scholarly journals Sustainable tourism: a critique of the academic feasibility of the concept

Turyzm ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mirosław Mika
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Political Instability ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
The Social ◽  
Tourism Studies ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Tourism Destinations

The aim of the article is to raise and discuss, according to contemporary research findings, the most important reservations regarding the concept of sustainable (harmonious) tourism development as well as the barriers to the implementation of its principles in practice. The author points to ambiguities in the interpretation of the term ‘sustainability’ and, as a result, the methodological implications for tourism studies including the problem of measuring and evaluating ‘sustainability’ in tourism development processes. In addition it considers the social hostility towards limiting consumption in tourism and the growing climatic, economic and political instability at tourism destinations hindering its implementation of the concept of sustainability. In conclusion, the author proposes a new paradigm for sustainable tourism which does not directly relate to the imperative of harmonious interconnection between differing development goals and values in tourism.

scholarly journals Indicators of sustainable tourism

2010 ◽  
Vol 90 (1) ◽  
pp. 277-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dobrica Jovicic ◽  
Tatjana Ilic
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Complex Task ◽  
Tourism Impacts ◽  
Business Economics ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Base

The indicators, precisely describing the linkages between tourism and the environment, social and cultural base, are not easily available. How ever, some relevant organizations (WTO, EU, OECD, etc.), institutions and experts, have been hardly working to create the indicators of sustainable tourism. Whereas the economic objectives are easily defined by the use of the traditional indicators used in national and business economics, it is very difficult to identify widely applicable environmental, social and cultural indicators. In order to stimulate and alleviate the process of sustainable tourism development, EU created the list of comparative indicators of sustainable tourism. In preparing this list, special attention is paid to identification of valid indicators of real tourism impacts on the social and cultural environment (the entire set of traditions, customs, history, hospitality and culture that characterize a given area), that is a very complex task. Assuming the fact that the related indicators have been analyzed in many European countries, this paper is focused on applying the related indicators in research of tourism development in villages of the Kosjeric community. .

scholarly journals Priority Directions of Ensuring Sustainable Development of Tourism of Ukraine in the Context of Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (520) ◽  
pp. 227-235
Author(s):  
H. I. Нaponenko ◽  
◽  
O. V. Yevtushenko ◽  
I. M. Shamara ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
System Analysis ◽  
Consumer Preferences ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
The Social ◽  
State And Local

The article is concerned with solving problems related to the tourism sphere during the pandemic. The study is aimed at a scientific-theoretical substantiating the prospects for sustainable development of tourism of Ukraine in the context of pandemic. Elaboration of the set aim led to the need to solve the following tasks: establish the problems of sustainable tourism development during the pandemic; consider directions of sustainable tourism development; propose an improved concept of sustainable development of tourism of Ukraine during the pandemic. To achieve the aim of the study, general scientific and special methods were used. System analysis is a method that represents a sequence of actions to determine structural links between different elements of the system under study. Synthesis – the process of combining individual things and concepts into one. Induction is a research method in which a general conclusion is based on individual elements. Comparison – the similarities and differences of objects and phenomena are established on significant grounds. In order to effectively manage the sustainable development of tourism in the context of pandemic, according to the authors, cooperation between the State and local authorities, tourist enterprises, tourist infrastructure entities is necessary. Such a mechanism for administrating the sustainable tourism development is presented in the form of a scheme. Based on the concept of sustainable development, the directions of the strategy of sustainable tourism development during the pandemic are proposed. The basis of the proposed program is not only a survival strategy, but also advancing due to future significant changes in consumer preferences. The success of the proposed directions will have a positive influence on changing the social structure of society, will allow to stop the processes of increasing social tension and destabilizing the social system, will form favorable conditions for increasing the mobility of the residents of the country.

scholarly journals STRUCTURAL MODELS FOR SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN MEDAN CITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 158
Author(s):  
Edy Sahputra Sitepu ◽  
Rismawati Rismawati ◽  
Dewi Comala ◽  
Edi Putra Berutu ◽  
Jamardua Haro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Environmental Benefits ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Medan City is currently designated as one of the 20 national tourism destinations that implement Sustainable Tourism Development (STD) in Indonesia. The commitment to implement STD nationally is marked by the signing of the text of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of 20 Regional Heads who are committed to implementing STD together with the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism. Furthermore, under the supervision of the Republic of Indonesia Ministry of Tourism, 20 existing Regencies / Cities made various improvements in each region so that they were finally eligible for STD certification from the STD international certification body. Medan City itself, through the Medan City Tourism Office, related to the implementation of the STD, has established a number of leading tourism destinations. It is hoped that in the future, Medan City will have tourist destinations that have received STD certification. This research was conducted to formulate a model of implementing sustainable tourism development in Medan with a total sample of 220 people spread over 11 leading tourist destinations in the city of Medan, samples were taken with a purposive random sampling technique. The research variables used include; sustainable management, socio-cultural benefits, economic benefits for the surrounding community, environmental benefits and the application of sustainable tourism. Data analysis was carried out with a structural model of the Structural Equation Model (SEM) with the help of Amos 22 software. The results showed that the management aspects, economic aspects, socio-cultural aspects of environmental aspects, and the impact of tourism, directly and indirectly, have a positive effect on the implementation of sustainable tourism in the city of Medan.

Sustainable Tourism Marketing Strategy

2015 ◽  
pp. 54-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alžbeta Kiráľová
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Marketing ◽  
Internet Surveys ◽  
Informal Interview ◽  
Tourism Destinations

The chapter describes how sustainable tourism marketing strategy can bring competitive advantage to a destination. It defines tourism destinations; characterizes the principles of sustainable tourism development and its role in competitiveness of the destination. The chapter also shows a destination´ best practice in the implementation of sustainable tourism marketing strategy. The destination was subject to research using onsite and internet surveys, semi-structured and informal interview and the results were subjected to evaluation using the VRIO model.

scholarly journals Road block(chain): bit(coin)s for tourism sustainable development goals?

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aaron Tham ◽  
Marianna Sigala
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Economic Systems ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Economic Relations ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
Relational Capabilities

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to discuss the disrupting usage and impacts of blockchains and cryptocurrencies and advocate their role as enablers of sustainable tourism development goals. Design/methodology/approach Literature on blockchains and cryptocurrencies is critically synthesized, debated and expanded to identify and discuss their implications toward sustainable tourism futures. Findings As a distributive digital ledger, blockchains have the potential to create a more inclusive tourism future to address debates around tourism as a vehicle for sustainable development that alludes to value accruing to only certain providers and consumers. Blockchains and their cryptocurrencies (as a financial transaction capability) elevate trust and relational capabilities in an expedited and holistic manner, democratize participation in economic systems and re-distribute power and economic relations amongst actors by influencing the way data (the currency of the digital economy and the lifeblood of tourism) is collected, stored, exchange, owned and traded for co-creating value. Research limitations/implications The paper is conceptual and speculative by identifying ways in which blockchain and cryptocurrencies can support sustainable tourism development goals. Directions for future research are provided for further elaborating and collecting primary evidence on whether the premise and applications of these technologies can deliver the acclaimed sustainable impacts. Originality/value The paper contributes to the emerging but controversial literature about the trajectories between technology and sustainability by critically debating on how blockchains, through cryptocurrency economies, can be positioned to facilitate sustainable tourism futures.

scholarly journals More or Less Sustainable? Assessment from a Policy Perspective

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3491 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biljana Petrevska ◽  
Aleksandra Terzić ◽  
Cvetko Andreeski
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Bottom Line ◽  
Tourism Impacts ◽  
Policy Perspective ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
Tourism Destinations ◽  
Policy Perceptions

Sustainability of tourism destinations has become the main focus in planning and managing tourism development. Despite existing legislation and an institutional framework to safeguard balanced tourism growth, many destinations fail to properly address it. So far, studies are limited in exploring sustainable tourism impacts from a policy perspective. This study follows previous ones in using the triple bottom line sustainability approach to define tourism impacts. It argues, in particular, for a nexus between understanding of policy perception and sustainability, and it applies this to tourist destinations in Serbia to determine whether they are operating sustainably. For this purpose, the data were collected using a combination of multiple methods, involving interviews with policymakers and content analysis of strategic documents. This study further suggests a model that assesses the extent of the sustainability of tourist destinations. The results illustrate the importance of understanding policy perceptions in shaping and facilitating sustainability and informing policy enablers on how to improve and reform current tourism development. The model can be adopted and applied to any tourist destination facing an inevitable need to re-shape their tourism development plans and policies, while the implications address the need to build a participative policy approach to sustainable tourism development.

scholarly journals Sustainable Tourism Development in Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 699-711
Author(s):  
Jimmy Bernabe Maming ◽  
Alexander Franco F. Delantar ◽  
Patricio G. Gabuya
Keyword(s):  
Single Case ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
The Social ◽  
Temporary Closure

Sustainability is regarded as a critical goal in tourism planning and development. Boracay Island has faced challenges and deterioration as a result of rapid growth in tourism without proper planning and management, leading to its six-month temporary closure on May 8, 2018. Through qualitative interviews with key stakeholders, this paper aims to investigate the sustainable tourism development of Boracay Island, Malay, Aklan. Yin's data analysis and procedures were used to create a single case study design. Data was gathered and analyzed using interviews, observations, and data reviews. The study included twenty (20) key informants who were chosen at random. The study's conclusive report yields benefits and costs in three areas: first, economic characteristics of tourism benefit communities and improve the island's economy. However, the island's high cost of living rises, causing inflation. Second, in terms of the environment, its natural resources have been harmed in part by members of the local immigrant and business populations, but they will recover as a result of the recent national and local government efforts to restore the island's ecology. Third, in terms of social structure, improved infrastructure such as good housing and roads create better living conditions for residents. Nonetheless, tourists' influence on the social culture of Boracay Island's young residents is enthralling. The study's output is a theory on sustainable tourism development that will help future research on similar topics and improve the socio-economic quality of life.

scholarly journals Sustainable tourism development at the level of health-improving tourism: social-legal aspect

2021 ◽  
Vol 296 ◽  
pp. 05018
Author(s):  
Roza Timakova ◽  
Vitali Maksimeniuk
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Legal Aspect ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Tourist Destinations ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Republic

The paper considers one of the aspects of sustainable development - sustainable tourism development in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goals aimed at preserving the natural resources of the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. The research of this phenomenon is carried out using the analysis of regulatory legal acts in force in the field of tourism. Since most authors consider the purpose of travel to be one of the generally accepted criteria for dividing into types of tourism, the study was conducted on the basis of one of the most common types of tourism – health-improving tourism, the conceptual apparatus of which is formed under the influence of various conceptual approaches, based on the actual resource potential and features of the promotion of tourist services in the territories of tourist destinations. The proposals on amendments and additions to the existing regulatory legal acts of the Republic of Belarus and the Russian Federation determine the priority of the concept of “sustainable development” in the field of tourism activities.

scholarly journals Development of Sustainable Tourism Destinations and Poverty Alleviation of Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (02) ◽  
pp. 1565-1575
Author(s):  
Md. Imran Sheikh
Keyword(s):  
Poverty Alleviation ◽  
Sustainable Tourism ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Cultural Economic ◽  
Great Chance ◽  
Sustainable Tourism Development ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
The Social

Tourism sector has been considered as the crucial sectors of many different countries of the world. And sustainable tourism brings enormous scope as a rapid growing economic sector on the basis of foreign exchange earnings and generation of employment opportunity and thereby elevating poverty from the country. The central aim of this study is to investigate the role of sustainable tourism in alleviating poverty from developing countries, especially the northern part of Bangladesh.  For this purpose, the different tourism sites have been selected that are situated in Rajshahi region like Padma Garden, Varendra Museum and Shaheed Kamruzzaman Zoo. Rajshahi, the major tourist destination region in Bangladesh which is very beautiful and flourished that has a great chance to contribute country’s infrastructure and economic development. This study conducts a survey on 200 respondents in three different places of Rajshahi through the structured questionnaires, observation, interview and literature review. An exploratory research method was employed because the nature of the study was descriptive due to the fact that most of the respondents were illiterate or semi   illiterate. Besides IBM SPSS Statistics 20 is being used to analyze the data. Through the factor analysis and other measurements tools this study expatiates the social, cultural, economic, environmental and other factors which touching the sustainability of Rajshahi and also provide recommendations about the required steps that needs to be taken into account to palliate and to manage the drawbacks of tourism to make Rajshahi as a sustainable tourism destination. Besides it reveals the relationship between tourism development and poverty alleviation in Bangladesh. The study also suggested few ways by which existing tourism can be promoted and well developed in Bangladesh thereby ensuring sustainable tourism development (STD) and economic growth.   

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document