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Tourism, Transformation, and Environmental Sustainability: A Canadian Geographic Perspective

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Pages 261-298 | Published online: 02 Jul 2013
 

Résumé

Cet article emprunte à la théorie géographique pour étudier le rapport entre le tourisme, la transformation et le développement durable. Nous présentons un cadre conceptuel qui permet de mieux saisir le rapport entre le tourisme et l’environnement en nous basant plus particulièrement sur le discours géographique qui concerne le déterminisme environnemental, le possibilisme, la théorie des systèmes, le développement durable et l’éthique environnementale. En considérant les impacts persistants du tourisme sur l’environnement, le cadre propose un contexte distinct qui permet d’étudier la nature multidirectionnelle et la capacité de transformation de ce rapport. Nous abordons tout ce que cela implique au niveau de la compréhension collective et de la transition vers une approche durable de la planification et de l’administration du tourisme – une véritable nouvelle ère pour la géographie du tourisme.

Abstract

Borrowing from geographical theory, this paper examines the relationship between tourism, transformation and environmental sustainability. Drawing specifically from the geographical discourse related to environmental determinism, possibilism, systems theory, sustainable development, and environmental ethics, a conceptual framework is introduced for understanding the relationship between tourism and the environment. Given tourism’s persistent impacts on the environment, the framework provides a distinctive context for examining the multi-directional nature of the relationship and its transformative capacity. Discussed are the implications for collective discovery and for the transition to a sustainable approach to tourism planning and management and a new era for tourism geography.

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Holly M. Donohoe

Holly M. Donohoe and George Karlis

Tourism, Transformation, and Environmental Sustainability : A Canadian Geographic Perspective

George Karlis

Holly M. Donohoe and George Karlis

Tourism, Transformation, and Environmental Sustainability : A Canadian Geographic Perspective

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