Tourism Development: Planning for Sustainable Growth and Impact

This report provides an analysis of tourism's impact, focusing on sustainable development principles and planning processes. It identifies key stakeholders in tourism development, discusses potential difficulties, and proposes solutions for sustainable growth. The report emphasizes the importance of intra-generational and inter-generational equity, environmental protection, social responsibility, and community equity in tourism planning. It also examines the benefits of a structured tourism development and planning process from both a destination-wide and stakeholder perspective. A case study of Los Angeles is used to develop a tourism planning and development process aimed at achieving sustainable tourism, highlighting the need for renewable resources and stakeholder accountability. Desklib offers a platform for students to access similar solved assignments and study resources.

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................2
DISCUSSION..................................................................................................................................2
IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN 4 PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT........................................................................................................................2
IDENTIFY THE STAKEHOLDERS IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR
DESTINATION. DISCUSS THE DIFFICULTIES MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS DESTINATION’S DEVELOPMENT. IDENTIFY
AND DISCUSS THE SOLUTIONS COULD BE OFFERED SHOULD THESE
DIFFICULTIES ARISE...............................................................................................................4
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING PROCESS? DISCUSS FROM BOTH THE DESTINATION AS A WHOLE
PERSPECTIVE AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF KEY STAKEHOLDER GROUPS....6
BASED ON THE POINTS ABOVE, DEVELOP A TOURISM PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUR CASE STUDY.........................................................................7
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................10

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INTRODUCTION
Tourism involves the aspect of promoting one’s own culture and places of scenic beauty
and hospitable services provided by the local people. The tourist places are renowned for the
culinary dishes. The business of tourism is covered with both the positive aspects as well as the
negative aspects. The positive aspects being the business gives immense opportunities for trade
and employment to the local people. The negative aspects being the ecological and
environmental harm posed by the tourists. The report analyzes the aspects of tourism and how
sustainable development can develop the tourism in a place. The emphasis on the sustainable
development as well as the ecological and environmental balance are the prerequisite for the
overall development of tourism. The report also analyses the case study where the feasibility of
developing tourism is discussed. There are various aspects of tourism and the four types of
sustainable tourism are discussed in detail in the report.
DISCUSSION
IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN 4 PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
The principles of Sustainable Development are essential in order to effectively increase
the capital and the generation of revenues as well as conserve the ecological balance as well as
protect the environment from the harmful action of the industrial wastes and the discharge of
pollutants in the atmosphere. There are four basic principles of Sustainable Development. These
are-
1. The Principle of Intra-Generational and Inter-Generational Equity:
a. The principle states that the interests and the benefits of the people must
be taken care of while doing business and indulging in the industrial
activities.

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b. The development of the tourism activities must not pose a threat to the
environmental needs of future generations.
c. The principle states that the environmental assets are passed on from one
generation to the other generation (Mowforth & Munt, 2015).
d. The needs of the present generation must not be fulfilled at the expense of
the future generation. The development process must be carried out in
such a way so as not to compromise the capabilities of the future
generations to meet and fulfill their own needs and demands.
e. The scarce resources which are present in the world must be preserved for
the future generation so that the future generation gets an adequate
quantity of the resources in order to fulfill their needs and demands.
2. The Principle of Environmental Protection or the Sustainable Management of
Resources:
a. This principle states that the Sustainable Management of Resources must
be carried out with a view to protect and present the planet from the
overuse of the industrial activities (Edgell, 2016).
b. The already scarce natural resources must be used in a very prudent and
careful manner so that the resources are preserved for the future
development.
c. Biodiversity is also considered a natural resource and topmost priority
must be attached for the protection of the biodiversity.
3. The Principle of Social Responsibility:

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a. In order to enable the Sustainable Development and to develop a better
quality of the life processes, the harmful and the unsustainable impacts of
the production and the consumption activities must be addressed properly
(Ruhanen et al., 2015).
b. The businesses must be carried out with the Principle of Social
Responsibility and there must be cooperation amongst the private and the
public sector.
4. The Principle of Community Equity or Public Participation:
a. The activities of the people in the societies and the communities must
emphasize on the aspects of overall development of the society and to
protect and preserve the natural resources for the effective management of
the natural resources (Cheng & Wu, 2015).
b. The human capital is an important stakeholder in the process of
Sustainable Development and the people must work together for the
maintenance and the protection of the already scarce natural resources.
IDENTIFY THE STAKEHOLDERS IN TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN YOUR
DESTINATION. DISCUSS THE DIFFICULTIES MAY ARISE AS A RESULT OF
VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS DESTINATION’S DEVELOPMENT.
IDENTIFY AND DISCUSS THE SOLUTIONS COULD BE OFFERED SHOULD
THESE DIFFICULTIES ARISE
Tourism in any area is beneficial from both the economic as well as the social aspect.
Tourism opens the remote parts of the country to the foreign people and the business aspect of
the people residing in the interior regions of the country are opened due to the development of
tourism. The key stakeholders in the development of tourism in any destination are the local
handicraft makers, the culinary service providers as well as the indigenous people who are very

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much different in culture and ethnicity as compared to the foreign tourists. These stakeholders
are benefitted as well as affected by the business of tourism. They are benefitted because of the
immense potential of tourism which opens up new avenues for them in the market as well as the
opportunities they get to showcase their products and exhibit their services (Coccossis, 2017).
There are various difficulties as well in the business of tourism. These difficulties are faced by
the local people as well as the stakeholders involved in the business of tourism. The main
disadvantage of tourism is that tourism consumes resources and results in the creation of waste
products. These become a hindrance for the local people and they have difficulty in removing the
waste products from the vicinity of their areas. The dumping of plastics and containers in the
tourist spot is a common feature in the tourist places. Tourism possesses the ability to over
consume the resources and the tourists are sometimes accused of wasting the resources of a
tourist place (Smith, 2015). The tourist indulges in the process of exploiting the natural resources
for the various recreation and other facilities provided during the tourism ventures. The business
of tourism competes with the other resource users such as the packaged and processed foods
which are set up in the tourist places as a viable means of promoting the business. The business
of tourism is mainly private sector dominated and there is a prevalence of the private bodies
indulging in the business of tourism and fulfilling the needs of the tourists. The solutions to these
problems depends on the aspect of making the tourism more eco-friendly and environmental
friendly. The private bodies involved in the business of tourism need to take up the Corporate
Social Responsibility and vow to uphold the ecological and environmental balance in the tourist
places to protect the natural beauty of the tourist places and also secure the lives of the locals
living in the vicinity of the tourist spots.

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WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF HAVING A TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AND
PLANNING PROCESS? DISCUSS FROM BOTH THE DESTINATION AS A
WHOLE PERSPECTIVE AND FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF KEY
STAKEHOLDER GROUPS
Tourism is a multi-faceted business venture and there are benefits as well as losses
accruing from the business of tourism and the tourists need to understand the responsibilities
when they venture in the tourist places. The basic problem with the tourists is that they are
pleasure seekers and not anthropologists and there are instances when the tourists indulge in
maltreating the locals in the tourist places. For the private bodies as well as the tourists, tourism
is entertainment and the business of tourism is inclined in importing the client rather than
exporting the products. The business of tourism has the benefits of developing the overall
productivity of doing business and generating revenues (Giaotuzi, 2017). The tourism enables a
previously isolated place to appear on the tourist destination. This has happened with many
places in the world such as Bali in Indonesia and Pattaya in Thailand. The business of tourism
enables the locals to sell their products and handicrafts to the tourists and the tourists buys the
local products and keeps them as souvenirs of their journey. The tourism also makes the tourists
aware about the different cultural variations of a place and the history of the region. The
stakeholders involved in the business of tourism are benefitted by the generation of revenues and
sale of their products and the services which they offer to the tourists (Cook, Hsu & Marqua,
2014). The business of tourism also enables the local youths to get employed in the various
restaurants as well as guides and these employment opportunities are positive factors in the
economy as the business is robust and the economy strengthens because of the foreign exchange
accruing from the business of tourism. The tourism also enables the foreigners to get acquainted
with the local custom and culture and the foreigners also learn about the history of the tourist
places (Butzmann & Job, 2017). This enables the country to rise in prominence among the

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international community and on a diplomatic level, the encouragement of tourism enables the
countries to maintain positive relations with each other due to the people to people contact which
exists among the nations. These factors enable the nations to create a positive work culture
among themselves in the international market and the foreign exchange enables the economy of
the tourist nations to prosper and develop in the international markets (Sharpeley & Telfer,
2015). The tourism also enables the economy to bolster the financial reserves and the country
prospers due to the encouragement of tourism.
BASED ON THE POINTS ABOVE, DEVELOP A TOURISM PLANNING AND
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT WILL LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUR CASE STUDY
The tourist place selected for the promotion of tourism is Los Angeles in the United
States of America. The city of Los Angeles is one of the most populated cities in the United
States of America and there exists a large basin in the proximity of the city which is bounded by
the Pacific Ocean on the one side and by the mountains on the other side. The natural beauty as
well as the cultural factors make the city of Los Angeles one of the most preferred destination for
tourists and people from other countries. The planning for tourism can be enhanced by the
process for development and the emphasis on the principles of sustainable development in the
region. The principles of sustainable development states that the place has an Inter-Generational
Equity which is the passing of the culture from one generation to the other generation and all the
members of the community are responsible stakeholders in the development and preservation of
the tourist place. This is also known as Community Equity (Juvan & Dolnicar, 2014). The
members of the community involved in the business of tourism must participate together in the
practice of sustainable development. There must be greater emphasis on the environmental
protection aspect by the business people involved as well as the local people who are involved in

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the business of tourism. The business of tourism is shrouded with risk and uncertainty as the
business is unpredictable in the long run. The business of tourism needs to emphasize more on
the use of renewable sources for the promotion of tourist places. The stakeholders involved in the
business of tourism must be held accountable and any discrepancy observed must be strictly
dealt with by the authorities. The promotion of the local products and the handicrafts must be
done on a very eco-friendly manner and the environmental safeguard must be checked and
evaluated by the stakeholders involved in the trade of tourism. The tourism business requires
proper planning and evaluation and the sustainable development for the proper running of the
business of tourism (Mudjanarko, Setiawan & Hasyim, 2017). The business of tourism entails a
great responsibility upon the organizers and the people involved with the business of tourism
(Schaper, 2016). There is a great need to incorporate the necessity of Corporate Social
Responsibility upon the private bodies involved in the business of tourism so that the wastes are
disposed in a responsible manner and the ecological and the environmental aspects of the tourist
spots are not hampered due to the tourism venture (Benur & Bramwell, 2015). The business of
tourism also involves the effective use of the renewable sources of energy and the recycling of
the reusable materials so that no material is wasted in this world of scarce resources.
CONCLUSION
From the above analysis, the overall development of sustainable tourism is extremely
important for maintaining the ecological and environmental balance in the modern world. The
development of sustainable tourism will help mitigate the threats posed to the ecology and the
environment by the various agents of pollution and tourist wastes. The stakeholders involved in
the business of tourism need to take up corporate social responsibility to promote sustainable
tourism in the area. The tourists also need to be careful not to dispose wastes and garbage in the

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tourist place as it will endanger the ecological balance and pose a threat to the environment in the
long run. The sustainable development of tourism entails the taking up of the responsibility for
the effective management of the business of tourism. The development of sustainable tourism
can balance both the welfare of the ecology as well as promote the business of tourism and
generate revenues and capital.

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