Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations (Tourism, Environment and Development Series)

Graci, Sonya

ISBN 10: 1844077799 / ISBN 13: 9781844077793

Published by Routledge, 2010

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Focuses on the successes and challenges islands face in achieving sustainable tourism. This book presents 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 challenges due to their geography and historic development. Series: Tourism, Environment and Development. Num Pages: 248 pages, Photographs, maps, figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: KCM; KNSG; RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 476. . 2010. 1st Edition. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sustainable Tourism in Island Destinations (Tourism, Environment and Development Series)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1844077799
• ISBN 13: 9781844077793
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Sonya Graci is Assistant Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, and the Director of Accommodating Green, a consultancy.

Rachel Dodds is an Associate Professor at the Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management at Ryerson University, and the Director of Sustaining Tourism, a consultancy.