creating inclusive, pleasant and sustainable cities and more developed and inclusive societies. The purpose of this paper is to … stimulate debate about how to use tourism to regenerate cities. Design/methodology/approach Drawing on background experience in … civil engineering and territory planning, this viewpoint discusses the role of tourism in regenerating cities. Findings The …

-based tourism (CBT) as a development tool in rural tourism, and how the best practice from the Asia Pacific region can be used to … paper is designed to provide guidance for tourism/rural planners, non-government organizations (NGOs), industry players and … CBT organizations in deciding whether tourism could work for a particular community and if it is feasible to be sustained …

Purpose – The study aims to conduct a critical analysis of available economic tools to value non‐market rural tourism … existing valuation methods to better understand how estimates of rural tourism products and services are conducted. The paper … is mainly based on applicability of the approach. In assessing the non‐market value of rural tourism products and …

Purpose – This paper aims to examine how “wilderness tourism” is being successfully used to promote tourism development … the government's development strategies for tourism in Jamaica has resulted in economic and social stagnation and a … future of tourism in Jamaica. The paper observes that tourism cannot be sustained unless Jamaica's natural assets are …

conservation of the environment and to make recommendations to enhance sustainable ecotourism development in the Karpaz peninsula … ecotourism and sustainable development amongst members of the local community. The solutions are educating the local community … about agri-ecotourism, putting pressure on local and national governments to support agri-ecotourism, getting other tourism …

, socio-cultural and institutional) in predicting resident satisfaction with the development of sustainable tourism. Prior … sustainability should be considered as part of a holistic approach towards planning and monitoring sustainable tourism development … based on data from residents near two sustainable tourism sites. Second, the study focused on a relatively small sample of …

operating their businesses with little reference to the ecotourism policy guidelines. Design/methodology/approach – This study … used to elicit data from the Malaysian National Ecotourism Plan. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data from the … primary sources. Findings – Gaps were evident between best practices guidelines from the National Ecotourism Plan and the day …

This e-book investigates the implications of evolving patterns of travel annd tourism for developing nations. It … relevant variables. Specifically, what are implications for emerging economies and for tourism-dependent developing economies …

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to provide a backdrop to the Worldwide Hospitality and Tourism Themes (WHATT …) theme issue on developments in hospitality and tourism in India and its contribution to economic growth. Design …/methodology/approach – The paper narrates the growth potential of tourism in India and provides a perspective on the conduct of a roundtable …

Purpose – The paper aims to provide a holistic perspective on various dimensions of sustainable tourism. The discussion … the economic importance of sustainable tourism by outlining the strengths and challenges of the Indian tourism industry … combines analysis of government documents as well as insights from practitioners. The paper discusses issues of sustainable …