Making Tourism Work For Small Island Developing States

Author : World Tourism Organization. Department of Sustainable Development of Tourism
Publisher : WTO
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : IND:30000107477261

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Making Tourism Work for Small Island Developing States by World Tourism Organization. Department of Sustainable Development of Tourism Pdf

For many islands, tourism is the main economic activity in terms of income generation, employment creation and foreign exchange earnings. However, due to their small size, islands are also particularly vulnerable to the negative environmental and social impacts that tourism can sometimes bring. This report reviews the current status of tourism in small island developing states (SIDS) and considers the key policy issues that need to be considered in order to support the management of sustainable tourism development for the long-term.

Author : OECD
Publisher : Org. for Economic Cooperation & Development
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Economic development
ISBN : 9264287612

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Making Development Co-operation Work for Small Island Developing States by OECD Pdf

- Foreword - Abbreviations and acronyms - Editorial: Helping small island developing states embark on sustainable development pathways - Executive summary - Infographic: Recommendations to make development co-operation work for small island developing states - Characteristics and vulnerabilities of small island developing states - Financing for development in small island developing states: A focus on concessional finance - Innovations and good practices for a new way to respond to the complexity of development co-operation in small island developing states - Small island developing states: Profiles - Glossary

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264287648

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Making Development Co-operation Work for Small Island Developing States by OECD Pdf

Small Island Developing States (SIDS) stand at a critical juncture on their paths to sustainable development. Economic growth, human development and vulnerability indicators point to specific challenges facing SIDS, and suggest that new development solutions...

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Developing island countries
ISBN : OCLC:832431303

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Challenges and Opportunities for Tourism Development in Small Island Developing States by Anonim Pdf

Author : Andrew Spencer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-04
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319695815

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Travel and Tourism in the Caribbean by Andrew Spencer Pdf

This book explores the distinct nuisances and obstacles that are brought on by the tourism and travel industry within Caribbean small island developing countries (SIDS). The author explores best practices and measures that can be used to overcome or alleviate the hardship faced by the industry by giving voice to the nations that are often overshadowed or restrained by their developed counterparts. This book reflects on and assesses the transformative power that tourism has in Caribbean small island developing states, while unearthing the threats that affect the longevity and economic viability of the industry in general. It is an important and overdue text focusing on this unique group of islands and will inform students and researchers on the struggles and opportunities they face.

Author : Peter Rudge
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000373462

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Beyond the Blue Economy by Peter Rudge Pdf

This book argues for a broader approach to sustainable growth in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Small island states such as those in the Caribbean, Indian Ocean and South Pacific face significant and growing threats from climate change, increasing political and social volatility, and rapidly evolving global trends in technology and tourism. Based on ten years of research, this book looks beyond the Blue Economy of tourism and fisheries and provides a model of how creative industries, innovation networks, creative clusters and digital transformation can give SIDS the foundation for a strong sustainable future. The book provides not only insights into how these emerging digital-creative sectors can drive developing economies but also actionable tools for policy makers, entrepreneurs and academics to deliver increased performance on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and, ultimately, growth and sustainability. This book will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners of economic geography, sustainable development, development studies and the creative industries.

Author : Malgosia Fitzmaurice,Alexandros Ntovas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 435 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2018-07-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780192557254

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The IMLI Treatise On Global Ocean Governance by Malgosia Fitzmaurice,Alexandros Ntovas Pdf

The 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) remains the cornerstone of global ocean governance. However, it lacks effective provisions or mechanisms to ensure that all ocean space and related problems are dealt with holistically. With seemingly no opportunity for revision due to the Conventions burdensome amendment provisions, complementary mechanisms dealing with such aspects of global ocean governance including maritime transport, fisheries, and marine environmental sustainability, have been developed under the aegis of the United Nations and other relevant international organizations. This approach is inherently fragmented and unable to achieve sustainable global ocean governance. In light of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 14, the IMLI Treatise proposes a new paradigm on the basis of integrated and cross-sectoral approach in order to realise a more effective and sustainable governance regime for the oceans. This volume focuses on the role of the UN Specialized Agencies towards the development of effective and sustainable ocean governance by looking at the more elaborate mechanisms they developed in order to achieve the desired objectives laid down in UNCLOS. From FAO to UNODC, the volume examines how they ensure sustainable development and how much coordination exists among them.

Author : United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : United Nations
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2015-12-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789213619230

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Emerging Issues for Small Island Developing States by United Nations Environment Programme Pdf

The 2012 UNEP Foresight Process on Emerging Global Environmental Issues primarily identified emerging environmental issues and possible solutions on a global scale and perspective. In 2013, UNEP carried out a similar exercise to identify priority emerging environmental issues that are of concern to the Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The social and economic emerging issues were also identified using the same set of criteria. At the core of the process was a SIDS Foresight Panel consisting of 11 SIDS experts (for the UNEP Panel) and 12 experts (for the UN DESA Panel) from the three SIDS regions, representing the global SIDS community and a wide range of disciplines. The process was designed to open the discussion on emerging environmental issues to a broad range of views both from the Foresight Panel and a wider community of relevant experts from across the globe. Through the Foresight Process, separate lists of 20 environmental and 15 socioeconomic emerging issues were identified and discussed in this report.

Author : Mark Hampton,Julia Jeyacheya
Publisher : Commonwealth Secretariat
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781849291071

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Tourism and Inclusive Growth in Small Island Developing States by Mark Hampton,Julia Jeyacheya Pdf

'This report explores the key issues concerning how tourism might facilitate inclusive growth. It provides detailed analysis of both the direct and indirect channels through which the gains from tourism are achieved, and the existing gaps that prevent a fuller capturing of forward and backward multipliers."--Publisher's website

Author : Andrew Holden,David A. Fennell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 626 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780415582070

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The Routledge Handbook of Tourism and the Environment by Andrew Holden,David A. Fennell Pdf

This handbook explores and critically evaluates the debates and controversies inherent to tourism's relationship with nature, especially pertinent at a time of major re-evaluation of our relationship with the environment as a consequence of the environmental problems we now face.

Author : Masahide Ishihara,Eiichi Hoshino,Yoko Fujita
Publisher : Springer
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789811001321

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Self-determinable Development of Small Islands by Masahide Ishihara,Eiichi Hoshino,Yoko Fujita Pdf

This book aims to clarify the present situation of the relations between small island countries and territories on the one hand and the great powers, mainland areas, and mega-islands on the other, and explores how small island countries and territories preserve and build their identity under globalization. This book is divided into five parts. The first part presents papers on issues that are related to Okinawa: the American military presence, the formation of a global human network, and the history of and language revitalization in Okinawa. The second part includes papers on security in East Asia and the Pacific Region: the history of and present issues in international relations within the South and East China Sea areas. The third part presents papers on economic issues and social developments on small islands. The fourth part deals with ocean policies and marine resource management in the Pacific Region by the United States, Australia, and Japan. Finally, the fifth part presents papers on the revitalization of three indigenous languages. All the chapters of the book are based on the achievements of the research project “Towards New Island Studies: The Ryukyus as an academic node between East Asia and Oceania” conducted by the International Institute for Okinawan Studies at the University of the Ryukyus. This 5-year project was funded by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and aimed to contribute academically to the creation of sustainable and self-determinable societies in small island regions. This work will be extremely useful and informative for readers in small island countries and territories and for researchers who are interested in small island issues to understand the current situation and who wish to consider effectual and feasible solutions.

Author : Godfrey Baldacchino
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2006-08-11
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136404160

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Extreme Tourism: Lessons from the World's Cold Water Islands by Godfrey Baldacchino Pdf

This book is a pioneering investigation of the tourism practices in the world's other, cold water, islands. Located in extreme latitudes and subject to extreme weather conditions, these islands have been developing their tourism appeal in manners that appear sustainable. They present themselves in images that speak to the pristine, unique and superlative aspects of their natural environment, history and culture. Limited seasonality, difficulty of access, restricted infrastructure, harsh climates and water too cold to swim in, are integral features of the tourism industry, often welcomed as appropriate filters to the slide to the mass market. The collection contains 13 island case studies. A set of seven hail from Northern latitudes: Baffin (Nunavut, Canada), Banks (Northwest Territories, Canada), Greenland/ Kaalaalit Nunaat, Iceland, Luleå (Sweden), Nunivak (Alaska), Solovetsky (Russia) and Svalbard (Norway). A second set of four cover the Southerly islands of Chatham (New Zealand), Falklands, Macquarie (Australia) and Stewart (New Zealand). Two other chapters discuss islands from the particular vantage points of cruise ship tourism, one for the Arctic region and one for the Antarctic. Additionally, five conceptual chapters provide insights into key tourism management issues, as they apply to cold water island experiences:(a) human resources; (b) environment; (c) promotion; (d) seasonality; and (e) access.

Author : Godfrey Baldacchino
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780773586581

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Island Enclaves by Godfrey Baldacchino Pdf

Examining subnational island jurisdictions such as Guantánamo Bay, Macau, Aruba, the Isle of Man, and Prince Edward Island, Godfrey Baldacchino shows how these distinct locales arrange special relationships with larger metropolitan powers. He also deals with the politics, economics, and diplomacy of islands that have been engineered as detention camps, offshore finance centres, military bases, heritage parks, or otherwise autonomous regions. More than a study of how detached regions are governed, Island Enclaves displays the ways in which these jurisdictions are pioneering some of the modern world's most creative - and shadowy - forms of sovereignty and government.

Author : Acolla Lewis-Cameron,Leslie-Ann Jordan,Sherma Roberts
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-10-19
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783030802387

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Managing Crises in Tourism by Acolla Lewis-Cameron,Leslie-Ann Jordan,Sherma Roberts Pdf

This book examines the dilemma of overdependence on tourism in Caribbean countries and territories, and the need for a resilient path to address the industry’s vulnerability in the face of natural disasters. The chapters in the book question how tourism resilience is understood and practiced in Caribbean small island developing states (SIDS) and the factors that inform, undermine, or indeed redefine the sustainable resilience agenda for these territories. With its overreliance on tourism and vulnerability to climate, the Caribbean region finds itself susceptible and in need of an innovative approach in order to survive economically. Contributors to this volume touch on all three sustainability pillars and spanning across many tourism sector considerations, such as product development, stakeholder management, hotel management, marketing and entrepreneurship. By spanning the geography of the Anglophone and Spanish Caribbean this book offers a smorgasbord of conceptual and applied perspectives to researchers in the area of tourism resilience in SIDS. It also presents strategic considerations to public and private sector practitioners in implementing measures to strengthen the competitive positioning of their destinations as they contend with the dynamism of the external and internal environments.

Author : Jarkko Saarinen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781000487473

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Tourism and Sustainable Development Goals by Jarkko Saarinen Pdf

This comprehensive volume comprises some of the best scholarship on sustainable tourism in recent years, demonstrating the rich body of past research that provides a fertile and critical ground for studies on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by tourism geographers and other social scientists in the future. Since the turn of the 1990s many international development and policy-making organisations have perceived the tourism industry, with its local and regional connections, as a high-potential tool for putting sustainable development into practice. The capacity of tourism to work for sustainable development was highlighted in relation to the United Nations’ SDGs, which were adopted in 2015. The SDGs define the agenda for global development to 2030 by addressing pertinent challenges such as poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, and peace and justice. Tourism geographers and allied disciplines have held strong and long-term interest in sustainability issues, and their chapters in this collection contribute significantly to this emerging and highly policy-relevant research field. This book was originally published as an online special issue of the journal Tourism Geographies.