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Book SynopsisTourism is at the forefront of the debate on development versus sustainability. The challenge facing the industry is how to translate principles into practice and to attain a balance between the objectives of tourism development and the long-term conservation of physical, ecological and sociocultural environments. This book addresses these issues, particularly from economic, ethical and environmental perspectives. It has been developed from selected papers presented at a conference held at Newton Rigg College, Cumbria, UK, in April 1996. It is divided into four parts, addressing: concepts, theories and methodological issues; the tourism industry’s promotion of sustainable tourism; minimising environmental impact by means of alternative forms of tourism; and policy implications. The book includes a wide range of case studies and destinations where tourism is rapidly developing in fragile environments, including Belize, Crete, Goa, the English Lake District, Madagascar, Malaysia, t
Table of Contents1: An Overview of the Sustainable Tourism Debate and the Scope and Content of the Book, M J Stabler Part 1: A Critical Appraisal of the Sustainability Concept: Some Theoretical and Methodological Issues 2: Sustainable development or development? J Butcher 3: Here we go, Here we go, Here we go, Eco, B Wheeller 4: Sustainable Tourism: Towards a Methodology for Implementing the Concept, A Fyall and B Garrod 5: Sustainable Tourism and the Local Economy, W Slee, H Farr and P Snowdon 6: Redefining Sustainability: a Structural Approach to Sustainable Tourism, J House Part 2: The Tourism Industry’s Response to Sustainability Principles 7: Sustainable Tourism: Industry Responses and Industry Opportunities, B Eaton 8: Sustainability and Tourism Marketing: Competitive or Complementary? A Tregear, F McLeay and A Moxey 9: Sustainable Tourism: a Marketing Perspective, V Middleton 10: The Importance of Community Involvement in Sustainable Tourism Development, P Harper 11: Wordsworth, Sustainable Tourism and the Private Sector, T McCormick 12: Tropical Forest Ecotourism: Two Promising Projects in Belize, J M Edington and A Edington Part 3: Minimizing the Environmental Impact: Alternative Forms of Tourism 13: Strategies for Sustainability: Lessons from Goa and the Seychelles, D Wilson 14: The Evolution of Small-scale Tourism Development in Malaysia: Problems, Opportunities and Implications on Sustainability, A Hamzah 15: Anthropologists, Local Communities and a Sustainable Tourism Development, S Cole 16: Sustainability and the Consumption of Tourism, R Sharpley and J Sharpley 17: Tourism and Social Responsibility: a Philosophical Dream or Achievable Reality, M Ireland 18: Practical Approaches to Sustainability: a Spanish Perspective, P A Hunter-Jones, H L Hughes, I W Eastwood and A A Morrison Part 4: Policy Perspectives on Sustainable Tourism 19: Principles Influencing the Determination of Environmental Standards for Sustainable Tourism, B Goodall and M J Stabler 20: The Effectiveness of Sustainable Tourism Policies in Scotland, R Maclellan 21: The Community Show: a Mythology of Resident Responsive Tourism, G Taylor and D Davis 22: The Relationship between Tourism and the Environment in Crete, E Prinianaki-Tzorakoleftheraki 23: Tourism and the Environment in Madagascar, J Parsler 24: The Sustainability of Ecotourism, R Burton
