Resilient Destinations and Tourism: Governance , Saarinen, Gill..

Taylor & Francis

Resilient Destinations and TourismGovernance Strategies in the Transition towards Sustainability in Tourism\nAuthor(s): Jarkko Saarinen, Alison M. Gill\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367582166, 978-0367582166\nSynopsis\nSustainability is one of the most important issues currently facing the tourism sector. Recently, the role of resilience thinking has been highlighted in sustainable development discussions as an alternative perspective. This book approaches these concepts as interwoven processes and looks at change through a socioecological lens.\n\nInstead of seeing resilience and sustainability as alternative approaches, Resilient Destinations and Tourism argues that resilience should be understood as a fundamental part of sustainable tourism thinking for destination systems, and calls for better governance in implementation and management. Improving governance is the key issue in sustainable tourism develop.