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Sustainable Development and ‘Virtuous Cycle’ Planning for Achieving Responsible Tourism Goals

Sustainable Development and ‘Virtuous Cycle’ Planning for Achieving Responsible Tourism Goals. By Prof. (Dr.) K. Ravi (Sustainable Development Consultant) Member, State Level Committee on Responsible Tourism, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, India kesavanravi@gmail.com.

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Sustainable Development and ‘Virtuous Cycle’ Planning for Achieving Responsible Tourism Goals

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  1. Sustainable Development and ‘Virtuous Cycle’ Planning for Achieving Responsible Tourism Goals By Prof. (Dr.) K. Ravi(Sustainable Development Consultant) Member, State Level Committee on Responsible Tourism, Department of Tourism, Government of Kerala, India kesavanravi@gmail.com

  2. The Evolutionary Process of Sustainable Tourism and its positive support (impact) for Multi-Sectoral and Comprehensive Sustainable Development Transforming Tourism sector comprehensively (socially, environmentally and ecologically) towards a “RESPONSIBLE’ trajectory Multi-sectorally integrated ‘Sustainable Tourism’ Socially sustainable tourism Economically sustainable tourism Ecologically/environmentally sustainable tourism Comprehensive Sustainable Development

  3. Agenda – 21 of the EARTH SUMMIT – 1992 is the first comprehensive effort ever taken in the world for concretely effecting Sustainable Development, especially Sustainable Tourism Development Some major stipulations of the Agenda~21 on Sustainable Tourism Development is as follows: • Assessing the capacity of the existing regulatory economic and voluntary framework to bring about sustainable tourism. • Assessing the economic, social, cultural and environmental implications of tourism industry operations. • Training, education and public awareness of sustainable tourism • Planning for sustainable tourism development • Facilitating exchange of information skill and technology relating to sustainable tourism between developed and developing countries. • Providing for the participation of all sectors of the society ( in sustainable tourism activities). • Designing of new tourism products with sustainability at their core as an integral part of the tourism development process. • Measuring progress in achieving sustainable development at local level. • Partnership for sustainable development

  4. Waste minimization, Re-use and recycling • Energy efficiency, conservation and management • Management of fresh water resources • Waste management • Management of hazardous substances • Use of more environment friendly transport • Land-use planning and management • Involving staff, customers and local communities in environmental issues and protection programmes • Design for sustainability. • Developing partnership for sustainable development.

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