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Asia Pacific Journal of Tourism Research Volume 14, 2009 - Issue 2: Tourism for Development: Perspectives and Challenges
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A Livelihood Approach to Sustainability

Teresa C. H. Tao Department of Geography, University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong KongCorrespondence[email protected]
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Geoffrey Wall Department of Geography, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1
Pages 137-152 | Published online: 15 Apr 2009
 
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Abstract

It is argued that although sustainable development has received widespread acclaim, practical application of the concept has been fraught with difficulties. Furthermore, when adopted and adapted by a single sector such as tourism, further problems arise because many sustainability challenges are inter-sectoral, involving competition for the use of scarce resources among different potential uses. A sustainable livelihoods (SL) approach is advocated as providing a tangible way forward, and an SL framework is presented to guide future research and practice related to sustainability.

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