HMGT 5532 - Context and Challenges of Sustainable Tourism Development

3 hours

The environment’s dilutive capacity and its importance to sustainable tourism are explored. Factors critical to the sustainable tourism industry such as concentration of visitors, rising affluence, technological change, and increased expectations are examined. Social responsibility, cultural assessment, and community participation principles for sustainable tourism development are considered in field excursions. Intervention strategies for sustainable tourism development are presented as a compelling case for an effective private–public partnership for development of sustainable tourism.

Prerequisite(s): None.

Taught at CATIE in Costa Rica.