Safeguarding Precious Resources for Island Communities
This UNESCO paper describes the evolution of the SIDS agenda, highlights SIDS in the World Heritage Convention context, and includes seven thematic papers on shared concerns and challenges across SIDS, such as disaster risk management and building resilience to climate change, land management and sustainable tourism.
Development of a Strategic Business Management Model for the Sustainable Development of Heritage Tourism Products in the Caribbean
This CTO manual provides a series of case studies to illustrate the varied approaches used to meet the challenge of heritage tourism development across the Caribbean, and the benefits that it can bring. These are formed into a strategic business management model that provides a guideline to enhance the quality, viability, and preservation of their […]
Cagayan de Oro City Implements Key Waste Management Investment Plans
This CDIA plan serves as a case study that includes a Project Preparation Study for the closure of dumpsites and the subsequent construction of a new sanitary landfill as well as a solid waste transfer station. This project in Cagayan de Oro City in the Philippines also resulted in the City Local Environmental and Natural […]
Ecotourism Principles and Practices
This textbook was written for tourism students and industry practitioners and researchers provides a basis for studies into environment-based tourism, covering key topics of management, economics and environmental impacts of the tourism sector.
Destination Wetlands: Supporting Sustainable Tourism
This research paper highlights fourteen wetland case studies to illustrate effective approaches in managing tourism for the wetland sector and is designed for wetland management authorities.
Cruise Ship Tourism
This book provides an overview of the cruise industry covering topics and issues including economics, corporate social responsibility, passenger health and wellbeing, cruise workforce, marketing, the social and natural environment, planning and management, infrastructure, risk management, and the future of the industry.
Disaster Management Resources
This CTO compendium includes tourism disaster and crisis management resources for the Caribbean and Pacific Ocean regions.
Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management
This book provides an overview of scientific approaches to understanding the impact of tourist interactions with marine wildlife, consumer demand and management and legislative implications for marine conservation and tourism researchers and practitioners to achieve sustainable marine wildlife tourism.
Tourism, Local Livelihoods, and the Private Sector in South Africa: Case Studies on the Growing Role of the Private Sector in Natural Resources Management
This research paper uses case studies from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe, to examine how changing institutional arrangements and policies affect poor people’s livelihoods and access to natural resources. It addresses tourism and the growing role of the private sector in natural resource management.
The Relationship between Amount of Visitor Use and Environmental Impacts
This Interagency Visitor Use Management Council paper summarizes research on carrying capacity and visitor management and provides suggestions on how planners can use existing information to identify capacity barriers and solutions.