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Chapter 3.1 - Achieving Sustainable Development Through Tourism…
Chapter 3.1 - Achieving Sustainable Development Through Tourism Development
What is sustainable tourism development?
It is achieved when the sustainability principles are applied to:
The economy
The society
The environment
All three dimensions need to be fulfilled to ensure that tourism's long-term sustainability
An overfocus on one dimension may lead to other dimensions being overlooked
How is economic sustainability achieved?
The continual provision of employment opportunities and income growth
Employment opportunities must ensure that locals have a stable source of income and employment
Skill training should be offered to:
Ensure career progression and income growth for locals in the long term
Provide locals who are seasonally employed with a greater variety of skills, enabling them to find other jobs during off-peak seasons
This ensures a stable employment and income, leading to economic sustainability
Increased provision of social services that raise standards of living
The tourism revenue could be used to build necessary facilities such as schools and hospitals
This enables local communities, particularly those who are disadvantaged, to have higher standards of living as they are able to receive healthcare and employment opportunities
With more education opportunities, local communities can seek better employment and income
This leads to the standard of living being raised and economic sustainability being achieved
How is social sustainability achieved?
Respecting of authenticity of local communities, practices and art forms
When the authenticity of traditional practices and art forms are respected, they continue to be more meaningful and significant for local communities and tourists
This leads to the continued practice and preservation of locals, leading to social sustainability
When they are disrespected, conflicts may occur between locals and tourists, discouraging them
Visitor attractions could be sensitively developed to showcase authentic local culture. Tourists may be advised by tour guides on how they can be respectful when they interact with locals and learn about local cultures
Contribute to intercultural understanding and tolerance
Exchanges between tourists and locals should enhance understanding, tolerance and a better appreciation towards each others' culture
This enables the local cultures to be meaningful to tourists and locals, leading to the continued practice and preservation of culture. This ensures social sustainability
A positive experience between tourists and locals will ensure the continuity of such exchanges and may attract more tourists to come
Negative experiences may lead to conflict between tourists and locals, discouraging tourism
How is environmental sustainability achieved?
Maintenance of essential ecological processes
Ecological processes are the biological, chemical and physical processes that take place within ecosystems
They are crucial in providing ecosystem services, such as the supply of natural resources and regulating water and air quality
Strong ecological processes ensure that the environment is able to thrive, ensuring that the present and future demands of people can be achieved. This ensures environmental sustainability
Stakeholders in tourist destination regions can work together to minimise deforestation
this partnership helps to maintain ecological processes such as transpiration and photosynthesis
This ensures the constant supply of water and food are maintained, contributing to environmental sustainability
Conservation of natural heritage and biodiversity
One way in which natural heritage sites are conserved involves the establishment of National Parks in the area
Sites are protecting from threats such as illegal poaching of endangered species, enabling their populations to recover
Governments are able to better manage to amount of tourists and waste generated in the area
This ensures the natural beauty and biodiversity of the area is conserved, ensuring environmental sustainability