Open AccessInvestigating the intersection between sustainable tourism and community-based tourism
Author(s) -
Andrea Giampiccoli,
Oliver Mtapuri,
Anna Dłużewska
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
tourism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 1849-1545
pISSN - 1332-7461
DOI - 10.37741/t.68.4.4
Subject(s) - tourism , sustainability , conceptualization , sustainable tourism , ecotourism , tourism geography , sustainable development , intersection (aeronautics) , business , alternative tourism , environmental planning , environmental resource management , environmental economics , political science , economics , geography , computer science , ecology , law , cartography , artificial intelligence , biology
Thispaper interrogates the intersection between sustainable tourism andcommunity-based tourism (CBT). It is a conceptual paper that unpacks theconceptualization of tourism and traces the emergence of sustainable tourism asone of the responses to conventional/mass tourism. The history of conventionaltourism shows that, like any form of tourism, it has both positive and negativeimpacts on destinations. It is against this backdrop that CBT emerged. Toachieve its aim, this article examined the main principles and attributes ofCBT in CBT manuals and handbooks, focusing on two key concepts - sustainabilityand the environment. This examination revealed a significant mismatch in theconception of sustainability, while it is a fundamental requirement in tourismto tackle its negative environmental impacts. Environmental sustainability isconsidered more implicit in CBT, while it is often less regarded in conventional/masstourism. We argue that the sustainability of tourism should be an intrinsic anduniversal principle of all forms of tourism that governments should enforce.The fact that conventional tourism produces most of the environmental damage,it is for this reason that it should elevate its role to become a solid promoterof sustainable measures for environmentally-friendly andsustainability-friendly practices instead.