Island Tourism: Sustainable Perspectives (Ecotourism Series, 8)

Islands are the most vulnerable and fragile of tourism destinations and will experience even more pressure as the combined impacts of economic, social and environmental change accelerate in the future. In order to understand the process of island tourism development, response to change and challenges, and islands’ journeys to sustainability, this book provides insights and instruction on topics including social, cultural, environmental and economic aspects of island tourism. CABI Contents 6 Contributors 8 Preface 13 Acknowledgements 14 Dedications 15 1 Introducing Sustainable Perspectives of Island Tourism 16 PART I: ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM 24 2 Aliens in an Ancient Landscape: Rabbits, Rats and Tourists on Macquarie Island 26 3 From Sand Mining to Sand Bashing in About 30 Years: a Difficult Journey Towards Sustainable Tourism for Fraser Island 41 4 Managing Tourism on Green Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Conservation, Commerce and Compromises 53 5 Tourism and Sustainability in the Lakshadweep Islands 69 6 The Risk of Climate Change for Tourism in the Maldives 87 PART II: SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM 100 7 Host and Guest Perceptions of Tourism Impacts in Island Settings: a Malaysian Perspective 102 8 Island Casino Development: an Antithesis of Socioculturally Sustainable Tourism. The cases of St Croix and Christmas Islands 118 9 Social Sustainability of Tourism in a Culture of Sensuality, Sexual Freedom and Violence: Trinidad and Tobago 133 10 Sustainable Host–Guest Interactions on Islands: Bruny and Magnetic Islands 144 11 Sustainable Tourism in High-latitude Islands: Shetland Islands 155 PART III: ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM 170 12 Rejuvenating Paradise: Changing Products, Changing Markets and Changing Visitor Behaviour in Mauritius 172 13 Sustainable Island Tourism: the Case of Okinawa 186 14 Tourism in Mediterranean Islands: a Comparative Analysis 201 15 Sustainable Tourism Transportation in Hawaii: a Holistic Approach 212 16 Planning for Sustainable Island Tourism Development in the Maldives 230 17 Conclusions and Implications for Sustainable Island Tourism 243 Index 254 A 254 B 254 C 255 D 256 E 256 F 256 G 257 H 258 I 258 J 259 L 259 M 259 N 261 O 261 P 262 R 262 S 262 T 264 U 264 V 264 W 264 9781845936792 1 Introducing Sustainable Perspectives of Island Tourism. PART I ECOLOGICALLY SUSTAINABLEPERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM. 2 Aliens in an Ancient Landscape: Rabbits, Rats andTourists on Macquarie Island. 3 From Sand Mining to Sand Bashing in About 30 Years:a Difficult Journey Towards Sustainable Tourism for Fraser Island. 4 Managing Tourism on Green Island, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park: Conservation, Commerce and Compromises. 5 Tourism and Sustainability in the Lakshadweep Islands. 6 The Risk of Climate Change for Tourism in the Maldives. PART II SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE PERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM. 7 Host and Guest Perceptions of Tourism Impacts in Island Settings: a Malaysian Perspective. 8 Island Casino Development: an Antithesis of Socioculturally Sustainable Tourism. The cases of St Croix and Christmas Islands. 9 Social Sustainability of Tourism in a Culture of Sensuality, Sexual Freedom and Violence: Trinidad and Tobago. 10 Sustainable Host-Guest Interactions on Islands: Bruny and Magnetic Islands. 11 Sustainable Tourism in High-latitude Islands: Shetland Islands. PART III ECONOMICALLY SUSTAINABLEPERSPECTIVES OF ISLAND TOURISM. 12 Rejuvenating Paradise: Changing Products, Changing Markets and Changing Visitor Behaviour in Mauritius. 13 Sustainable Island Tourism: the Case of Okinawa. 14 Tourism in Mediterranean Islands: a Comparative Analysis. 15 Sustainable Tourism Transportation in Hawaii: a Holistic Approach. 16 Planning for Sustainable Island Tourism Developmen tin the Maldives. 17 Conclusions and Implications for Sustainable Island Tourism Islands are the most vulnerable and fragile of tourism destinations and will experience even more pressure as the combined impacts of economic, social and environmental change accelerate in the future. In order to understand the process of island tourism development, response to change and challenges and their journey to sustainability, this book provides insights and instruction on topics including social, cultural, environmental and economic aspects of island tourism. It contains essential information for policymakers, planners, researchers, managers and operators within the tourism industry This book exemplifies the ecological, social and economic perspectives of sustainable island tourism development. The book consists of 15 chapters presented in three parts. Cases in this book include cold water islands in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans, as well as islands in the more popular warmer climes of the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and the Pacific and Indian Oceans Islands are the most vulnerable and fragile of tourism destinations and experience more pressure as the combined impacts of economic, social and environmental change accelerate. This book provides insights and instruction on this matter with essential information for policymakers, planners, researchers, managers within the tourism industry