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Intelligently designed tourism strategies for the twenty-first century!
Successful tourism development and marketing are dependent on maintaining a delicate balance between economic growth and the protection of environments. Managing Sustainable Tourism: A Legacy for the Future tackles the tough issues of tourism such as negative environmental impact and cultural degradation, and provides answers that don't sacrifice positive economic growth. This essential book offers practical plans for fostering harmonious relationships among local communities, the private sector, not-for-profit organizations, academic institutions, and governments at all levels as well as develops management practices and philosophies that protect natural, built, and cultural environments while reinforcing positive and orderly economic growth.
Managing Sustainable Tourism discusses in-depth the sensible guidelines for protecting environment, heritage sites, and local culture while developing realistic tourism goals for compatible economic growth. Useful strategies for sustainable tourism are detailed for each tourism type, along with useful tried-and-true marketing techniques aimed at cooperation and respect for all types of environments. Case studies, research, and supplemental reading lists clearly illustrate ideas and the author's qualified suggestions.
Managing Sustainable Tourism explores:
the future of the tourism industry
understanding sustainable tourism
the economics of community growth through tourism
marketing the sustainable tourism product
nature tourism
heritage tourism
cultural tourism
rural tourism
practical guidelines for sustainable tourism
a workable global sustainable tourism initiative
Managing Sustainable Tourism is an ideal resource for educators, students, developers, entrepreneurs, investors, tourism strategists, planners, policymakers, and anyone interested in sustainable tourism for the new millennium.
Contents
Foreword (Stanley Selengut)
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1. Tourism Today and Tomorrow
Introduction
The World of Tourism
Charting a New Course for Sustainable Tourism
Overview of Chapters
Case Study One: The U.S. Virgin Islands' Newest Sustainable Tourism ProductSt. Croix Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
Chapter 2. A Philosophic Approach to Sustainable Tourism
Sustainable Tourism Dominates Our Future
What to Look For in Sustainable Tourism
Sustaining the Tourism Product
Best Practices to Guide Tourism's Future
Case Study: EcuadorThe Wonderful World of the Galapagos Islands
Chapter 3. Is Sustainable Tourism Economically Viable?
Thinking Through Sustainable Tourism
The Economics of Community Growth Through Tourism
Strategic Planning for Sustainable Tourism
Marketing the Sustainable Tourism Product
Case Study: Missouri, Big Cedar LodgeThe Epitome of Sustainable Tourism
Chapter 4. Nature-Based Tourism: Don't Fool with Mother Nature
Nature-Based Tourism Was Never So Good
Yes, Tourism Impacts Natural Areas
Protecting the Environment Through Tourism Development
The Name of the Game Is Quality
Case Study: Sustainable Ecotourism Development in the Emberá Indigenous CommunitiesChagres National Park, Panama
Chapter 5. What Is Our Heritage?
Heritage Tourism: In the Beginning
Heritage Tourism: Today and Tomorrow
Definitions Are Good
Modeling Heritage Tourism
Case Study: Looking for LincolnVandalia, Illinois Develops New Lincoln Park
Chapter 6. Culturally, Tourism Is Important
What Is Cultural Tourism?
What Are Our Problems with Culture?
Avoiding the Pitfalls
What Are the Priorities of Action?
Case Study: Early Native AmericansCahokia Mounds State Historic Site
Chapter 7. Tourism Goes Country
Tourism to Rural Areas
Valuable Tourism Products
The Dynamics of the Tourism Industry
Community Involvement Makes for Successful Tourism
Case Study: Roanoke River Paddle TrailA Watery Approach to Rural Tourism
Chapter 8. Strategies for Sustainable Tourism
Tourism Development Must Have a Strategy
Strategies for Rural Areas As Well
Practical Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism
Best Practices for Sustainable Tourism
Case Study: A Rural MasterpieceKansas Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
Chapter 9. Managing Sustainable Tourism
A Paradigmatic Shift
Recognize and Plan Strategy
Don't Get Too Crowded
Effective Management Is the Way to Go
Case Study: The Embodiment of Managed TourismCanada, Banff National Park
Chapter 10. More to Say About the Future
Inventory, Assess, Plan, Develop, Market, and Manage
A Global Sustainable Tourism Initiative That Might Just Work
Research and EducationOur Pathway to the Future
Sustainable Tourism Has Arrived and Is Healthy
Case Study: Sustainable Tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. JohnMaho Bay, Harmony, and Concordia
Notes
Bibliography
Index
