perspectives on systems, restructuring, and innovations /
First Statement of Responsibility
edited by Stefan Gössling, C. Michael Hall, and David B. Weaver.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
New York :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Routledge,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xix, 319 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, map ;
Dimensions
24 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
Routledge advances in tourism ;
Volume Designation
15
GENERAL NOTES
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"This book is in great part the result of an expert meeting on sustainable tourism, which took place in Helsingborg, Sweden in September 2007"--Page [xvii].
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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1. Sustainable Tourism Futures: Perspectives on Systems, Restructuring and Innovations / Stefan Gossling, C. Michael Hall and David B. Weaver -- Pt. I. Theoretical Foundations: Re-thinking the Tourism System -- 2. Thirty Years of Sustainable Tourism: Drivers, Progress, Problems -- and the Future / Bernard Lane -- 3. Reflections on Sustainable Tourism and Paradigm Change / David B. Weaver -- Pt. II. Restructuring the Tourism System: Practical Examples -- 4. Inaction More than Action: Barriers to the Implementation of Sustainable Tourism Policies / Rachel Dodds and Richard W. Butler -- 5. Transport and Tourism in Scotland: A Case Study of Scenario Planning at VisitScotland / Stephen Page, Ian Yeoman and Chris Greenwood -- 6. Tourism and Climate Change Mitigation: Which Data is Needed for What Use? / Jean-Paul Ceron and Ghislain Dubois -- 7. Theory and Practice of Environmental Management and Monitoring in Hotel Chains / Paulina Bohdanowicz -- 8. Sustainable Ski Resort Principles: An Uphill Journey / Tania Del Matto and Daniel Scott -- 9. Piloting a Carbon Emissions Audit for an International Arts Festival under Tight Resource Constraints: Methods, Issues and Results / Paul Upham, Philip Boucher and Drew Hemment -- 10. Voluntary Carbon Offsets: A Contribution to Sustainable Tourism? / John Broderick -- Pt. III. Innovation: Sustainable Tourism Futures -- 11. The Implementation of Sustainable Tourism: A Project-Based Perspective / Tim Coles -- 12. Carbon Labelling and Restructuring Travel Systems: Involving Travel Agencies in Climate Change Mitigation / Ghislain Dubois and Jean Paul Ceron -- 13. Moving Towards Low-Carbon Tourism: New Opportunities for Destinations and Tour Operators / Paul Peeters, Stefan Gossling and Bernard Lane -- 14. Sustainable Transportation Guidelines for Nature-Based Tour Operators / Wolfgang Strasdas -- 15. Tourism Firm Innovation and Sustainability / C. Michael Hall -- 16. Synthesis and Conclusions / Stefan Gossling, C. Michael Hall and David D. Weaver.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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A global industry and an important tool for economic development, international tourism is facing an increasingly uncertain future. Global environmental change, including climate change; increasing fuel prices; and growing criticism from environmental and social interest groups are posing substantial challenges to the belief that international tourism can be sustainable at current rates and patterns of growth. This book therefore aims to answer the questions of if and how tourism can be a sustainable industry. The book concludes that sustainable tourism is possible but that it requires fundamental shifts in operations, systems and philosophies. The various contributions identify a number of means by which this can be accomplished but stress that sustainable tourism still has a long way to travel before it can reach its destination.