1. Sustainable Tourism development
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Sustainability Definitions
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“Sustainable tourism development maintains the delicate balance between the human need to improve our lifestyle, with preserving natural resources and ecosystems on which future generations will depend.”
Sustainable Tourism Laboratory , 2007
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“Sustainability is the capability to equitably meet the vital human needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs by preserving and protecting the area’s ecosystems and natural resources.”
American Planning Association
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National Geographic Defines Sustainable Tourism as Geotourism.
“Geotourism is defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place-its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents.”
National Geographic Society’s CSD
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“For a destination to develop sustainably organizations must adopt business strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining , and enhancing human and natural resources into the future.”
BEST Education Network
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“Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”
World Environmental Commission
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“By promoting economic growth strategies based on expanded infrastructure which are environmentally responsible and socially acceptable we are bringing a sustainable future closer to today’s reality.”
The World Bank
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“Planning for sustainability requires a systematic,
integrated approach that brings together the
environmental,economic and social goals and actions
directed toward the four sustainability objectives for a
community.”
1. Reduce dependence upon fossil fuels, underground metals, and minerals.
2. Reduce dependence upon synthetic chemicals and other unnatural substances.
3. Reduce encroachment upon nature.
4. Meet human needs fairly & efficiently.
APA
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“Many community's are carrying out sustainable development projects such as green buildings, affordable housing, smart growth or climate change initiatives, but these are largely occurring on a project by project basis.”
“It is recommended to use a systems approach to sustainable development by using widespread community awareness – integrated municipal involvement, and using a common language to identify what sustainability means.”
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Key sustainability characteristics include:
Capacities to understand and analyze problems,
Partnering with different resources/organizations to find solutions,
Using local resources for local solutions,
Involving the whole community and all stakeholders with comprehensive participation,
Negotiation and consensus-building from within,
Ability to incorporate and adopt external resources within local contexts,
Respect of historical and cultural issues.
Global Research Development Center
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The Seven Sustainability Triads
Participation
Decision-Making
Partnership
Governance
Knowledge and Information
Continual Improvement
Lifestyles
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What is being done to insure sustainability is in our future?
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The National Geographic Society Center for Sustainable Destinations GeoTourism Principles:
Integrity of Place
International Codes
Market Selectivity
Market Diversity
Tourist Satisfaction
Community Benefit
Protection and enhancement of destination appeal
Land use
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Conservation of Resources
Planning
Interactive interpretation
Evaluation
Community Involvement
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Principles of Tourism Sustainability
Tourism planning in the context of overall land-use planning which provides the basis for achieving integrated, controlled and sustainable tourism development.
Planning is carried out according to a systematic process
Sustainable tourism development can fulfill economic, social, and aesthetic needs while maintaining cultural integrity and ecological processes. It can provide for today’s hosts and guests while protecting and enhancing the same opportunity for the future.
Sustainable tourism development involves making hard political choices based on complex social, economic and environmental trade-offs. It requires a vision which encompasses a larger time and space context than that traditionally used in community planning and decision making.
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Tourism should be undertaken with equity in mind to distribute fairly benefits and costs among tourism promoters and host peoples and areas.
Good information, research and communication on the nature of tourism and its effects on the human and cultural environment should be available prior to and during development, especially, for the local people, so that they can participate in and influence the direction of development and its effects as much as possible, in the individual and the collective interest.
Local people should be encouraged and expected to undertake leadership roles in planning and development with the assistance of government, business, financial and other interests.
Integrated environmental, social and economic planning analysis should be undertaken prior to the commencement of any major projects, with careful consideration given to different types of tourism development and the ways in which they might link with existing uses, ways of life and environmental considerations.
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Throughout all stages of tourism development and operation, a careful assessment, monitoring and mediation program should be conducted in order to allow local people and others to take advantage of opportunities of to respond to changes.
Tourism Planning, development and operations should be part of conservations or sustainable development strategies for a community.
Tourism should be planned and managed in a sustainable manner, with a due regard for protection and appropriate economic methodologies.
Agencies and individuals should follow ethical principles with respect to the culture and environment of the host area.
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Lastly….
The future belongs to the efficient, therefore destination managers must take responsibility to insure their resources are well managed today if we are to have a tomorrow! Sharing knowledge and educating our communities today, will have a positive impact on future generations to be able to sustain a livable community.
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Thank You
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