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Journal Articles Assuring Development Gains from the International Trading System and Trade Negotiations Year : 2007

Is the concept of sustainability sustainable? Developing the Sustainable Tourism Benchmarking Tool?

Abstract

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.
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hal-00348977 , version 1 (22-12-2008)

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Julien Gourdon, Lucian Cernat. Is the concept of sustainability sustainable? Developing the Sustainable Tourism Benchmarking Tool?. Assuring Development Gains from the International Trading System and Trade Negotiations, 2007, pp.27. ⟨hal-00348977⟩
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