TY - JOUR
T1 - Sustainability in coastal tourism development
T2 - an example from Denmark
AU - Andersen, Ida Marie Visbech
AU - Blichfeldt, Bodil Stilling
AU - Liburd, Janne J.
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - Denmark’s coastlines have been protected from tourism development and construction for more than 80 years. In 2014, the Danish politicians opened up for softer regulation of the coastlines and invited proposals for tourism development projects within the hitherto protected coastal zone. The call explicitly requested nominations for sustainable tourism projects. A comparison between academic sustainability discourse and the approved projects suggests that tourism actors do not address sustainable tourism development as a holistic concept. Long-term perspectives are largely absent, whereas economic benefits are emphasized. Key findings also indicate weak political leadership in the envisaged transfer towards sustainable tourism development.
AB - Denmark’s coastlines have been protected from tourism development and construction for more than 80 years. In 2014, the Danish politicians opened up for softer regulation of the coastlines and invited proposals for tourism development projects within the hitherto protected coastal zone. The call explicitly requested nominations for sustainable tourism projects. A comparison between academic sustainability discourse and the approved projects suggests that tourism actors do not address sustainable tourism development as a holistic concept. Long-term perspectives are largely absent, whereas economic benefits are emphasized. Key findings also indicate weak political leadership in the envisaged transfer towards sustainable tourism development.
U2 - 10.1080/13683500.2016.1272557
DO - 10.1080/13683500.2016.1272557
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85007226891
SN - 1368-3500
VL - 21
SP - 1329
EP - 1336
JO - Current Issues in Tourism
JF - Current Issues in Tourism
IS - 12
ER -