4th Edition

Managing Sustainable Tourism A Legacy for the Future

By David L. Edgell, Sr Copyright 2026
320 Pages
by Routledge

320 Pages
by Routledge

Managing Sustainable Tourism offers a comprehensive discussion of the field of sustainable tourism from a historical perspective to the current management of sustainable tourism at the local, national, and international levels. This volume offers practical policies and plans for fostering harmonious relationships among local communities, the private sector, not-for-profit organizations,... Read more

1. Introducing the Concept of Sustainability

2.  An Introduction to the Management of Sustainable Tourism

3. The Worldly Travelers and a Sense of the History of Sustainable Tourism

4.  Sustainable Tourism Milestones

5. The United Nations Millennium Development Goals and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 

6. New Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Principles and Practices

7. Rural Tourism Development and Sustainability

8. Sustainable Tourism and the Prospects for Peace

9. Policy and Strategic Planning Toward Sustainable Tourism Development

10. Marketing the Sustainable Tourism Product

11. Future World Issues Impacting on Managing Sustainable Tourism

12. Managing Sustainable Tourism in a Changing World

Biography

David L. Edgell, Sr. is Professor Emeritus of trade, tourism and economic development at East Carolina University (ECU). Dr. Edgell has written 16 books on different subjects related to travel and tourism and has produced over a hundred articles on trade, tourism, and economic development. Over his career he has directed or been involved with international tourism policies in many different capacities. He served on the panel of National Geographic Society’s Sustainable Tourism Initiative and worked on tourism policy and sustainable tourism issues through his representation at the United Nations World Tourism Organization, the Organization for Economic and Cooperation and Development, the Organization of American States, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Caribbean Tourism Organization.