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Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable tourism can be defined as tourism that sustains or enhances the geographical character of a place-its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents. For a destination to develop sustainably organizations must adopt business strategies and activities that meet the needs of the enterprise and its stakeholders today while protecting, sustaining , and enhancing human and natural resources into the future. Sustainable Development Lab (APA) said that Planning for sustainability requires a systematic, integrated approach that brings together the environmental,economic and social goals and actions directed toward the four sustainability objectives for a community.

  • Reduce dependence upon fossil fuels, underground  metals, and minerals.
  • Reduce dependence upon synthetic chemicals and other     unnatural substances.
  • Reduce encroachment upon nature.
  • Meet human needs fairly & efficiently.



Key of sustainable characteristic include;
  • Capacities to understand and analyze the problems, 
  • Partnering with Different resources / Organizations to find solutions, 
  • Using local resources for local solutions, 
  • Involving the whole community and all stakeholders with Comprehensive Participation,
  • Negotiation and consensus-building from within, 
  • Ability to Incorporate and adopt external resources within local contexts, 
  • Respect of historical and contemporary issues. 

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