Sustainable Tourism Planning

Contents: Preface. Introduction. 1. Tourism planning. 2. Types of tourism planning. 3. Integrated tourism planning. 4. Approaches to tourism planning. 5. Tourism planning process. 6. Sustainable integrated tourism planning. 7. The long-term sustainability. 8. Tourism impact and need for sustainable tourism planning. 9. Planning.

"Sustainable tourism is an approach to development aimed at balancing social and economic objectives with environmentally sound management. The tourism industry must be profitable and environmentally sustainable if it is to provide long-term benefits, but this will not be achieved without a new and different approach to industry planning and development." (jacket)