Popping the Bubble: A study on Sustainable Tourism from distinct socioeconomic contexts
(2023) SMMM40 20231Department of Service Studies
- Abstract
- Tourism is a vital sector of the global economy, accounting for more than 10 percent of all employment and bringing benefits to numerous individuals and regions. Understanding how the sector can be managed in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner in tourist destinations around the globe is therefore essential. It is known, however, that different destinations have different realities and that wealthy countries in the global North do not necessarily face the same challenges with the execution and management of tourism as those in the global South. In this scenario, this study aims to fill a gap in the research on sustainable tourism accounting different socioeconomic contexts. It employs two methodological... (More)
- Tourism is a vital sector of the global economy, accounting for more than 10 percent of all employment and bringing benefits to numerous individuals and regions. Understanding how the sector can be managed in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner in tourist destinations around the globe is therefore essential. It is known, however, that different destinations have different realities and that wealthy countries in the global North do not necessarily face the same challenges with the execution and management of tourism as those in the global South. In this scenario, this study aims to fill a gap in the research on sustainable tourism accounting different socioeconomic contexts. It employs two methodological approaches: a systematic literature review of more than a thousand articles and an analysis of documents from various stakeholders in the global South and the global North. The findings indicate that scientific research conducted in the global North and the global South prioritise distinct topics and is received differently by the scientific community. In addition, governments and businesses from diverse socioeconomic contexts perceive issues in sustainable tourism differently, with the south devoting more attention to social and local concerns and the north focusing primarily on more general issues such as climate change. The results contribute to a broader understanding of sustainable tourism and provide insight into why local issues and vulnerabilities in tourism must be addressed globally.
Keywords: sustainable tourism; global North; global South; vulnerabilities in tourism; triple bottom line (Less)
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- author
- Paixão, Wilma LU
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- course
- SMMM40 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
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- language
- English
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- 9133482
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abstract = {{Tourism is a vital sector of the global economy, accounting for more than 10 percent of all employment and bringing benefits to numerous individuals and regions. Understanding how the sector can be managed in a socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable manner in tourist destinations around the globe is therefore essential. It is known, however, that different destinations have different realities and that wealthy countries in the global North do not necessarily face the same challenges with the execution and management of tourism as those in the global South. In this scenario, this study aims to fill a gap in the research on sustainable tourism accounting different socioeconomic contexts. It employs two methodological approaches: a systematic literature review of more than a thousand articles and an analysis of documents from various stakeholders in the global South and the global North. The findings indicate that scientific research conducted in the global North and the global South prioritise distinct topics and is received differently by the scientific community. In addition, governments and businesses from diverse socioeconomic contexts perceive issues in sustainable tourism differently, with the south devoting more attention to social and local concerns and the north focusing primarily on more general issues such as climate change. The results contribute to a broader understanding of sustainable tourism and provide insight into why local issues and vulnerabilities in tourism must be addressed globally.
Keywords: sustainable tourism; global North; global South; vulnerabilities in tourism; triple bottom line}},
author = {{Paixão, Wilma}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Popping the Bubble: A study on Sustainable Tourism from distinct socioeconomic contexts}},
year = {{2023}},
}