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Island awash – sustainability indicators and social complexity in the caribbean

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the question of how far can tourism development proceed before the way of life enjoyed by residents of a highly successful small Caribbean island destination, Aruba, is irretrievably threatened by overdevelopment? Over the past decades, there has been recurrent concern that the island was approaching its carrying. Following a brief summary of the history of population and tourism growth in Aruba, the concepts of culture regions, tourism footprint analysis, and resort life cycle theory are used to develop a Framework for Sustainable Tourism for the Island.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSocial Indicators Research Series
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages141-161
Number of pages21
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Publication series

NameSocial Indicators Research Series
Volume43

Keywords

  • Culture Region
  • Ecological Footprint
  • Social Complexity
  • Tourism Development
  • Urban Sprawl

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