Handbook for sustainable tourism practitioners : the essential toolbox / Edited by Anna Spenceley.

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Foreword -- 1 Introduction to the Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners :The Essential Toolbox Anna Spenceley -- PART I PLANNING AND DESIGNING SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 2 Tourism Theory of Change: a tool for planners and developers 12 Louise Twining-Ward, Hannah R. Messerli, Jose Miguel Villascusa and AmitSharma 3 Guidelines for tourism policy formulation in developing countries 32Mike Fabricius 4 Tourism master planning: the key to sustainable long-term growth 52Roger Goodacre 5 Commercialization strategies for tourism within parks and protected areas 70Paul F. J. Eagles 6 Feasibility studies, business plans and predicting returns for newlodging facilities 96P. J. Massyn 7 Funding proposals for new tourism ventures 110Michael Wright 8 Planning for optimal local involvement in tourism and partnership development 131Amran Hamzah 9 Touching the earth, touching people: approaches to sustainability design 154Nicholas Coetzer 10 UN Indicators Programme: informing sustainable development fortourism destinations 172Edward W. (Ted) Manning -- PART II ENHANCING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF EXISTING TOURISM11 Sustainable supply chains in travel and tourism: towards a circular approach 190Jos van der Sterren 12 Using mainstream development economics to improve sustainability:a value chain approach 204Jonathan Mitchell 13 Establishing sustainability standards in tourism 233Randy Durband 14 Designing and delivering wildlife viewing protocols that enhance sustainability 249Jeff R. Muntifering and Wayne L. Linklater 15 Consultation approaches in sustainable tourism 273Carolin Lusby -- PART III BALANCING OVERTOURISM AND UNDERTOURISM:VISITOR MANAGEMENT IN PRACTICE16 A research strategy to understand what biophysical and socialconditions are appropriate and acceptable in tourism destinations 287Stephen F. McCool 17 Visitor use management framework 303William T. Borrie and Elena A. Bigart 18 Developing targets for visitation in parks 323Paul F. J. Eagles, Andjelko Novosel, Ognjen Škunca and Vesna Vukadin 19 Optimization of tourism development in destinations: an approach usedto alleviate the impacts of overtourism in the Mediterranean region 347Ante Mandić -- PART IV MONITORING AND EVALUATION 20 Visitor counting and surveys 366Joel Erkkonen and Liisa Kajala 21 Economic effects assessment approaches: US National Parks approach 382Cathy Cullinane Thomas and Lynne Koontz 22 Economic effects assessment approaches: Tourism Economic Model forProtected Areas (TEMPA) for developing countries 395Thiago do Val Simardi Beraldo Souza, Alex Chidakel, Brian Child, Wen-HueiChang and Virginia Gorsevski 23 Biodiversity and stressors rapid assessment 412Shane Feyers, Gretchen Stokes and Vanessa Hull 24 Social and cultural impact assessment of tourism 435Jacqueline N. Kariithi 25 Tourism certification audits: reviewing sustainable certification programs 449Monica Mic 26 Case study research for sustainable tourism: towards inclusivecommunity-based tourism 477Regis Musavengane and Darlington Muzeza 27 Establishing and managing research programmes in tourismdestinations: the case of South African National Parks 499Liandi SlabbertIndex

"This insightful Handbook brings together the practical guidance of over 50 international practitioners in sustainable tourism. Applying strong research design principles it provides a workable and rational toolkit for investigating practical challenges while accounting for modest timeframes and resources. Expert contributors illustrate how to undertake environmental, socio-cultural and economic assessments that establish the feasibility of new tourism ventures and ascertain their impact over time. Chapters cover fundamentals including how to conduct feasibility studies and business plans, and address key topics such as visitor management and overcrowding. Offering how-to tools and step-by-step guidance, this Handbook combines academic insight with extensive professional experience to outline the best practices for an array of tasks to inform sustainable tourism planning, development and operation. Incorporating concrete solutions employed in numerous contexts, this Handbook is crucial reading for practitioners of sustainable tourism and agencies commissioning sustainable tourism assignments who are in need of innovative methods and up-to-date guidance in the field. It will also benefit tourism scholars, particularly those investigating practical methodologies for creating sustainable tourism experiences"-- Provided by publisher.