Book Description

The archetypal tourist is at present slowly evolving towards a cultural model in which human labour, on one hand, and nature and landscape, on the other, constitute the most important attractions with regard to his trip and stay in a given place. Classical mass tourism remains as the most relevant source of income in most tourist destinations and for the powerful industry associated with transport and with the destination itself, but it is interesting to observe that, once the mere need for holidays has been satisfied, many people set themselves objectives typical of more cultured societies. These circumstances constitute a serious environmental problem, as far as mass tourism is concerned, which is interesting from the perspective of the new objectives, and many ecology scientists, economists and anthropologists are considering the situation for study.

This volume contains papers presented at the third International Conference on Sustainable Tourism held in Malta, 2008, which explored issues concerned with achieving environmental, social and economic sustainability of tourism alongside the governance mechanisms needed to support sustainable tourism. The papers have been divided into the following topics: Tourism Strategies; Community Involvement; Tourism as a Factor of Development; Climate Change and Tourism; Tourism Impact; Tourism and Protected Areas; Rural Tourism; Risk and Safety.

Book Contents

Prospective analysis for sustainable tourism in a coastal region of the Gulf of California
O. Arizpe; C. Cabrera; M. Arizpe;

Enhancing services provision in urban greenspaces through tourism promotion: the case of the private patios in Central America
A. González-García; A. Gómez-Sal;

Current status of marine leisure activities in Japan
H. Gotoh; M. Takezawa; Y. Maeno; M. Maezawa;

Nautical tourism – the advantages and effects of development
S. Favro; Z. Gržetić;

The landscape as a source of inspiration for painters: paintings as a source of inspiration for land development?
E. Bos; P. van der Jagt; W. Timmermans;

Tourist navigation through historical sites: the spatial analysis approach
N. I. Mohareb; A. G. ElAdawi; H. M. Ayad;

Sustainable tourism development: ingenuity in marketing strategy
U. Jamrozy;

Current condition of tourism exchange between Taiwan and Hokuriku district and its promotive measure
T. Oyabu; A. Sawada; Z. Zhu; A. Ohuchi;

Mediterranean standard for sustainable tourism (MESST) – general requirements, objectives and the philosophy of MESST
A. A. Zorpas; P. Tsartas; G. Aristidis; O. Theoharous;

Methods, tools and techniques for measuring sustainability in tourism based communities
S. Conway; R. Cameron; I. Navis;

Communication and public participation processes in the sustainable tourism planning of the first capital of the Californias
M. Arizpe; O. Arizpe; A. Gamez;

Building community through socially responsible tourism: a collaborative success in the Dominican Republic
J. A. Williams;

The role of student volunteers in tourism and building up a sustainable operating system – the “Providing Information and Knowledge Model” and the “Common Pleasure Model”
T. Okamoto;

A case study of the hospitality network relationship in the Campinas Region, Brazil
T. D. Almeida; H. Boaretto Jr; O. F. Lima Jr;

An opportunity missed in tourism-led regeneration: Sulukule
P. Ozden;

Tourism in the rust belt: using the past as an economic development strategy
J. Eyles;

Climate change in winter sport destinations – transdisciplinary research for implementing sustainable tourism
U. Pröbstl; A. Prutsch; H. Formayer; M. Landauer; K. Grabler; A. Kulnig; M. Jesch; E. Dallhammer; C. Krajasits;

Climate change and local awareness: a comparative study on tourism stakeholders in Zandvoort (NL) and Costa del Sol (ES)
R. Gaita; M. Both;

Tourist development and the environment: the case of Cephalonia and Ithaca
D. G. Prokopiou; B. S. Tselentis; D. Bousbouras;

Ecological footprint: a way to assess the impact of tourists’ choices at the local scale
V. Castellani; S. Sala;

Valuing water in dry land tourism regions
L. Lehmann;

Recreation suitability analysis: application in protected and non-protected areas
I. de Aranzabal; M. F. Schmitz; P. Aguilera; F. D. Pineda;

Ecotourism and sustainability in community-driven ecological restoration: case studies from New Zealand
D. M. Campbell-Hunt;

Marketing of sustainable products by free time experiences in holiday houses
A. van Hal; J. van Ettekoven;

An analysis of research developments and opportunities in tourism, poverty alleviation and nature conservation
V. C. Tassone; V. R. Van der Duim;

The role of geotourism in supporting regeneration in disadvantaged rural communities in Ireland
P. J. O’Connor;

Rural architecture, tourism and simulacra
J. Theodoraki-Patsi;

From biological diversity to cultural diversity: a proposal for rural tourism in Mexico
A. Ysunza-Ogazón;

Rural tourism and processes of cultural heritage manufacture
G. Swensen;

Characteristics and issues of rural tourism in Japan
Y. Ohe;

New risks ahead for the Historical Peninsula, the mystic gateway of Istanbul to the World
S. Turgut;

Slope instability along some sectors of the road to La Bufadora
J. Soares; C. García; L. Mendoza; E. Inzunza; F. Jáuregui; J. Obregón;

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