246 Pages
by
Routledge
246 Pages
by
Routledge
248 Pages
by
Routledge
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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.
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Contents
Special Preamble by Richard W. Butler
Foreword by Ilan Kelman
Authors' Preface
Part I: Sustainability in Island Destinations
1. Tourism, Growth and the Need for Sustainability
2. Setting the Stage
3. Island Tourism
Part II: Challenges to Achieving Sustainability in Island Destinations
4. Challenges to Achieving Sustainable Tourism
5. Lack of Stakeholder Awareness and Education in Sanya, Hainan, China
6. Lack of Consideration for the Local Community in the Cayos Cochinos Islands, Honduras
7. Unsustainable Development in Koh Phi Phi, Thailand
8. Lack of Long-term Planning and Copy-Cat Tourism in St. Kitts
Part III: Successes of Achieving Sustainability in Island Destinations
9. Successes in Island Tourism
10. Gili Trawangan, Indonesia: Collaborative Partnerships
11. Calvi , Mallorca, Spain: Implementing a Multi-Stakeholder Policy
12. Chumbe Island, Tanzania: Strong Leadership and Partnership Overcomes Great Obstacles
13. Moose Factory, Ontario, Canada: Putting Community-Based Tourism into Practice
Part IV: Synthesis
14. Innovative Initiatives to Sustainable Tourism Development
15. Conclusion and the Way Forward
References
Appendix: Resources
Index
Biography
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.
'The theme of this volume is the relationship between tourism, development and the environment of islands and the examples featured succeed in capturing the flavour and urgency of the situation in island locations. They should help to teach all who care about islands and their character some of the steps that we need to take to ensure that character remains in the future.' Professor Richard W. Butler, University of Strathclyde, UK 'This book provides some answers. It grasps the challenge of sustainability within tourism livelihoods to explore the vulnerabilities that tourism livelihoods create and redress. The island context becomes poignant given the diversity of the case studies, yet the familiarity of many of the topics is often enhanced by the island context.' Ilan Kelman, Center for International Climate and Environmental Research, Oslo, Norway
