Research on resident attitudes towards tourism and sustainability are two of the most ubiquitous and important topics within tourism research. This study sought to contribute to these fields of research in four specific ways. First, this study suggested Weber's theory of formal and substantive rationality as a theory capable of explaining the complexity inherent in resident attitudes toward tourism because of its incorporation of the economic and non-economic factors influencing rationality. The inclusion of Weber as a theoretical framework is also presented as a theory useful for bringing Social Exchange Theory (SET) back to its original focus on 'all' the costs and benefits associated within the host/guest relationship. The second and third contributions of the study stem from taking the previously conceptual constructs of psychological, social, and political empowerment and developing them into reliable and valid measurement scales. After validation, the three sub-scales were tested in a Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA), which demonstrated them to be construct valid based upon tests of convergent, discriminant, and nomological validity. These scales were subsequently included as antecedents to residents' perceptions of tourism's impacts, as well as their overall support for tourism in a Structural Equation Model (SEM) analysis. The SEM analysis found all three dimensions of empowerment to have significant relationships with perceptions of tourism's positive and negative impacts with the construct of psychological empowerment being the only empowerment dimension to have a direct and significant relationship with 'support for tourism'. Lastly, the study expanded these areas of research through conducting the study across three counties with varying emphasis placed on sustainable tourism. Floyd, Botetourt, and Franklin County, Virginia were selected for sampling based upon their homogeneity in regards to tourism product, per capita tourism expenditures and economic condition and their heterogeneity in regards to emphasis on sustainable tourism. Nine hundred surveys were distributed across the three counties with 703 ultimately used in the analysis. The results partially confirmed the hypothesis that resident attitudes toward tourism differ by a county's emphasis on sustainable tourism. Future research needs to further investigate sustainable tourism's influence on residents' attitudes toward tourism. / Ph. D.

学位プログラム名: 京都大学大学院思修館 / 期限付き非公開申請承認(令和5年6月29日京大図第33号) / 京都大学 / 0048 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(総合学術) / 甲第22614号 / 総総博第14号 / 新制||総総||2(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院総合生存学館総合生存学専攻 / (主査)教授 山敷 庸亮, 教授 柴田 昌三, 准教授 DEROCHE Marc-Henri Jean, 中山 幹康 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Philosophy / Kyoto University / DFAM

This thesis explores how the Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms (WWOOF) network may constitute a form of sustainable tourism on the Baltic Island of Gotland, Sweden. To do this, I narrate my own personal journey as a WWOOF volunteer trying to find my way as an organic farmer, in an autoethnographic account of my experience at Tjeldervik Gård during the spring and summer of 2023. In the account, I make observations concerning economic, environmental, and social/cultural sustainability, focusing especially on my interpretations. In this way, I hope to shed more light on WWOOF from the perspective of sustainable tourism studies, and to contribute by sharing one of few first-hand accounts as a WWOOF volunteer reflecting on more established knowledge. 2.14.0.0 / <p>2.14.0.0</p>

Essa tese estuda os trabalhos de duas organisações que atuam na prevenção do turismo sexual de crianças e adolescentes, Ecpat na Suécia e Resposta no Brasil. Os tópicos estudados referem-se a como essas entidades organizam suas campanhas e quais as mensagens que elas enfocam. Também estuda-se o Código de Conduta/The Code of Conduct, um instrumento usado pelas duas organizações no intuito de facilitar a indústria do turismo a se comprometer na prevenção do turismo sexual de crianças e adolescentes. Desse modo, analiza-se os materiais de propaganda das agências suecas de viajem bem como faz-se um estudo geral sobre a propaganda brasileira de turismo desde a década de 1960. / This thesis studies the work of two organisations working to prevent child sex tourism, Ecpat in Sweden and Resposta in Brazil. Issues dealt with cover how the organisations campaign and what messages they choose to focus upon. I have also looked closer at the Code of Conduct, a tool used by both organisations to make the tourism industry committed to the prevention of child sex tourism. I have further analysed advertisement material from Swedish travel agencies and made a quick exposé over the Brazil tourism advertisements since the 1960s.

Berg är särskilt känsliga för mänskliga influenser och eftersom turism kan förstärka effekterna av klimatförändringar på dessa områden är det därför viktigt med god förvaltning och anpassning för att minska risker och påverkan (Knight, 2022; Flousek m.fl., 2015). För att nå en hållbar utveckling och undvika missförstånd eller konflikter är det vidare viktigt att föra in lokala invånare bland andra aktörer i beslutsfattande (Wall-Reinius &amp; Prince, 2019; Demirović m.fl., 2018). Syftet med denna studie är att förse Arjeplogs kommun med bakgrundsinformation om vilka förväntningar som kan finnas angående en potentiellt ökad besöksnäring som kan ligga till grund för utformningen av en handlingsplan för hållbar turism. Detta genom att lyfta lokala invånares och relevanta aktörers perspektiv på vad som kan behöva göras i framtiden för att fortsätta utvecklingen mot en hållbar turism. Resultaten baseras på svar från öppna frågor genom kvalitativa intervjuer med aktörer som verkar eller lever i Arjeplog. Bakgrundsinformation om tidigare och nuvarande insatser inom hållbar turism från svenska fjällkommuner tillsammans med begreppet hållbar turism används för att formulera frågorna. Studien visar att lokala invånare ser framtida möjligheter till utveckling i hållbar turism inom områden som avfallshantering, utvecklad kollektivtrafik, informations- och kunskapsspridning och året-runt-turism. Framförallt visar resultaten på utvecklingspotential inom governance där invånarna känner sig hörda och förstådda utan att det ensamma ansvaret för handling läggs på dem. Diskussionen leder fram till en slutsats att adaptive governance och community-based tourism är bäst lämpade att applicera på kontexten. / Mountains are particularly sensitive to human impact and because tourism can amplify the effects of climate change on these areas, it is therefore important to have good management and adaptation to reduce risks and impacts (Knight, 2022; Flousek m.fl., 2015). To reach sustainable development and avoid misunderstandings or conflicts it is important to bring in local residents among other actors in decision making (Wall-Reinius &amp; Prince, 2019; Demirović m.fl., 2018). The purpose of this study is to provide Arjeplog municipality with background information about what expectations there may be regarding a potentially increased tourism industry that can form the basis for the design of an action plan for sustainable tourism. This is achieved by analyzing the perspective of the local population and relevant actors on what may need to be done in the future to continue the development towards sustainable tourism. The results are based on answers from open-ended questions through qualitative interviews with actors operating or living in Arjeplog. Background information about previous and current efforts in sustainable tourism from Swedish mountain municipalities together with the term sustainable tourism is used for formulating the questions. The study shows that local inhabitants see future possibilities for development within sustainable tourism in areas such as waste management, developed public transport, dissemination of information and knowledge and year-round tourism. Above all, the results show development potential in governance where local residents feel heard and understood without the sole responsibility for action being placed on them. The discussion leads to a conclusion that adaptive governance and community-based tourism are best suited to apply to the context.

The thesis is concerned with the sustainable tourism development theme. Its goal is to chart the present state and provide sequent perspectives of the development in Central Bohemian Region. In the theoretical part, the attention is paid to sustainable tourism development theme on global, European and national level. Emphasis is then placed on analysis of environmentaly friendly forms of tourism in Central Bohemian Region and evaluation based on the selected indicators for sustainable tourism. Analytical part contains analysis of sustainable tourism development awareness in Central Bohemian Region based on a questionnaire investigation. Proposals for the future are included as well.

ABSTRACT The cost of doing nothing would be very high on the fragile national ecosystems andultimately on the society of the Seychelles. ’Seychelles National Report 2012 p55 This Minor Field Study, undertaken as a Bachelor’s thesis, aims to research the Seychelleswork with sustainable tourism development and its challenges. The study was conducted onsite for two months in cooperation with the Seychelles Tourism Board. The national strategyfor sustainable tourism development is intended to maintain the uniqueness of Seychelles.Seychelles has for over 30 years been a global leader in protecting biodiversity and naturalenvironment and 51 % of the total land area consists of conservation areas. On the otherhand, Seychelles main source of income is tourism, with 40 % of the inhabitants directly orindirectly depending on tourism. As one of our interviewees put it: “the more tourism, themerrier”. The country will get better infrastructure and more jobs because of it and howcould that spoil the environment? This study looks into hotels perceptions of sustainabledevelopment in the tourism industry, their work with sustainable practices and thoughtsconcerning ecolabelling. Results show dissatisfaction with the government and that betterenvironmental governance is needed. The recent rapid development of new hotels isbecoming a rather problematic situation due to higher competition, infrastructural problemsand lack of labour force. The interest in an eco label is high, although they believe it iscomplicated to implement and is perceived as expensive. On the other hand, hotels are moreor less working in a sustainable way already.Regardless of the sustainable tourism development initiative, our interviewees had afear that Seychelles is becoming a mass tourism destination. They demand that this trend bestopped. We ask therefore, is more really merrier?

The thesis deals with the concept of sustainable tourism development and its application in destination Finland. Main goal of the thesis is to depict the present state of sustainable tourism in this Nordic country and evaluate sustainable development of tourism in North Savo region. In the theoretical part, the importance of tourism and the sustainable tourism development is discussed. The following part is concerned with a basic characteristic of Finland as a tourist destination and the description of incoming and domestic tourism. The emphasis is further placed on an analysis of prerequisites for sustainable tourism in Finland. The analytical part focuses on an evaluation of sustainable tourism development awareness in North Savo region based on a questionnaire survey and selected indicators of sustainable tourism.

M. Tech. Tourism and Hospitality Management / This study was aimed at analysing the perceptions of visitors to Groenkloof Nature Reserve (GNR) with regard to sustainable business practices at the reserve. The study basically utilized three major methods of data gathering (viz. behavioural observation, interviews and questionnaires) to obtain all information required for such analysis.

The aim of this thesis is to analyze and evaluate tourism and its potential in Mexico, with a narrower focus on tourism in the region of Oaxaca and its potential in the second part of this thesis, namely in terms of sustainable tourism and alternative forms of tourism, such as ecotourism. The first part contains general information about Mexico. Another chapter is devoted to the search of information about tourism in Mexico and its potential and its analysis and evaluation, also regarding the localization, selective and realization potential of tourism in Mexico. Another part of this chapter also mentions current trends in tourism and analyzing the potential of Mexico as a tourism destination to fulfill these trends. In this chapter we find ponder whether Mexico can offer tourist services and experiences within the most common motives that lead potential tourists to travel. Attention was also paid to the historical development of tourism in Mexico in the 20th century to the present. In the next chapter we find the analysis of information on sustainable tourism in general, and how the principles of sustainability in tourism are applied in Mexico. The next logical step is a chapter about ecotourism focusing on an analysis of ecotourism in Mexico and its possibilities. Because tourism is an important...