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Joining Forces – Collaborative Processes for Sustainable and Competitive Tourism
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Pages 114
Price 30.00 €
Language English
ISBN 978-92-844-1334-8
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Abstract

There is growing appreciation that sustainable tourism requires a strong process of collaboration between the wide range of actors who can influence its impact or who are affected by it, both in the global north and south. The purpose of this study is to assist stakeholders concerned with the sustainability of tourism to work better together. While a number of other publications have looked at technical issues of tourism sustainability, this study focuses on collaborative processes: Who should collaborate and why they should do so; the actions to deliver sustainability which most require a collaborative approach and at what levels; and, finally, how collaborative processes can be established and strengthened and the factors for success. As part of the study, nine international case studies were prepared on a range of diverse issues, including community-based tourism development, tackling child sex tourism and national tourism policy development, all of which have informed the study’s key findings.

Table of Contents

  • Forewords by the UNWTO Secretary General and the SNV Netherlands Developement Organisation
  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Tourism Sustainability and the Need for Collaboration
    • 1.1 Sustainable Tourism
    • 1.2 Multi-stakeholder Collaboration – Some Concepts
    • 1.3 Stakeholders in Sustainable Tourism
    • 1.4 Why Collaborate
    • 1.5 Outcomes of Collaboration
  • 2 Levels and Opportunities for Collaboration on Sustainable Tourism
    • 2.1 Levels and Structures for Engagement
    • 2.2 Multi-stakeholder Collaboration as an Aspect of Tourism Planning
    • 2.3 Addressing Specific Sustainability Issues – Implications for Collaboration
    • 2.4 Collaborating on Instruments to Make Tourism More Sustainable
  • 3 Strengthening Collaborative Processes – Factors for Success
    • 3.1 Getting Started
    • 3.2 Determining Goals and Actions
    • 3.3 Managing the Process
    • 3.4 Adaptive Management
    • 3.5 External Relationships
  • 4 Case Studies
    • Bhutan: Partnership for Community Based Tourism Providing an In-built Link to Market Knowledge and Contacts
    • Costa Rica: Combating Child Sex Tourism – Multi-stakeholder Collaboration Based Around Commitment of Signatories to a Code of Conduct
    • Ghana: Multi-stakeholder Engagement in Addressing Fundamental Tourism Issues at a National Level
    • Greece: Building an Environment for Sustainable Development through Regional Innovation
    • Nicaragua: Provincial Level Partnerships for Establishing Sustainable Destinations and Tackling Poverty
    • South Africa: Securing Conservation and Community Benefits from Ecotourism in Pafuri
    • United Kingdom: A Partnership for Sustainable Tourism in a Protected Area
    • EUROTEX: Trans-national Partnership Linking Crafts and Tourism
    • France: Comité 21 for Sustainable Tourism List of Abbreviations Bibliography
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