Sustainable Island Tourism: Competitiveness and Quality of Life (CABI Tourism Management and Research Series)

Tourism continues to grow, and as the industry develops, it is important for researchers and practitioners to fully understand and examine issues such as sustainability, competitiveness, and stakeholder quality of life in tourism centers around the world. Focusing on the unique perspective of island tourism destinations, this book outlines impacts on, and potential strategies for protecting the natural environment, local economy, and local culture. Presenting an interdisciplinary integrated approach, this important collection of new research: - Is the first book to provide coverage on sustainable tourism best practice in island destinations; - Focuses on the unique perspective of islands as destinations, exploring the interplays of competitiveness and quality of life; - Includes a portfolio of conceptual, empirical, and case-based studies written by international experts to give a balanced and comprehensive view. A timely and important read for researchers, students and practitioners of tourism, this book also provides a valuable resource for researchers of sustainability and environmental science Cover 1 Half Title 2 Title 4 Copyright 5 Contents 6 Editors and Contributors 8 Foreword 12 Preface 16 Part I: Sustainable Island Tourism 18 1 Sustainability and Tourism Development in Island Territories 20 2 Ecotourism and Environmental Management: A Case Study of a Partnership for Conservation in Fiji 36 3 Rhetoric Versus the Realities of Sustainable Tourism: The Case of Cyprus 52 Part II: Competitiveness and Quality of Life 68 4 The Various Faces of Competitiveness in Tourism: A Survey of the Extant Literature 70 5 Island Tourism Competitiveness and Sustainability in the Maldives 92 6 Quality of Life, the Tourism Area Life Cycle and Sustainability: A Case of Cuba 110 7 Place Satisfaction, Place Attachment and Quality of Life: Development of a Conceptual Framework for Island Destinations 123 Part III: Sustainability and Alternative Resource Use 134 8 Developing a Sustainable Caribbean Tourism Product 136 9 Dive Tourism and the Entrepreneurial Process in the Perhentian Islands, Malaysia 152 10 Stakeholders’ Perceived Impact of Wind Farms at a Tourism Destination: A Case Study of Jeju Island, South Korea 170 Part IV: Challenges and Future Research Directions 188 11 Island Tourism: Challenges and Future Research Directions 190 Index 206 A 206 B 206 C 206 D 207 E 208 F 209 G 209 H 209 I 209 J 210 K 210 L 210 M 210 N 210 O 211 P 211 Q 211 R 212 S 212 T 213 U 213 V 213 W 213 Z 213 Tourism continues to grow, and as the industry develops, it is important for researchers and practitioners to fully understand and examine issues such as sustainability, competiveness, and stakeholder quality of life in tourism centres around the world. Focusing on the unique perspective of island tourism destinations, this book outlines impacts on, and potential strategies for protecting, the natural environment, local economy, and local culture. Presenting an interdisciplinary integrated approach, this important collection of new research: - Is the first book to provide coverage on sustainable tourism best practice in island destinations; - Focuses on the unique perspective of islands as destinations, exploring the interplays of competitiveness and quality of life; - Includes a portfolio of conceptual, empirical, and case-based studies written by international experts to give a balanced and comprehensive view. A timely and important read for researchers, students and practitioners of tourism, this book also provides a valuable resource for researchers of sustainability and environmental science This is the first book to provide coverage on the best practice of sustainable tourism in island destinations, focussing on the unique perspective of exploring the interplays of seasonality, competitiveness, and quality of life of islands as destinations. It brings together scholars from diverse areas to address the nature and types of sustainable island tourism and how the elements of the three interplays are intimately connected via impacts on natural environment, on local economy, including its effect on employment, quality of life, culture and traditions. As the tourism industry develops, it is vital that issues such as sustainability, competitiveness, and stakeholder quality of life are fully understood. Focusing on the unique perspective of island destinations, this book outlines impacts on, and potential strategies for protecting, the natural environment, local economy, and local culture.