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Sustainable Tourism - Sensible Tourism [PDF]

open access: yesChemistry-Didactics-Ecology-Metrology, 2015
Abstract The article presents the issues related to travel and tourism, the development of this branch of service, and attempts to create alternative solutions to reduce this phenomenon’s dysfunctions. The introduction outlines the nineteenth century beginnings of tourism on the British Isles, including the setup of the first travel ...
openaire   +1 more source

Considerations for sustainable tourism development in developing countries: Perspectives from the South Pacific

open access: yes, 2011
Nations of the South Pacific face a number of major challenges with respect to sustainable tourism development. Much of the literature presents overtly pessimistic conceptualisations of South Pacific nations as environmentally vulnerable and economically
Liu, Ge   +3 more
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Knowing education in Thailand like a global expert organisation: Politics, context and data

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Global expert organisations play increasingly significant roles in the way that education is understood and governed internationally, including by influencing the discourses through which education is conceptualised and shaping norms of what counts as success, failure, progress and the most desirable visions for the future.
Steve Puttick   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Examining the Service Perceptions of Visitors at National Botanical Gardens in South Africa

open access: yesJournal of Zoological and Botanical Gardens
In today’s tourism industry, service quality is essential for differentiation and achieving sustainable competitive advantage. While much research on service quality exists for the private sector, a notable gap remains regarding service dynamics in non ...
Michael Kuseni   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Perceptions of Local Communities on the Economic Impacts of Tourism Development in Langkawi, Malaysia

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2014
The Langkawi Island is a popular tourist destination in Malaysia, which development started in the 1990s. To date, it is among the ten islands most visited by local and foreign tourists.
Mohd Bakri Norjanah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

From ‘sustainable tourism’ to ‘sustainability transitions in tourism’?

open access: yesTourism Geographies
Open Access via the Taylor&Francis/JISC Open Select agreement.
Niewiadomski, Piotr, Brouder, Patrick
openaire   +2 more sources

Evaluation of the community placement of the Tapestry Tourism Futures model

open access: yes, 2008
This technical report was based on sustainable tourism principles; more specifically, the need for an ‘evaluation’ phase in tourism policy and planning, and an understanding of the multifaceted nature of the tourism industry.
Wegner, A.   +3 more
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Transformative Service Ecosystems for People, Plants, Place, Planet, and Prosperity: A Sustainable Operations Management Perspective

open access: yesBiological Diversity, EarlyView.
The Transformative Service Ecosystem for Sustainable Operations Management (TSESOM) model reframes operations management as a co‐creative ecosystem shaped by philosophical foundations and macro–meso–micro contexts. Integrating governance, resilience, learning, systems thinking, and interdisciplinary collaboration, TSESOM advances regenerative SDG‐ and ...
Nicholas Catahan
wiley   +1 more source

Community Involvement in Tourism Development: A Case Study of Lenggong Valley World Heritage Site

open access: yesSHS Web of Conferences, 2014
This paper examines the empirical relationship between the economic impact and community involvement in the Lenggong Valley. Recommendations for improvement in development effectiveness through the development of a community centre for economic and ...
A. Khadar Nur Zafirah   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tourism – protected area partnerships in Australia: designing and managing for success

open access: yes, 2008
Partnerships are increasingly being regarded as essential for sustainable protected area tourism. They are a pivotal part of increasing efforts by protected area agencies to encourage more involvement by the private sector and local communities in ...
Laing, J.H.   +9 more
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