Managing Sustainable Tourism

Abstract

* Foreword (Stanley Selengut) * Preface * Acknowledgments * Chapter 1. Tourism Today and Tomorrow * Introduction * The World of Tourism * Charting a New Course for Sustainable Tourism * Overview of Chapters * Case Study One: The U.S. Virgin Islands' Newest Sustainable Tourism Product--St. Croix Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve * Chapter 2. A Philosophic Approach to Sustainable Tourism * Sustainable Tourism Dominates Our Future * What to Look For in Sustainable Tourism * Sustaining the Tourism Product * Best Practices to Guide Tourism's Future * Case Study: Ecuador--The Wonderful World of the Galapagos Islands * Chapter 3. Is Sustainable Tourism Economically Viable? * Thinking Through Sustainable Tourism * The Economics of Community Growth Through Tourism * Strategic Planning for Sustainable Tourism * Marketing the Sustainable Tourism Product * Case Study: Missouri, Big Cedar Lodge--The Epitome of Sustainable Tourism * Chapter 4. Nature-Based Tourism: Don't Fool with Mother Nature * Nature-Based Tourism Was Never So Good * Yes, Tourism Impacts Natural Areas * Protecting the Environment Through Tourism Development * The Name of the Game Is Quality * Case Study: Sustainable Ecotourism Development in the Embera Indigenous Communities--Chagres National Park, Panama * Chapter 5. What Is Our Heritage? * Heritage Tourism: In the Beginning * Heritage Tourism: Today and Tomorrow * Definitions Are Good * Modeling Heritage Tourism * Case Study: Looking for Lincoln--Vandalia, Illinois Develops New Lincoln Park * Chapter 6. Culturally, Tourism Is Important * What Is Cultural Tourism? * What Are Our Problems with Culture? * Avoiding the Pitfalls * What Are the Priorities of Action? * Case Study: Early Native Americans--Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site * Chapter 7. Tourism Goes Country * Tourism to Rural Areas * Valuable Tourism Products * The Dynamics of the Tourism Industry * Community Involvement Makes for Successful Tourism * Case Study: Roanoke River Paddle Trail--A "Watery" Approach to Rural Tourism * Chapter 8. Strategies for Sustainable Tourism * Tourism Development Must Have a Strategy * Strategies for Rural Areas As Well * Practical Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism * Best Practices for Sustainable Tourism * Case Study: A Rural Masterpiece--Kansas Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve * Chapter 9. Managing Sustainable Tourism * A Paradigmatic Shift * Recognize and Plan Strategy * Don't Get Too Crowded * Effective Management Is the Way to Go * Case Study: The Embodiment of Managed Tourism--Canada, Banff National Park * Chapter 10. More to Say About the Future * Inventory, Assess, Plan, Develop, Market, and Manage * A Global Sustainable Tourism Initiative That Might Just Work * Research and Education--Our Pathway to the Future * Sustainable Tourism Has Arrived and Is Healthy * Case Study: Sustainable Tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. John--Maho Bay, Harmony, and Concordia * Notes * Bibliography * Index