THE THREE DIMENSIONS OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
The Environmental Dimension
The farmed environment
The built environment
Natural resources
The natural environment
Wildlife
agriculture landscapes
Man-made forests
Fish farms
Land-based mammals and reptiles
Flora
Birds
Insects
Fish and marine mammals
Water
Climate
Air
Individual building and structures
Villages and townscapes
Transport and infrastructure
Dams and reservoirs
Mountainous area
Seas
Rivers and lakes
Caves
beaches
Natural Woodland
The Economic Dimension
Economic benefits and costs
The multiplier effect
Tourist Spend
Secound round of expenditures
Ultimate beneficiaries
benefits
costs
Job creation
Injection of income into the local economy through the multiplier effect
Keep local business viable
Regeneration of the economies of towns and cities
Stimulates industrial investment
Jobs are low paid and seasonal
opportunity costs
congestion
Need to invest in expensive infrastructue
overdependence tourism
Social Dimension
The tourist
Foreign Tour Operators
Destination government
Local tourism industry
Hosts community
Afford a holiday
Benefits gained from tourism
The need to feel safe and secure
Interactions which fellow tourists and community
Attitudes toward staff
Relations with local tourism industry and the host community
Exploiting low costs economies to reduce their costs
Images and expectations creates by promotional activities
Doing business with destination with poor human rights record
lack of long term commitment to local communities
human resource issues pay, working condition, promotion
Influence with government decision makers
value for mey
Representation of cultures for tourists
Restrictions on tourists
Devoting resources priority to tourism
Promotional activities
Regulation of the tourism industry
Attitudes and relations with the tourists
Involvement on public sector decision making
Impact of tourism on the society and culture
Strengths and commitment towards conserving the society and culture