Sustainable Tourism in the Americas

Hardback
September 2023
9781800623194
More details
  • Publisher
    CABI
  • Published
    26th September 2023
  • ISBN 9781800623194
  • Language English
  • Pages 192 pp.
  • Size 6" x 9"
$130.00

Sustainable Tourism in the Americas introduces the reader to the establishment of sustainable tourism across the region. It examines questions such as "what is really meant by sustainable tourism?"

Covered in eight chapters, the book discusses the evolution and application of the concept in the Americas from its origins as well as documenting established success stories of sustainable tourism policy and implementation from several countries in the Americas. The country and regional case studies critically examine what sustainable tourism means in their destination and address how in practice the concept of sustainability can be built to show results across different cultural and ecological situations ranging from local indigenous sites to urban environments.

The book presents solid findings and includes content from:

  • research of academics and experiences of those working within the heritage setting;
  • recent criteria and indicators of sustainable tourism developed by GSTC and other standards, indicators and observatories work associated with UNWTO;
  • success stories of managing Western tourism destinations and applies relevant lessons to Americas;
  • provides support to those who need to study and manage impacted destinations.
It will be a valuable addition to the current lack of literature on this concept and of particular interest to those working within and studying tourism management and related themes.

1. Introduction: Why Does Tourism Need to be Sustainable?—Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable Destinations, Ottawa, Canada and Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador
2. Tourism as a Tool to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals for The Americas—Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador, Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable
Destinations, Ottawa, Canada and Maria L. Izaguirre, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador
3. Measuring Sustainability in Tourism in the Americas—Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable Destinations, Ottawa, Canada and Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador
4. Certification systems for sustainable tourism in the Americas—Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador, Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable Destinations, Ottawa, Canada and Dalia J. Correa, University of Carabobo, Venezuela
5. Robust Sustainable Tourism—Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable Destinations, Ottawa, Canada and Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador
6. Successful Destinations in the Americas: Case Studies—Glenn Mandziuk, Sustainable Hospitality Alliance, UK, Ellen Walker Matthews, Thompson Okanagan Tourism Association, Canada, Leonardo M. Cuetara, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador, Yenis Cuetara, National University of Education, Ecuador, Roberto Frias, University of Matanzas, Cuba, Mirtha Ampudia, Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable Destinations, Ottawa, Canada, Brian T. Mullis, Sierra Leone Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Affairs, Sierra Leone, Sade Cameron, Guyana Tourism Authority, Guyana, Rafael Cartay, University of the Andes, Venezuela, Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador and Patricio Tamariz Dueñas
7. Can Tourism Be an Ethical Solution? —Rafael Cartay, University of the Andes, Venezuela, Luis
Ricardo Davila, University of the Andes, Venezuela, Hebe Vessuri, Institute for Scientific Research, Venezuela, Edward W Manning, President Tourisk Inc, Sustainable Destinations, Ottawa, Canada and Luis Márquez, Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador

Edward Manning

Edward Manning is President of Tourisk Inc., an international consulting firm providing services in development strategies, destination planning and management, indicators of sustainability, accessibility and environmental management. He is former Director of Strategic Planning and Director of Sustainable Development and Environmental Management of Consulting and Audit Canada (CAC). He has served as Associate Director for the Centre for a Sustainable Future (CSF) for the Foundation for International Training and as an advisor to several UN agencies on sustainable development and environmental management. He has served as Executive Manager, Sustainable Tourism, for Tourism Canada, Associate Director of the Sustainable Development Branch of Environment Canada, Chief of Land Use Policy and Land Use Analysis in Environment Canada, Senior Planner for the Caribbean Program of the Canadian International Development Agency, and as a university lecturer in geography. He works in English, French and Spanish.

Luis E. Márquez

Luis E. Márquez, PhD in Economics, University of Matanzas, Cuba. Professor and researcher at the School of Tourism, Faculty of Administrative and Economic Sciences of the Technical University of Manabí, Ecuador. Member of the sustainable tourism research group of the School of Tourism. Member of the Iberoamerican Network Proplayas. He has worked as a consultant for the National Observatory of Science and Technology and Innovation (ONCTI) of Venezuela and the Institute of Energy Studies of Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). He has given several workshops in Ecuador on sustainable tourism indicators.

Sustainable tourism; tourism success stories; indicators of sustainable tourism; tourism management; ecological factors in tourism; tourism economic factors; tourism sociological factors; tourism and community; ecosystem development and tourism; ecotourism in Latin America; tourism in Latin America