S/T/52. Use of Policy in an Environmental Management System: Cruise Liner Waste

The paper offers a power point presentation of the research into the environmental management of cruise liner waste outlining the features of sustainable tourism, describing the pollution caused by cruise liners, and examining the solutions offered by an environmental management system (EMS). EMS structure is described; the policy of preventative actions on a cruise liner is outlined reviewing related legislation and highlighting the importance of the EMS policy commitments.

C/T/67. Sustainable Enterprise

The paper examines the concept of sustainability and its applications across ecotourism, sustainable tourism, sustainable farming and agriculture, businesses and enterprise. References are made to four journal entries across diverse fields, i.e. tourism, business, biophysical environment, and environmental laws.

S/T/50. Sustainable tourism in Benidorm, Spain

The paper reports on sustainable tourism in Benidorm, a former fishing village in Spain, providing information on the history of the area, defining 'Tourism Area Life Cycle' and reviewing Benidorm's stages by stage development into a mass tourist destination. Recommendations are suggested about tourist management in Benidorm and other areas.

S/T/37. Local residents' attitudes towards tourism

The paper examines economic, socio-cultural, environmental and emotional factors that can influence local residents' attitudes towards tourism reviewing academic literature related to tourism and discussing the effects of tourism on local environments.

C/T/55. Constraints faced by two countries in seeking to achieve sustainable tourism – Turkey and Cuba

This work looks at the constraints faced by two countries in seeking to achieve sustainable tourism. During the last decade, the notion of sustainable tourism development has become the focus of attention. It has now achieved as an objective of tourism development policy and practice and many organisations representing destinations or tourism industry sectors have published sustainable tourism development plans and sets of principles. On the other hand, the concept of sustainable tourism development remains the subject of dynamic debate. Some of the key tasks answered within this work are to compare how two developing countries from two different continents seek to achieve sustainable tourism. There is a discussion on the theories behind sustainable tourism and how they are linked to the issues that currently affects the tourism industry in Turkey and Cuba.

S/T/35. Contemporary issues in tourism in Sweden

The paper examines the development of the Swedish tourist industry providing the country's geo-political and cultural profile, and discussing the features of tourist accommodation, tourist attractions, transportation, types of tourists in Sweden, etc. The issues of the sustainable environment, climate, population, etc. are addressed.

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