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Tourists' reflections on sustainability in a biosphere reserve landscape
Author(s) -
Hoppstadius Fredrik
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of tourism research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.155
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1522-1970
pISSN - 1099-2340
DOI - 10.1002/jtr.2282
Subject(s) - sustainability , biosphere , tourism , sustainable tourism , sustainable development , environmental resource management , environmental planning , environmental ethics , geography , sociology , business , political science , ecology , economics , archaeology , philosophy , law , biology
There is a lack of critical engagement and a focus on practical solutions in sustainable tourism debates. Research on biosphere reserve (BR) tourists has focused mainly on descriptions, while not critically engaging in issues relating to sustainable tourism. This article explores tourists' reflections on sustainable development in the landscape of a Swedish BR. The findings indicate that BR landscapes can increase environmental awareness, that aesthetics are important to how tourists make sense of sustainability, and that the functionality of the BR landscape shows how people perceive environmental concerns and how they see their own roles in affecting the landscape.