Handbook on sustainable community-based tourism : planning, management and sustainability / edited by Tsung Hung Lee (Lifetime Distinguished Professor, Graduate School of Leisure and Exercise Studies, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology) and Fen-Hauh Jan (Professor, Department of Tourism and Hospitality, TransWorld University and Fellow Professor, Graduate School of Leisure and Exercise Studies, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Tsung Hung, editor.

Jan, Fen-Hauh, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Research handbooks in tourism

Research handbooks in tourism series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community-based tourism.

Sustainable tourism.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This Handbook presents a comprehensive overview of contemporary challenges and opportunities in sustainable community-based tourism (CBT). It analyses innovative approaches to planning, managing and developing CBT, outlining current trends and highlighting avenues for future research. Tsung Hung Lee and Fen-Hauh Jan bring together leading international scholars to explore diverse aspects of community-based tourism, including cultural heritage preservation, resident well-being, natural resource conservation and ecotourism. They draw on detailed case studies to illustrate practical issues facing communities across the globe, from the mitigation of climate change to the implementation of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Ultimately, this Handbook looks toward the future of CBT, emphasizing the need for resilience and providing novel strategies to bolster sustainable growth in the industry. Students and academics in tourism, tourism management, environmental management and human geography will greatly benefit from the cutting-edge insights in this Handbook. It is also an invaluable resource for tourism planners, marketers, managers and community leaders who are involved in sustainable CBT development"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: List of contributors

Part I: Introduction

1. Introduction to sustainable community-based tourism: Themes, issues, and trends / Tsung Hung Lee and Fen-Hauh Jan

Part II: Making it happen: Planning and place-making for sustainable community-based tourism

2. Planning to measure, monitor and report emissions to achieve the net-zero agenda / Anita Conefrey and James Hanrahan

3. Indigenizing landscape and interpretation for Ainu community-based tourism: Towards an ecomuseum approach along the Saru River Basin in Biratori Town, Japan / Mayumi Okada

4. Planning for sustainable community-based tourism: An example of a rural village in Taiwan / Shih-Yen Lin, Cheng-Jui Tseng and Shao-De Liu

5. Sustainable community-based tourism: A means toward cultural heritage preservation / Yi Hsien Lin

6. Nature-based tourism and conservation: Achieving sustainability through community-based tourism / Chiedza Ngonidzashe Mutanga

7. Sustainable community-based tourism: Roles of stakeholders' collaboration / Moren Tibabo Stone and Lesego Senyana Stone

8. Roles of stakeholders' collaboration towards niche ecotourism development in royal belum state park, Malaysia / Velan Kunjuraman, Kok Onn Kwong, Jayaraj Vijaya Kumaran and Muhamad Azahar bin Abas

9. Sustainable community-based trail tourism: From the perspectives of planning / Ping-Hsiang Hsu

Part III: Developing it: Theoretical and practical implications for sustainable community-based tourism

10. Innovation in sustainable community-based tourism: From the perspective of community spirit / Hsi-Chuan Lin

11. Cultural heritage, sustainability, and community-based tourism: A best practice case study / Bailey Ashton Adie

12. Marketing strategies for sustainable community-based tourism / Chung-Ching Huang

13. Sustainable community-based tourism development in coastal areas and fishing communities / Jyun-Long Chen and Xiang-Nong Jian

14. Placing sustainable well-being: An integrative approach to therapeutic landscapes and sustainability in community-based rural destinations from the perspective of visitors / Yu-Jen Chiang

Part IV: Making it sustainable: Circular economy, sdgs, and net-zero emissions for sustainable community-based tourism

15. Climate change and sustainable community-based tourism / Wei-Ching Wang and Chung-Hsien Lin

16. The circular economy for sustainable community-based tourism: The case of clarens, South Africa / Chané de Bruyn

17. Exploring the contribution of community-based tourism homestay entrepreneurs to sustainable development goals: Evidence from kelantan, Malaysia / Velan Kunjuraman, Raja Norliana Raja Omar and Zakiyah Taharim

18. Empowering regional revitalization through community resilience and sustainable tourism / Sean Hsin-Hung Lin

19. Net-zero emissions for sustainable community-based tourism / You-Yu Dai

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print record.

ISBN:

9781035321063 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.