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Author : Teresa C.H. Tao & Geoffrey Wall
School/Work Place : University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (Teresa Tao), University of Waterloo, Canada (Geoffrey Wall)
Contact : c2tao@hkucc.hku.hk
Year : 2008

Since the report of the Brundtland Commission was published 1987 (WCED 1987), sustainable development has been incorporated into the policies of many international organizations and the legislation of jurisdictions throughout the world. Nevertheless, implementation has not been easy. It is not always clear what is to be sustained and at what scale, or whether the concept refers to a philosophy, a process, a program or a product, or all of these (Wall 1997, 2002). Furthermore, in mediating tensions between environment and economy, the role of culture is typically underplayed (Wall 1993).


List of Articles
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1 Think Tank IV The Benefits of Visitor and Non-Visitor Research in th... file 4219 Oct 13, 2013

Our premise in this paper is that if sustainable tourism development and management is to meet the needs of both the present and the future then it is equally important to prioritise research on those who visit tourism destinations (and incl...

Author: Pat Sterry & Debra Leighton 

Year: 2004 

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