Traditional rural livelihoods are disappearing due to natural resource decline, climate pressure and, also modernization. This study explores livelihood diversification from primary economic activities into tourism employment in rural communities....

This peer-reviewed article presents the bioluminescent “Blue tears” of Pingtan Islands, Fujian Province of China, as a focal point to analyze the interactions of local government and tourists and the...

The 2020 Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Policy and Development Framework (CSTPDF 2020), is an update to the previous Caribbean Sustainable Tourism Policy Framework (CSTPF) published in 2008.  It is designed to...

These aquatic resource management toolkits are designed with a “train the trainers” approach in mind. The audience for these toolkits are the individuals and organizations providing the technical support to...

This resource shares several trial examples from Croatia, intended to strengthen relationships between the tourism sector and local communities by taking a more inclusive approach to tourism development.

This toolkit provides a handbook and training materials, market research, and other resources for building a community based tourism model.

This book introduces the concept of recreation programming with an in depth look at the relationship between tour operators and tourists and provides a practical basis for integrated ecotourism programme...

This Routledge book, created for tourism academics and for professionals involved in managing adventure tourism enterprises, examines the adventure tourism product, the adventure tourist profile, and provides a deeper analysis...

This Ecotourism Development Toolkit, developed by the Queensland Government, provides developers and investors with the knowledge and guidelines to help make informed decisions regarding the development of ecotourism products on...

This Parks Canada toolkit for tour operators provides practical sustainability tips and guidance to tour operators and related tourism business owners and managers with a special focus on small- and...