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020 _a978-1-035308156
_c[paperback].
020 _cMindmovers :
020 _c₱5,634.00
040 _bEnglish
_cFoundation University Library
082 _a338.4791
_bH19 2022
245 _aHandbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners :
_bThe Essential Toolbox Research /
_cedited by Anna Spenceley
250 _aPaperback edition 2022.
260 _aNorthampton, Massachusetts :
_bEdward Elgar Publishing, Inc.,
_c2022
300 _axx, 526 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
490 _aResearch Handbooks in Tourism series
500 _aTables.
500 _a"This timely series brings together critical and thought-provoking contributions on key topics and issues in tourism and hospitality research from a range of management and social science perspectives. Comprising specially-commissioned chapters from leading authors, these comprehensive Research Handbooks feature cutting-edge contributions written with a global readership in mind. Equally useful as reference tools or high-level introductions to specific topics, issues, methods and debates, these Research Handbooks will be an essential resource for academic researchers, practitioners, undergraduate and postgraduate students." --Robin Nunkoo
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aForeword xxi 1 Introduction to the Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners: The Essential Toolbox 1 Anna Spenceley PART I PLANNING AND DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 2 Tourism Theory of Change: a tool for planners and developers 12 Louise Twining-Ward, Hannah R. Messerli, Jose Miguel Villascusa and Amit Sharma 3 Guidelines for tourism policy formulation in developing countries 32 Mike Fabricius 4 Tourism master planning: the key to sustainable long-term growth 52 Roger Goodacre 5 Commercialization strategies for tourism within parks and protected areas 70 Paul F. J. Eagles 6 Feasibility studies, business plans and predicting returns for new lodging facilities 96 P. J. Massyn 7 Funding proposals for new tourism ventures 110 Michael Wright 8 Planning for optimal local involvement in tourism and partnership development 131 Amran Hamzah 9 Touching the earth, touching people: approaches to sustainability design 154 Nicholas Coetzer 10 UN Indicators Programme: informing sustainable development for tourism destinations 172 Edward W. (Ted) Manning PART II ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF EXISTING TOURISM 11 Sustainable supply chains in travel and tourism: towards a circular approach 190 Jos van der Sterren 12 Using mainstream development economics to improve sustainability: a value chain approach 204 Jonathan Mitchell 13 Establishing sustainability standards in tourism 233 Randy Durband 14 Designing and delivering wildlife viewing protocols that enhance sustainability 249 Jeff R. Muntifering and Wayne L. Linklater 15 Consultation approaches in sustainable tourism 273 Carolin Lusby PART III BALANCING OVERTOURISM AND UNDERTOURISM: VISITOR MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE 16 A research strategy to understand what biophysical and social conditions are appropriate and acceptable in tourism destinations 287 Stephen F. McCool 17 Visitor use management framework 303 William T. Borrie and Elena A. Bigart 18 Developing targets for visitation in parks 323 Paul F. J. Eagles, Andjelko Novosel, Ognjen Škunca and Vesna Vukadin 19 Optimization of tourism development in destinations: an approach used to alleviate the impacts of overtourism in the Mediterranean region 347 Ante Mandić PART IV MONITORING AND EVALUATION 20 Visitor counting and surveys 366 Joel Erkkonen and Liisa Kajala 21 Economic effects assessment approaches: US National Parks approach 382 Cathy Cullinane Thomas and Lynne Koontz 22 Economic effects assessment approaches: Tourism Economic Model for Protected Areas (TEMPA) for developing countries 395 Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo Souza, Alex Chidakel, Brian Child, Wen-Huei Chang and Virginia Gorsevski 23 Biodiversity and stressors rapid assessment 412 Shane Feyers, Gretchen Stokes and Vanessa Hull 24 Social and cultural impact assessment of tourism 435 Jacqueline N. Kariithi 25 Tourism certification audits: reviewing sustainable certification programs 449 Monica Mic 26 Case study research for sustainable tourism: towards inclusive community-based tourism 477 Regis Musavengane and Darlington Muzeza 27 Establishing and managing research programmes in tourism destinations: the case of South African National Parks 499 Liandi Slabbert Index
520 _a"Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this practical Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline best practice in undertaking environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertains their impact over time. This insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism. Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while accounting for modest timeframes and resources. Expert contributors illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation. Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts, this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly those investigating practical methodologies for creating sustainable tourism experiences." --Provided by the Publisher
650 _aTourism
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700 _aBigart, Elena A.
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700 _aBorrie, William T
_96943
700 _aChang, Wen Huei
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700 _aChidakel, Alex
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700 _aChild, Brian
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700 _aCoetzer, Nicholas
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700 _aDurband, Randy
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700 _aEagles, Paul F. J.
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700 _aErkkonen, Joel
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700 _aFabricius Mike
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700 _aShane Feyers
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700 _aGoodacre, Roger
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700 _aGorsevski, Virginia
_96954
700 _aHamzah, Amran
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700 _aHull, Vanessa
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700 _aKajala, Liisa
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700 _aKariithi, Jacqueline N.
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700 _aKoontz, Lynne
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700 _aLinklater, Wyne L.
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700 _aLusby, Caroline
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700 _aMandic, Ante
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700 _aManning, Edward W.
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700 _aMassyn, P. J.
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700 _aMcCool, Stephen F.
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700 _aMesserli, Hannah R.
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700 _aMic, Monica
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700 _aMitchell, Jonathan
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700 _aMuntifering, Jeff R.
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700 _aMuzeza, Darlington
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700 _aNoveli, Marina
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700 _aNovosel, Andjelko
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700 _aSharma, Amit
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700 _aSkunea, Ognjen
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700 _aSlabbert, Liandi
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700 _aSnyman, Susan
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700 _aSouza, Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo
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700 _aSpenceley, Anna
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700 _aSterren, Jos van der
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700 _aStokes, Gretchen
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700 _aThomas, Cathy Cullinane
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700 _aTwining-Ward, Louise
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700 _aVillascusa, Jose Miguel
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700 _aVukadin, Vesna
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700 _aWright, Michael
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