Regulatory frameworks for ecotourism: An application of Total Relationship Flow Management Theorems

Xu, Songjun; Mao, Liang; Bu, Naipeng; Pan, Steve

doi:10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.012

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“…Tourism may be an important means of poverty alleviation via its upstream and downstream effects, particularly the influx of foreign currencies from international tourists into emerging markets and developing countries (UNWTO, ). However, tourism has many negative impacts: increased CO 2 emissions and the large ecological footprints of transportation and accommodation (Dwyer, Forsyth, Spurr, & Hoque, ; UNWTO, ); land and water pollution (Xu, Mingzhu, Bu, & Pan, ); inappropriate tourist behavior (Alessa, Bennett, & Kliskey, ); poor tourism management resulting in reduced biodiversity (Mayaka, Croy, & Cox, ); and increases in crime, which poses a threat to local cultures (Sood, Lynch, & Anastasiadou, ). To enhance benefits and reduce the negative impacts from tourism, sustainable tourism models, such as ecotourism, are needed.…”

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Development and validation of the ecotourism behavior scale

Lee

Jan

2017

Journal of Tourism Research

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This study conceptualizes ecotourism behavior as a multidimensional construct and develops a framework that offers a reliable and valid scale to assess ecotourism behavior; the framework is based on an empirical survey using 3 studies. In Study 1, measurement items are established and refined using a literature review, content analysis, and the fuzzy Delphi method. In Study 2, a research instrument is developed, and its reliability and validity are tested. In Study 3, cross‐validation of this research instrument is employed to assess ecotourism behavior using two populations of ecotourists. A reliable and valid 30‐item scale with a seven‐construct model is developed based on Taiwan's forests and wetlands as ecotourism destinations. This research instrument provides researchers with an invaluable instrument to accurately measure ecotourism behavior and offers a theoretical framework for researchers, decision makers, managers, and tourists in the field of ecotourism; thus, it makes a significant contribution to the literature.

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Development and validation of the ecotourism behavior scale

Lee

Jan

2017

Journal of Tourism Research

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“…Finally, and in coincidence with Wan Mohamed Radzi et al [6], Aguayo and Eames [21], Boyle and Michell [22], Aranda-Usón et al [29], and Xu et al [36] it was identified that, although natural attributes confer distinctive and competitive advantages that can have a positive impact in economic terms on the communities of RAMSAR sites, in practice environmentally reactive plans and temporary solutions are implemented. In that sense, it is considered that the proposed relationships can propitiate continuous equilibrium in the organisations under study.…”

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“…Also, from a causal perspective, Butler and Adamowski [11] emphasise that interventions based on group modelling can engage stakeholders with the consequence of sustainability. However, these proposals are limited because they do not consider aspects that, from the management's theory perspective, should be reinforced such as operations, management, resources and capacities aligning with the strategy to respond to the restrictions and expectations of sustainable management [22,36]. Considering this, it can be inferred that, although the application of PLS-PM approaches has been significant, efforts have focused on explanation or prediction, and the aspects of integration and operationalisation at a real level have been neglected in order to contribute to social development [21,[37][38][39].…”

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Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Performance in RAMSAR Sites

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This article explores and validates the integrated use of the viable system model (VSM) and the partial least squares path modeling (PLS-PM) approach to assess the sustainable management of RAMSAR sites carrying out economic activities. This work adopts a systems-thinking approach integrating systemic methodologies in three phases: (1) the VSM was first used to develop a conceptual model of the organisational problem; (2) PLS-PM was used to propose a construct to outline a solution, as well as to statistically validate the relationships proposed in the conceptual model; finally, (3) through the VSM, the relationships between actors were rethought in order to promote sustainable performance. The results obtained suggest that the joint use of VSM and PLS-PM is an effective approach that aids in the identification of relational and structural pathologies affecting the observed RAMSAR systems. It also proved useful to suggest that relationships can lead to the sustainable performance of the sites under study. It should be noted that the framework of systemic tools is constrained in its application to the organisational domain: assessing two RAMSAR areas in Mexico. Methodologically, this is the first application of the integrated use of VSM and PLS-PM to analyse the management and viability/sustainability of RAMSAR areas from an organisational perspective, opening a new avenue for the analysis and optimisation of management of such areas. This study provides tools to support actors and academics related to RAMSAR sites and opens up a discussion on how to rethink the organisational interactions in order to improve RAMSAR sites’ adaptive capabilities.

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“…China por tener escenarios naturales y una tradición milenaria, logra desarrollar de modo natural el ecoturismo; sin embargo, se ve enfrentada a los impactos negativos generados por las masas de personas presentes en estos sitios turísticos. Artículos como el de Xu et al (2017) presentan un marco de trabajo con teoremas desde el enfoque sistémico, el cual analiza las condiciones del ecoturismo como un sistema integrado con el medio ambiente. Los elementos de este marco regulatorio de un sistema de ecoturismo son: subsistema social y cultural (participación comunitaria, distribución de beneficios, políticas y sistemas, costumbres populares, entre otras), subsistema natural (recursos naturales, paisaje, ambiente ecológico, servicios ecosistémicos, capacidad de carga), subsistema económico (comida, transporte, compras, acomodación, entretenimiento y turismo).…”

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Ecoturismo implementado en el mundo globalizado como alternativa de desarrollo económico y social

2020

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El presente trabajo desarrolla los fundamentos teóricos del ecoturismo como alternativa de desarrollo social y económico en el mundo globalizado. Se utilizó el método exploratorio descriptivo con el propósito de indagar experiencias significativas en diferentes países, buscando los impactos positivos y negativos del ecoturismo en diferentes contextos. Se logró demostrar la necesidad de acompañar las iniciativas empresariales del ecoturismo con una educación ambiental para mitigar el gasto del recurso ambiental ocasionado por su sobreexplotación. Al final se deja evidencia de los diferentes casos de éxito y problemáticas generadas a partir del desarrollo social y económico ocasionado por el ecoturismo en diferentes comunidades en el mundo, donde se evidencia que a pesar de estar en sitios geográficos distantes, los problemas generalmente son los mismos. Por último, es necesario ampliar a nuevos trabajos en los que se sistematicen las prácticas tangibles de la educación ambiental y cómo esta impacta de manera real en el desarrollo de las comunidades.

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Regulatory frameworks for ecotourism: An application of Total Relationship Flow Management Theorems

Cited by 39 publications

References 54 publications

Development and validation of the ecotourism behavior scale

Development and validation of the ecotourism behavior scale

Systems Thinking Approach to Sustainable Performance in RAMSAR Sites

Ecoturismo implementado en el mundo globalizado como alternativa de desarrollo económico y social

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