Pongponrat, Kannapa,
Sustainability in tourism: : understanding sustainable solutions for the tourism industry / Kannapa Pongponrat. - 1 online resource. - Hospitality, tourism and marketing studies . - Hospitality, tourism and marketing studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1 -- Why Sustainability Matters -- From Unlimited Growth to Environmental Concerns -- Evolution of Sustainability -- Road to Sustainability -- Chapter 2 -- Overview of Sustainable Development Concepts, Principles, and Goals -- Sustainable Development: Implications of the Concept -- Environmental Aspect -- Social Aspect -- Economic Aspect -- From Our Common Future to Agenda 21 -- Section 1: Social and Economic Dimensions -- Section 2: Conservation and Management of Resources for Development -- Section 3: Strengthening the Role of Major Groups -- Section 4: Means of Implementation -- Local Agenda 21 -- Millennium Development Goals: Voices against Poverty -- Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger -- Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education -- Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women -- Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality -- Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health -- Goal 6: Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases -- Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability -- Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development -- Sustainable Development Goals: From Agenda 21 to Agenda 30 -- What's On and What's Next -- Chapter 3 -- Tourism Impacts at a Glance -- Tourism Development: Two Sides of a Coin -- Ideas on Tourism Impacts -- Key Issues of Tourism Impacts -- The Environmental Aspect -- Positive Impacts -- Negative Impacts -- The Social Aspect -- Positive Impacts -- Negative Impacts -- The Economic Aspect -- Positive Impacts -- Negative Impacts -- Chapter 4 -- Sustainable Development throughout the Tourism Industry -- Sustainable Development and Tourism -- Sustainable Tourism and Its Principles -- Local Agenda 21 and the Tourism Industry -- Sustainable Tourism Criteria as Instruments -- People Know More About What Sustainable Tourism Is -- Chapter 5. Sustainability Solutions for the Tourism Industry -- Ideas for Sustainable Solutions in the Tourism Industry -- The Community-Based Approach at a Glance -- Involvement through Co-Management -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- Putting into Actions -- Action 1: Preparing the Mindset and Vision -- Action 2: Supporting Preservation, Protection, Conservation, and Rehabilitation -- Action 3: Destinations with Design -- Action 4: Environmental Management Sounds -- Dealing with Energy Concerns -- Water Saving Practices -- Rethink Waste Management -- Green Purchasing -- Action 5: Involving People Is Key -- Action 6: Think Clearly, Then Take Action -- Gentle Reminding -- Chapter 6 -- Case Studies -- Case Study 1: Disaster Tourism for Community Revitalization after Japan Tsunami 2011 -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework and Data Gathering -- Findings and Discussion -- Tsunami Disaster Impacts on Ishinomaki -- Natural Disaster Tourism Program in Ishinomaki -- Local Involvement in Natural Disaster Tourism Development -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Case Study 2: Stakeholder Engagement in Water Saving Initiatives for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Samui Island, Thailand -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework and Data Gathering -- Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Water Consumption and Production -- Samui Island and Water Resources Conditions -- Findings and Discussion -- Overview of the SWSS Project -- Stakeholder Engagement in the SWSS Project -- Public Engagement -- Hotel Business Engagement -- Visitor Engagement -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Cases Study 3: Volunteer Tourism in Thailand: Concepts and Practices -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework and Data Gathering -- What is the Link between Volunteer Tourism and Alternative Tourism? -- Who Does Volunteer Tourism Target? -- Why Do People Get Involved in Volunteer Tourism?. Is Volunteer Tourism Beneficial? -- Findings and Discussion -- Volunteer Tourism in Thailand -- Story of Andaman Discoveries -- Staffing and Finances -- Volunteer Tourism Programs -- Perceptions of Volunteer Tourism Development in Thailand -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 7 -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- Trends Change, Sustainability Remains -- The Next Steps and the Steps Ahead -- References -- About the Author -- Index -- Blank Page -- Blank Page.
"This book focuses on sustainable development in the tourism industry by providing an understanding of sustainability solutions implementation in the tourism industry. It introduces sustainable development concepts and principles, then provides an explanation of how these can be applied for a sustainable tourism industry. The book provides fundamental knowledge with an intermediate level of implications to understand its practices in tourism sectors. It also provides discussion on potentials and constraints for further development in dynamic and rapid change in world tourism development, especially when it comes to an aging society, digital disruption, and the uncertainty of pandemic conditions and future changes"--
9781685078188 9798886970234
2022024250
Tourism.
Sustainability.
Sustainable development.
Durabilité de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
sustainable development.
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Tourism
tourism.
tourism policy.
service industry.
ecological tourism.
sustainable development.
G155.A1 / P66 2022
338.4791
Sustainability in tourism: : understanding sustainable solutions for the tourism industry / Kannapa Pongponrat. - 1 online resource. - Hospitality, tourism and marketing studies . - Hospitality, tourism and marketing studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Chapter 1 -- Why Sustainability Matters -- From Unlimited Growth to Environmental Concerns -- Evolution of Sustainability -- Road to Sustainability -- Chapter 2 -- Overview of Sustainable Development Concepts, Principles, and Goals -- Sustainable Development: Implications of the Concept -- Environmental Aspect -- Social Aspect -- Economic Aspect -- From Our Common Future to Agenda 21 -- Section 1: Social and Economic Dimensions -- Section 2: Conservation and Management of Resources for Development -- Section 3: Strengthening the Role of Major Groups -- Section 4: Means of Implementation -- Local Agenda 21 -- Millennium Development Goals: Voices against Poverty -- Goal 1: Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger -- Goal 2: Achieve Universal Primary Education -- Goal 3: Promote Gender Equality and Empower Women -- Goal 4: Reduce Child Mortality -- Goal 5: Improve Maternal Health -- Goal 6: Combating HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Other Diseases -- Goal 7: Ensure Environmental Sustainability -- Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development -- Sustainable Development Goals: From Agenda 21 to Agenda 30 -- What's On and What's Next -- Chapter 3 -- Tourism Impacts at a Glance -- Tourism Development: Two Sides of a Coin -- Ideas on Tourism Impacts -- Key Issues of Tourism Impacts -- The Environmental Aspect -- Positive Impacts -- Negative Impacts -- The Social Aspect -- Positive Impacts -- Negative Impacts -- The Economic Aspect -- Positive Impacts -- Negative Impacts -- Chapter 4 -- Sustainable Development throughout the Tourism Industry -- Sustainable Development and Tourism -- Sustainable Tourism and Its Principles -- Local Agenda 21 and the Tourism Industry -- Sustainable Tourism Criteria as Instruments -- People Know More About What Sustainable Tourism Is -- Chapter 5. Sustainability Solutions for the Tourism Industry -- Ideas for Sustainable Solutions in the Tourism Industry -- The Community-Based Approach at a Glance -- Involvement through Co-Management -- Corporate Social Responsibility -- Putting into Actions -- Action 1: Preparing the Mindset and Vision -- Action 2: Supporting Preservation, Protection, Conservation, and Rehabilitation -- Action 3: Destinations with Design -- Action 4: Environmental Management Sounds -- Dealing with Energy Concerns -- Water Saving Practices -- Rethink Waste Management -- Green Purchasing -- Action 5: Involving People Is Key -- Action 6: Think Clearly, Then Take Action -- Gentle Reminding -- Chapter 6 -- Case Studies -- Case Study 1: Disaster Tourism for Community Revitalization after Japan Tsunami 2011 -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework and Data Gathering -- Findings and Discussion -- Tsunami Disaster Impacts on Ishinomaki -- Natural Disaster Tourism Program in Ishinomaki -- Local Involvement in Natural Disaster Tourism Development -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Case Study 2: Stakeholder Engagement in Water Saving Initiatives for Sustainable Consumption and Production in Samui Island, Thailand -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework and Data Gathering -- Stakeholder Engagement in Sustainable Water Consumption and Production -- Samui Island and Water Resources Conditions -- Findings and Discussion -- Overview of the SWSS Project -- Stakeholder Engagement in the SWSS Project -- Public Engagement -- Hotel Business Engagement -- Visitor Engagement -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Cases Study 3: Volunteer Tourism in Thailand: Concepts and Practices -- Introduction -- Analytical Framework and Data Gathering -- What is the Link between Volunteer Tourism and Alternative Tourism? -- Who Does Volunteer Tourism Target? -- Why Do People Get Involved in Volunteer Tourism?. Is Volunteer Tourism Beneficial? -- Findings and Discussion -- Volunteer Tourism in Thailand -- Story of Andaman Discoveries -- Staffing and Finances -- Volunteer Tourism Programs -- Perceptions of Volunteer Tourism Development in Thailand -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 7 -- Where Do We Go from Here? -- Trends Change, Sustainability Remains -- The Next Steps and the Steps Ahead -- References -- About the Author -- Index -- Blank Page -- Blank Page.
"This book focuses on sustainable development in the tourism industry by providing an understanding of sustainability solutions implementation in the tourism industry. It introduces sustainable development concepts and principles, then provides an explanation of how these can be applied for a sustainable tourism industry. The book provides fundamental knowledge with an intermediate level of implications to understand its practices in tourism sectors. It also provides discussion on potentials and constraints for further development in dynamic and rapid change in world tourism development, especially when it comes to an aging society, digital disruption, and the uncertainty of pandemic conditions and future changes"--
9781685078188 9798886970234
2022024250
Tourism.
Sustainability.
Sustainable development.
Durabilité de l'environnement.
Développement durable.
sustainable development.
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Tourism
tourism.
tourism policy.
service industry.
ecological tourism.
sustainable development.
G155.A1 / P66 2022
338.4791