Sustainable tourism has remained the dominant tourism development paradigm within both
academic and policy circles for more than three decades. However, little if any progress has …

The interrelationship between environment and development has occupied academics and
policymakers alike for several decades. Indeed, the contested ideas as to what could …

This is an interesting book. Many readers of this journal dedicated to sustainable tourism
may not agree with the author and his views, or the basic premises of the arguments given …

Tourism in developing countries has grown rapidly in the past 20 years to the point where a
fresh look at its underpinnings appears overdue. The industry itself realizes that the quality …

The idea of sustainable development has been discussed in tourism research for almost a
quarter of a century. During that time, sustainability has become an important policy …

This chapter begins by outlining what is meant by sustainable development and how this
concept has been applied to tourism studies. It argues that while truly sustainable tourism …

In parallel to the rising popularity of the sustainability paradigm, the idea that tourism may
contribute to development and poverty alleviation has also received increased acceptance …

A broad agreement exists that tourism is an effective instrument for social and economic
development. However, there is no specific theoretical or practical framework of tourism for …

Tourism is directly dependent on the quality of the natural and cultural environment.
Unfortunately, no form of tourism exists that does not cause environmental stress. Tourism …

This chapter examines the policies that espouse sustainable tourism principles have been
successful in establishing sustainable tourism in their respective destinations by exploring …