Public understanding of sustainable tourism

If tourism is to become part of a more sustainable lifestyle, changes are needed to the patterns of behaviour adopted by the public. This paper presents the results of research conducted amongst members of the public in England on their understanding of sustainable tourism; their response to four de...

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Main Authors: Miller, G., Rathouse, K., Scarles, C., Holmes, Kirsten, Tribe, J.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18878
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Rathouse, K.
Scarles, C.
Holmes, Kirsten
Tribe, J.
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description If tourism is to become part of a more sustainable lifestyle, changes are needed to the patterns of behaviour adopted by the public. This paper presents the results of research conducted amongst members of the public in England on their understanding of sustainable tourism; their response to four desired tourism behaviour goals, and expectations about the role of government and the tourism industry in encouraging sustainable tourism. The research shows a lack of awareness of tourism’s impact relative to day-to-day behaviour, feelings of disempowerment and an unwillingness to make significant changes to current tourism behaviour.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-188782018-03-29T09:06:22Z Public understanding of sustainable tourism Miller, G. Rathouse, K. Scarles, C. Holmes, Kirsten Tribe, J. behaviour change sustainable understanding public responsibility If tourism is to become part of a more sustainable lifestyle, changes are needed to the patterns of behaviour adopted by the public. This paper presents the results of research conducted amongst members of the public in England on their understanding of sustainable tourism; their response to four desired tourism behaviour goals, and expectations about the role of government and the tourism industry in encouraging sustainable tourism. The research shows a lack of awareness of tourism’s impact relative to day-to-day behaviour, feelings of disempowerment and an unwillingness to make significant changes to current tourism behaviour. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18878 10.1016/j.annals.2009.12.002 Elsevier Ltd restricted
spellingShingle behaviour change
sustainable
understanding
public
responsibility
Miller, G.
Rathouse, K.
Scarles, C.
Holmes, Kirsten
Tribe, J.
Public understanding of sustainable tourism
title Public understanding of sustainable tourism
title_full Public understanding of sustainable tourism
title_fullStr Public understanding of sustainable tourism
title_full_unstemmed Public understanding of sustainable tourism
title_short Public understanding of sustainable tourism
title_sort public understanding of sustainable tourism
topic behaviour change
sustainable
understanding
public
responsibility
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/18878