Tourism And Local Agenda 21

This document is aimed at local authorities who wish to understand more about how the Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) approach can be used to strengthen the management and development of sustainable tourism in their area and to integrate tourism with sustainable development. The following topics are covered in the document: the role of local authorities with respect to tourism and LA 21, the types of destination that have applied LA 21 to tourism, the key components of a LA 21 approach to tourism, and the key components of a LA 21 approach to tourism, and recommendations for promoting the use of LA 21 in tourism management in the future.

As the world's largest industry, tourism has the potential to bring about substantial environmental and socio-economic improvements. This document translates Agenda 21 into a programme of action for the industry.

As the tourist industry becomes increasingly important to communities around the world, the need to develop tourism sustainably has also become a primary concern. This collection of international case-studies addresses this crucial issue by asking what local communities can contribute to sustainable tourism, and what sustainability can offer local communities. Individually these investigations present a wealth of original research and source material. Collectively the book illuminates the term 'community', the meaning of which, it is argued, is vital to understanding how sustainable tourism development can be implemented in practice.

Local Agenda 21 Planning Guide: An introduction to sustainable development planning

Sustainable Tourism is vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities associated with sustainable tourism development, and how government and industry have responded to the challenges the concept poses. The major areas addressed in this edited volume are: * perspectives and issues associated with the concept of sustainable tourism development * accreditation, education and interpretation, including specific examples such as Green Globe 21, the European Blue Flag Campaign and the WWF's PAN Parks Programme * sustainable tourism case studies of tourist destination regions, natural areas and tourism enterprises drawn from Africa, Australia, the South Pacific, North America, South-east Asia and the Caribbean An impressive international editorial team has combined to present in this text not only a variety of perspectives on sustainable tourism development, but also significant insights into barriers, challenges and current industry and government responses to it in various parts of the globe. 'Sustainable Tourism' will be a welcome addition to the libraries of tourism industry professionals, individuals involved in the management of natural areas; tourism policy makers; tourism academics; and students with an interest in the future sustainability of tourism and the industry that supports it.

Sustainability development is an important aspect in present globalization era. There are three elements relating to sustainability development; which are economic, social, and environment. Local Agenda 21 (LA21) is a framework without binding for action to accomplish sustainable development outputs from the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. The LA21 had been implemented in Malaysia since the year 2000. Four local authorities are involved in the pilot project. The local authorities are Petaling Jaya City Council (MPPJ), Kerian District Council, Kuantan Municipal Council, and Miri City Council (MCC). This study is carried out in the MCC as a case study for the implementation of LA21 which represents Malaysia local authority. The purpose of this study is to document the implementation of LA21 in Miri. The studies also looks at the activities carried out by the MCC, to find out the challenges relating to the implementation of LA21 in Miri, and to evaluate which stakeholder group that are given the priority in the LA21 implementation activities in Miri and also the attributes of the stakeholders empowerment. The data are collected through interviews and document analysis. It is found that in Miri, the activities for the LA21 implementation are more focus on the environmental activities. The research findings reveals that there are four challenges relating to LA21 implementation in Miri which are the lack of the participation and support from the community, funding or financial resource, the lack of local authority management support, and human resource policies. The finding also reveals that there is certain stakeholder prioritization, empowerment, and attributes involved in the LA21 implementation in Miri.

Also available, supplementary vol. on Sub-Saharan Africa (1999) (ISBN 9284403111), and supplementary vol. on Asia and the Pacific (1999) (ISBN 928440326X). Supersedes "Sustainable tourism development: a guide for local planners" (1993) (ISBN 9284400384)