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An approach to measuring sustainable tourism at the local level in Europe

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  • José-Luis Alfaro Navarro
  • María-Encarnación Andrés Martínez
  • Juan-Antonio Mondéjar Jiménez

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The rich cultural and natural heritage of European countries have brought European tourism to the forefront. This status creates a need to take care of said tourism, with a particular focus on analysing its sustainability. Although several authors have pointed out the difficulties of transferring the principles of sustainable development to a specific sector, there is a consensus regarding the need to carry out an analysis at a local level, using indicators as a key tool. In this regard, it becomes very apparent that there is a need for an international set of indicators that enable an assessment of the transition towards sustainability at a local level. As yet, however, there is no widely-used approach. This paper proposes an index to measure sustainable tourism at the European NUTS 2 level, since lack of available data makes it impossible to produce indicators for cities.

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  • José-Luis Alfaro Navarro & María-Encarnación Andrés Martínez & Juan-Antonio Mondéjar Jiménez, 2020. "An approach to measuring sustainable tourism at the local level in Europe," Current Issues in Tourism, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 23(4), pages 423-437, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rcitxx:v:23:y:2020:i:4:p:423-437
    DOI: 10.1080/13683500.2019.1579174
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    1. Pasieka Stanislava & Kirdan Oleksandr & Braslavska Oksana & Kosmidailo Inna & Oliinyk Olga & Povorozniuk Inna & Drobotova Maryna, 2022. "The Economic Role of Tourism in European Countries’ Sustainable Development," Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, Sciendo, vol. 44(3), pages 323-337, September.

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