Planning and Managing Sustainability in Tourism

This book provides a holistic approach to understand the challenges and opportunities related to the planning and management of sustainable development in tourism. The editors present a collection of empirical studies, best-practice cases, and theoretical discussions to draw insights on the economic, social, environmental, and political dimensions of sustainability. Specifically, using a range of case studies examining sustainability applications within various tourism industry sectors as well as different geographical regions, this book is of value to tourism policymakers, practitioners, academicians, and students, encouraging them to develop proactive behavior. This publication represents an up-to-date, innovative guide in helping readers understand the challenges facing sustainable tourism development and implementation as well as the potential opportunities for both developed and developing nations in pursuing sustainability goals in their tourism plans. 

This book provides a holistic approach to understand the challenges and opportunities related to the planning and management of sustainable development in tourism. The editors present a collection of empirical studies, best-practice cases, and theoretical discussions to draw insights on the economic, social, environmental, and political dimensions of sustainability. Specifically, using a range of case studies examining sustainability applications within various tourism industry sectors as well as different geographical regions, this book is of value to tourism policymakers, practitioners, academicians, and students, encouraging them to develop proactive behavior. This publication represents an up-to-date, innovative guide in helping readers understand the challenges facing sustainable tourism development and implementation as well as the potential opportunities for both developed and developing nations in pursuing sustainability goals in their tourism plans. 

Circular Economy: a paradigm to critically rethink sustainability in tourism and hospitality.- From aspirations to applications: The SDGs and the role of indicators in the measurement of sustainable tourism.- Stories of sustainability in tourism.- The interface between sustainability and technology in tourism: A transformative learning perspective.- Social entrepreneurship in tourism, hospitality and events: a state-of-the-art.- Relational food festivals: building space for multidimensional collaboration among food producers.- Local Focus: farmers’ markets as an approach to sustainable tourism.- Social sustainability, peacefulness and inclusivity at music festivals: illustrative cases from the Basque Country (Spain).- Sustainable Tourism and Community Well-being: Situation Analysis Development Using Participative Action Research.- Local Sustainable Development and Cultural Tourist Routes.- The role of the local community in sustainable cultural tourism.- Sustainable Development and Gender Equality: Empowerment through Solo Female Travel Experiences.- Brand Bhutan and the Political Economy of Sustainable Tourism Development.- The sustainability of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) and sociobiodiversity in rural Brazil through community-based tourism.