Sustainable tourism development
G3 Elective Geography: Climate - syllabus K335, 2027
Compare ways to protect nature, support local livelihoods and give communities a fair say in tourism.
- Three dimensions of sustainable tourism
Sustainable tourism needs lasting jobs and income, respect for local people and healthy nature, all at once and for the long term.
- Stakeholders and decision-making
Stakeholders have different priorities and different amounts of power, and real participation means being able to change decisions.
- Hard and soft ecotourism
Ecotourism should support learning, conservation and local people, so judge its results, not its label.
- Community-based tourism
Community-based tourism lets local people manage tourism and its benefits, but it still needs customers, skills and fair decisions.
- Pro-poor tourism
Pro-poor tourism aims to help poorer people, but training and loans only work if people can reach customers and earn enough.
- Responsible production and consumption
Manage both how businesses provide tourism and how visitors use a place, putting residents' needs first and staying within local limits.
- Fair benefits and trade-offs
Look beyond averages: compare who gains, who pays the costs and whether the benefits can last.
- Named examples: Sustainable tourism development
A named place with a date or figure, linked to your point, turns a general answer into a developed one.
What you will be able to do
I can explain how tourism can be good for the economy, people and the environment at the same time.
Syllabus K335, Topic 2.3, Key Question 1. How does tourism development help achieve sustainable development?
Taught in Three dimensions of sustainable tourism, Named examples: Sustainable tourism development
I can judge how well stakeholders, with their different priorities and power, influence sustainable tourism.
Syllabus K335, Topic 2.3, Key Question 2. How effective are stakeholders in influencing sustainable tourism development?
Taught in Stakeholders and decision-making
I can judge how well ecotourism, community-based tourism and pro-poor tourism achieve sustainable development.
Syllabus K335, Topic 2.3, Key Question 3. How effective are the different approaches in achieving sustainable tourism development?
Taught in Hard and soft ecotourism, Community-based tourism, Pro-poor tourism
I can explain how responsible production and consumption can keep tourism sustainable in the future.
Syllabus K335, Topic 2.3, Key Question 4. How might tourism continue to develop sustainably?
Taught in Responsible production and consumption, Fair benefits and trade-offs