| Titre : | Is the concept of sustainability sustainable? Developing the Sustainable Tourism Benchmarking Tool? (2007) |
| Auteurs : | Julien Gourdon ; Lucian Cernat |
| Type de document : | Article : Revues - Articles |
| Dans : | UNCTAD series on Assuring Development Gains from the International Trading System and Trade Negotiations (2006/5, 2007) |
| Article en page(s) : | 27 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Catégories : |
[Eurovoc] ENVIRONNEMENT [Eurovoc] GÉOGRAPHIE > Asie - Océanie > Asie du Sud-Est > Indonésie [Eurovoc] GÉOGRAPHIE > Asie - Océanie > Asie du Sud-Est > Malaisie [Eurovoc] GÉOGRAPHIE > géographie économique > pays de l'ANASE > Thailand [Eurovoc] QUESTIONS SOCIALES > vie sociale > loisir > tourisme |
| Résumé : | Given the complexity of the issues surrounding the concept of sustainable tourism, the current paper tries to provide a unified methodology to assess tourism sustainability, based on a number of quantitative indicators. The proposed methodological framework (Sustainable Tourism Benchmarking Tool ? STBT) will provide a number of benchmarks against which the sustainability of tourism activities in various countries can be assessed. The methodology used includes the following steps: identification of the dimensions (economic, socio-ecologic, infrastructure) and indicators, method of scaling, and chart representation. To illustrate the usefulness of the STBT, tourism sustainability is assessed in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. The preliminary results show that a similar level of tourism activity across countries might induce different economic benefits and might have different consequences for the socio-ecological environment. Therefore, the STBT is a useful tool to assess the heterogeneity of developing countries and detect the main problems each country faces in their tourism development strategy. |
| Axe de recherche : | Trajectoires de développement durable |
| En ligne : | https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00348977 |
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