In developing sites for tourism, consider carrying capacity of the sites | Letter | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

In developing sites for tourism, consider carrying capacity of the sites | Letter | The Journal of the San Juan Islands

The latest issue of ‘Smithsonian’ magazine carried a story, “In Search of Siddhartha” and beginning with the last paragraph on page 53 (which included a highlighted item: “People are very happy to develop the sites for tourism but they don’t consider the carrying capacity of the sites”) and continued with many details how this lack of concern creates a myriad of serious problems. Problems which should be understood. Problems that can and do affec

In developing sites for tourism, consider carrying capacity of the sites | Letter | Islands' Sounder

The latest issue of ‘Smithsonian’ magazine carried a story, “In Search of Siddhartha” and beginning with the last paragraph on page 53 (which included a highlighted item: “People are very happy to develop the sites for tourism but they don’t consider the carrying capacity of the sites”) and continued with many details how this lack of concern creates a myriad of serious problems. Problems which should be understood. Problems that can and do affe…

In developing sites for tourism, consider carrying capacity of the sites | Letter | Islands' Weekly

The latest issue of ‘Smithsonian’ magazine carried a story, “In Search of Siddhartha” and beginning with the last paragraph on page 53 (which included a highlighted item: “People are very happy to develop the sites for tourism but they don’t consider the carrying capacity of the sites”) and continued with many details how this lack of concern creates a myriad of serious problems. Problems which should be understood. Problems that can and do affe…

Sustainability in tourism has become a declared priority for most industry players. However, there is a clear gap between what travelers say they value and what they actually do when they are at their destination. This "word-to-action gap" is one of the major challenges to be resolved so that the industry's environmental commitment ceases to be an aspiration and becomes a concrete transformation. A recent analysis featuring testimonials and stra…