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Ecological footprint analysis as a tool to assess tourism sustainability

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

This article has the aim to provide a methodological framework for the calculation of ecological footprints related to leisure tourism. Based on the example of the Seychelles, it reveals the statistical obstacles that have to be overcome in the calculation process and discusses the strengths and weaknesses of such an approach. As many tropical island-states depend heavily on foreign exchange earnings derived from visitors arriving by air, special attention is paid to the use of energy associated with air travel. Furthermore, implications of the findings for national greenhouse inventories are discussed. Finally, as the Seychelles have safeguarded a wide range of ecosystems in protected areas, which are for their existence ultimately dependent on financial resources derived from tourism, the question is raised if long-distance travel can be a means to safeguard biodiversity. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Publiceringsår

2002

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

199-211

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Ecological Economics

Volym

43

Issue

2-3

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Elsevier

Ämne

  • Social and Economic Geography
  • Social Sciences Interdisciplinary

Nyckelord

  • sustainable tourism
  • conservation
  • biodiversity
  • ecotourism
  • Seychelles
  • ecological footprints
  • islands

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0921-8009