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Sustainable  Tourism

TLEP  2150   Dr.  H.  Choo

Tourism, Leisure, and Event Planning BGSU

Butler’s     Des3na3on  life  cycle  

Explora3on  stage  

Involvement  stage  

Development  stage  

Consolida3on  stage  

Stagna3on/Decline  stage  

Des5na5on  Life  Cycle  (Butler,  1981)  

Sustainable  Tourism   hHp://www.sustainabletourism.net/cs_des5na5on.html

•  Sustainable  development:  development  that   meets  the  needs  of  the  present  WO/ compromising  the  ability  of  future  genera5ons   to  meet  their  own  needs.  

•  Sustainable  tourism  is  aHemp5ng  to  make  a   low  impact  on  the  environment  and  local   culture,  while  helping  to  generate  future   employment  for  local  people.  

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Cases  for  ST   •  Travel  Green  Wisconsin    

–  a  voluntary  program  that  reviews,  cer5fies  and  recognizes   tourism  businesses  that  have  made  a  commitment  to   con5nuously  improve  their  opera5ons  in  order  to  reduce   their  environmental  and  social  impact.    

–  set  up  by  the  Wisconsin  Environmental  Ini5a5ve  (WEI)  and   the  sustainable  tourism  ad-­‐hoc  commiHee  made  up  of   local  businesses,  NGO's  and  government  agencies    

–  aims  to  develop  a  voluntary  environmental  cer5fica5on   program  for  the  Wisconsin  tourism  industry.  

–  helps  businesses  evaluate  their  opera5ons,  set  goals  and   take  specific  ac5ons  towards  environmental,  social  and   economic  sustainability.  

Sustainable  Tourism  (ST)  

•  Environmental  Sustainability   •  Economical  Sustainability  

•  Sociocultural  Sustainability  

Sustainability

•  Environmental  (Ecological)  Sustainability   – Development  is  compa5ble  with  the  maintenance   of  essen5al  ecological  processes,  biological   diversity  and  biological  resources.  

– Protects  natural  resources   – Designs  appropriate  buildings   – Minimizes  waste  and  energy  use  

Economic  Sustainability   Environmental  Sustainability   Sociocultural  Sustainability Sustainability

•  Economic  Sustainability   – Development  is  economically  efficient  and  that   resources  are  managed  so  that  they  can  support   future  genera5ons.  

– Local  consump5on   – Local  businesses  

Economic  Sustainability   Environmental  Sustainability   Sociocultural  Sustainability

Waikki  Beach,  Hawaii  

Local   Business  

Sustainability  

•  Sociocultural  Sustainability   – Development  increases  people’s  control  over  their   lives  and  it  is  compa5ble  with  the  culture  and   values  of  people  

– Involves  and  employs  the  local  community   – Enhances  the  local  culture   – Distributes  benefits  widely  

Economic  Sustainability   Environmental  Sustainability   Sociocultural  Sustainability

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The  implementa5on  of  ST

•  Emphasis  on  Quality   – Quality  of  the  visitors  experience   – Quality  of  life  for  host  communi5es  

•  Con5nuity  of  resources  for  future  genera5ons   •  Balance  of  costs  and  benefits  among  host   communi5es,  industry,  and  the  natural   environment  and  visitors