Table of Contents

• Foreword (Stanley Selengut)
  
• Preface
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• Chapter 1. Tourism Today and Tomorrow
  
• Introduction
  
• The World of Tourism
  
• Charting a New Course for Sustainable Tourism
  
• Overview of Chapters
  
• Case Study One: The U.S. Virgin Islands’ Newest Sustainable Tourism ProductSt. Croix Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve
  
• Chapter 2. A Philosophic Approach to Sustainable Tourism
  
• Sustainable Tourism Dominates Our Future
  
• What to Look For in Sustainable Tourism
  
• Sustaining the Tourism Product
  
• Best Practices to Guide Tourism’s Future
  
• Case Study: EcuadorThe Wonderful World of the Galapagos Islands
  
• Chapter 3. Is Sustainable Tourism Economically Viable?
  
• Thinking Through Sustainable Tourism
  
• The Economics of Community Growth Through Tourism
  
• Strategic Planning for Sustainable Tourism
  
• Marketing the Sustainable Tourism Product
  
• Case Study: Missouri, Big Cedar LodgeThe Epitome of Sustainable Tourism
  
• Chapter 4. Nature-Based Tourism: Don’t Fool with Mother Nature
  
• Nature-Based Tourism Was Never So Good
  
• Yes, Tourism Impacts Natural Areas
  
• Protecting the Environment Through Tourism Development
  
• The Name of the Game Is Quality
  
• Case Study: Sustainable Ecotourism Development in the Emberá Indigenous CommunitiesChagres National Park, Panama
  
• Chapter 5. What Is Our Heritage?
  
• Heritage Tourism: In the Beginning
  
• Heritage Tourism: Today and Tomorrow
  
• Definitions Are Good
  
• Modeling Heritage Tourism
  
• Case Study: Looking for LincolnVandalia, Illinois Develops New Lincoln Park
  
• Chapter 6. Culturally, Tourism Is Important
  
• What Is Cultural Tourism?
  
• What Are Our Problems with Culture?
  
• Avoiding the Pitfalls
  
• What Are the Priorities of Action?
  
• Case Study: Early Native AmericansCahokia Mounds State Historic Site
  
• Chapter 7. Tourism Goes Country
  
• Tourism to Rural Areas
  
• Valuable Tourism Products
  
• The Dynamics of the Tourism Industry
  
• Community Involvement Makes for Successful Tourism
  
• Case Study: Roanoke River Paddle TrailA Watery Approach to Rural Tourism
  
• Chapter 8. Strategies for Sustainable Tourism
  
• Tourism Development Must Have a Strategy
  
• Strategies for Rural Areas As Well
  
• Practical Guidelines for Sustainable Tourism
  
• Best Practices for Sustainable Tourism
  
• Case Study: A Rural MasterpieceKansas Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
  
• Chapter 9. Managing Sustainable Tourism
  
• A Paradigmatic Shift
  
• Recognize and Plan Strategy
  
• Don’t Get Too Crowded
  
• Effective Management Is the Way to Go
  
• Case Study: The Embodiment of Managed TourismCanada, Banff National Park
  
• Chapter 10. More to Say About the Future
  
• Inventory, Assess, Plan, Develop, Market, and Manage
  
• A Global Sustainable Tourism Initiative That Might Just Work
  
• Research and EducationOur Pathway to the Future
  
• Sustainable Tourism Has Arrived and Is Healthy
  
• Case Study: Sustainable Tourism in the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. JohnMaho Bay, Harmony, and Concordia
  
• Notes
  
• Bibliography
  
• Index
  

About the Author

Sr, David L. Edgell