Tourism, Resilience and Sustainability : Adapting to Social, Political and Economic Change

In a world that is increasingly divided and faced with global environmental crisis, resilience has become a key concept with great relevance to tourism. This book signals a paradigmatic shift in long term tourism development planning, moving away from the dominant focus on sustainability towards a focus on resilience planning. It provides a critical appraisal of sustainability and resilience and the relationship between the two. Contributions highlight the complexity of social change with resilience planning in a range of tourism contexts. From the case studies provided, important lessons can be drawn as to how to deal with increasingly unstable economic, social and environmental systems.

In a world increasingly faced with, and divided by, regional and global crises, resilience has emerged as a key concept with significant relevance for tourism.

A paradigmatic shift is taking place in the long-term planning of tourism development, in which the prevailing focus on sustainability is being enhanced with the practical application of resilience planning. This book provides a critical appraisal of sustainability and resilience, and the relationship between the two. Contributions highlight the complexity of addressing social change with resilience planning in a range of tourism contexts, from islands to mountains, from urban to remote environments, and in a range of international settings. Case studies articulate how tourism is both an agent of social change and a victim of larger change processes, and provide important lessons on how to deal with increasingly unstable economic, social and environmental systems.

This is the first book to specifically examine social change and sustainability in tourism through a resilience lens. This much-needed contribution to the literature will be a key resource for those working in tourism studies, tourism planning and management, social geography, and development studies, among others.