Tourism and Sustainable Community Development

This collection of international case studies addresses the crucial issue of sustainable tourism development by asking what local communities can contribute to sustainable tourism, and what sustainability can offer communities in return.
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. The role of the community in environmental, cultural and economic sustainability is highlighted in a variety of contexts, ranging from inner city Edinburgh to rural northern Portugal and the beaches of Indonesia. Individually, through the range of their coverage, these investigations present useful research and source material. Collectively, these studies illuminate the term "community," the meaning of which, it is argued, is vital to understanding how sustainable tourism development can be implemented in practice.