QUESTION 1

Following the popularization of sustainable development as an environmental management concept by the publication of the World Commission on the Environment and Development's (WECD) Our Common Future' in the late 1980s (WCED, 1987), a growing proportion of the tourism research literature has focused on the principles and practice of sustainable tourism development

a) Critically define the concept of sustainable tourism development

b) Using relevant examples to illustrate your arguments, critically analyze the role of indicators to measure sustainable tourism development

QUESTION 2

Rural tourism has often been identified as a vehicle for safeguarding the integrity of the countryside resource, enhancing the rural economy and maintaining rural ways of life (Hall and Jenkins, 1998)

Critically analyze and discuss the factors necessary for sustainable and successful rural tourism development

QUESTION 3

Sustainable tourism is dependent on the effective cooperation of all stakeholders in the industry, for example suppliers, intermediaries, public sector and consumers

Critically analyze and discuss the relationships and effects of tour operators upon the sustainability of tourism destinations. Illustrate your answer with relevant examples

QUESTION 4

Critically analyze and discuss the range of socio-cultural impacts that tourism can have on the host community and analyze the factors that can affect the intensity of these impacts. Illustrate your answer with relevant examples