long way to travel before it can reach its destination.

Table of Contents

Sustainable Tourism Futures: Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations

Theoretical Foundations: Re-thinking the Tourism System

30 Years of Sustainable Tourism: Drivers, Progress, Problems - and the Future

Reflections on Sustainable Tourism and Paradigm Change

Restructuring the Tourism System: Practical Examples

Inaction More than Action: Barriers to the Implementation of Sustainable Tourism Policies

Transport and Tourism in Scotland: A Case Study of Scenario Planning at VisitScotland

Tourism and Climate Change Mitigation: Which Data is Needed for What Use?

Theory and Practice of Environmental Management and Monitoring in Hotel Chains

Sustainable Ski Resort Principles: An Uphill Journey

Piloting a Carbon Emissions Audit for an International Arts Festival under Tight Resource Constraints: Methods, Issues and Results

Voluntary Carbon Offsets; a Contribution to Sustainable Tourism?

Innovation : Sustainable Tourism Futures

The Implementation of Sustainable Tourism: A Project Based Perspective

Carbon Labelling and Restructuring Travel Systems: Involving Travel Agencies in Climate Change Mitigation

Moving Towards Low-Carbon Tourism: New Opportunities for Destinations and Tour Operators

Sustainable Transportation Guidelines for Nature-Based Tour Operators

Tourism Firm Innovation and Sustainability

Synthesis and Conclusions

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