Sustainable Tourism Indicators: Selection Criteria for Policy Implementation and Scientific Recognition

Tanguay, Georges A.; Rajaonson, Juste; Therrien, Marie‐Christine

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1948674

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“…Community Well-being and Satisfaction: Community well-being ( local satisfaction with tourism; effects of tourism on communities); sustaining cultural assets; attraction protection; crime and harassment; cultural promotion; ownership patterns; resident views (satisfaction); host reactions to tourists; local culture/tradition; community development; social cohesion; sex tourism; community resource; distribution of resource/power; community health and safety; quality of life in general; building/architecture; socio-cultural fabric; recreational quality; address conflicts of interests [27,43,58,93,96,[122][123][124][125]127] Community Participation and Empowerment: Community/resident involvement and participation in tourism; community assets/skills/involvement; uniqueness; community empowerment; cultural education; education and training; equitable changes in local lifestyle; site interpretation; intellectual property; distinction (visit to heritage sites); accessibility; resident access to tourism goods and benefits [27,43,58,93,96,[122][123][124][125]127] Visitor Satisfaction: Tourist satisfaction; visitor management; visitor behavior; accessibility and convenience [27,[122][123][124]128] 4.1.3. Bridging the Global and the Local: Towards a Preliminary Framework…”

Section: Social-culturalmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Integrated Approach to “Sustainable Community-Based Tourism”

2016

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Two rich knowledge domains have been evolving along parallel pathways in tourism studies: sustainable tourism (ST) and community-based tourism (CBT). Within both lie diverse definitions, principles, criteria, critical success factors and benefits sought or outcomes desired, advocated by different stakeholders ranging from quasi-governmental and non-profit organizations to public-private sector and academic interests. This poses significant challenges to those interested in theory building, research and practice in the sustainable development and management of tourism. The paper builds on a previous article published in Sustainability by presenting an integrated framework based on a comprehensive, in-depth review and analysis of the tourism-related literature. The study reveals not just common ground and differences that might be anticipated, but also important sustainability dimensions that are lagging or require much greater attention, such as equity, justice, ethical and governance issues. A preliminary framework of "sustainable community-based tourism" (SCBT) is forwarded that attempts to bridge the disparate literature on ST and CBT. Critical directions forward are offered to progress research and sustainability-oriented practices towards more effective development and management of tourism in the 21st century.

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Section: Social-culturalmentioning

confidence: 99%

An Integrated Approach to “Sustainable Community-Based Tourism”

2016

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“…Many studies [69,70] have attempted to list the indicators identified by various research works [71,72] in the field, even defining more than 500 indicators that might be useful for assessing the sustainability of the tourism sector. They tried to create "composite" indicators [69,73] that could provide more immediate methods of evaluation, and improve the usability of the analysis in order to implement strategies for rising sustainability levels.…”

Section: Traditional Indicators In the Field Of Sustainable Tourismmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Impact is defined as the difference between what would happen with an action and what would happen without it, and can obviously be both positive and negative [70], or both direct and indirect [81].…”

Section: From Heritage Impact Assessment To a Systematic Explicitatiomentioning

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Sustainable Urban Tourism: Reflections on the Need for Building-Related Indicators

Lerario

Turi

2018

Sustainability

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A solid and consistent research production has, up to now, considerably contributed to the identification and exploration of the meanings, theoretical foundations, and possible implications of tourism in the cities. The focus on pursuing sustainable tourism activities has also inspired different approaches (eco-tourism, responsible tourism, pro-poor tourism, among others). Nevertheless, difficulties still exist in the definition of concrete solutions to the complex problem of how to activate and facilitate the diffusion of sustainable urban tourism practices. Given the central role of indicators in the monitoring of transformation and defining impact mitigation measures, this article proposes an unexplored interpretation of such tools, which are specific for the built environment as a main component of the urban context. Starting from a broad examination of the literature on urban tourism and its related impacts, and focusing on heritage destinations, the authors highlight the potential of the built environment to play an active role in reducing the extent of potential flow impacts upstream of their actual occurrence. As a result, possible building-scale indicators that could integrate current downstream evaluation and mitigation practices are identified and suggested, and their possible implications are discussed alongside those of existing indicators. Finally, further developments for future research are suggested.

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“…Sustainable tourism development (STD) is a process of meeting the needs of present tourist and host region, whilst protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future (Cernat and Gourdon [3]). However, tourism activities have caused environmental and socioeconomic problems [4]. For this purpose, sustainable tourism principles can help planners to make strategic planning to overcome the problems.…”

Section: Sustainable Tourism Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous authors have contributed in providing studies on different perspectives and in different regions. The common purpose for countries to sustain the tourism is to host tourists [3] and protect the environment [4].…”

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A sustainable urban tourism indicator in Malaysia

Razali

Ismail

2014

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment

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This paper presents a critical review on indicators for measuring sustainable urban tourism development in Malaysia. It has been debated that the contribution of urban tourism in the economy and local community's development are difficult to be determined due to the multiple discipline that clouds the existence of urban tourism as an independent sector. Arguably, these indicators failed to measure the level of achievement for urban tourism activities, and the economic terms are less justified. Since the concept of sustainable tourism is introduced, the role of indicator is increasingly important in measuring economic and social advantages, thus the development of the city also needs to be monitored with suitable indicator. The idea is to assess and monitor changes in urban economies for tracking the progress towards sustainable development. Therefore, the center of debate in developing urban tourism indicators are (1) to identify and measure the entire range of interrelated environmental, social and economic impacts in tourism development, and (2) to obtain accurate information for responsible decision. Several approaches have been made in the context of Malaysia although the indicators are not directly related to the perspective of urban tourism, such as Malaysian Quality of Life Index (MQLI) and Malaysian Urban Indicators Network (MURNINet). For example, MURNINet identified heritage and tourism as a sub-component of the indicator. As there is need to improve these indicators, situational analysis based on literature review in this paper will highlight the use of existing sustainable indicators and their relevancy to urban tourism development and economy.

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Sustainable Tourism Indicators: Selection Criteria for Policy Implementation and Scientific Recognition

Cited by 30 publications

References 11 publications

An Integrated Approach to “Sustainable Community-Based Tourism”

An Integrated Approach to “Sustainable Community-Based Tourism”

Sustainable Urban Tourism: Reflections on the Need for Building-Related Indicators

A sustainable urban tourism indicator in Malaysia

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