TOURISM SUSTAINABILITY MANDALA

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4215/rm2024.e23008

Keywords:

Sustentabilidade, Turismo, Políticas Públicas, Mandala da Sustentabilidade no Turismo, Desenvolvimento Local

Abstract

Contemporary times have been marked by the trivial and excessive use of the adjective "sustainable," tourism has not been left out of this trend. The lauded "sustainable destination" title has become a central premise among territorial management groups. However, developing public policies to meet this status has evidenced reductionist and sometimes misguided treatments that fail to incorporate the true complexity of sustainability into tourism. The results are disconnected, one-off, ineffective actions based on guesswork or the interests of particular actors in the territory. This essay presents a simplified and didactic proposal for a territorial planning instrument (Sustainability Mandala in Tourism – TSM) to contribute to the attempt to seek sustainability in tourism development. The TSM comprises 21 indicators, defined from the analysis of international instruments and national strategies in force in tourism planning. The instrument covers the seven dimensions of sustainability (environmental, territorial, political, cultural, social, economic, and technological), and it has been developed to guide local and regional tourism management groups pragmatically. 


Keywords: Sustainability Indicators; Tourism; Public Policies; Sustainability Mandala in Tourism; Local Development.

Author Biographies

  • João Paulo Faria Tasso, University of Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil

    PhD in Sustainable Development from the University of Brasília (UnB).Bachelor in Tourism from Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Post-Doctorate in Ethics, Public Policies and Tourism from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). Leader of the Tourism and Sustainability Studies Laboratory (LETS/UnB). Adjunct Professor at the Center of Excellence in Tourism at the University of Brasília (CET/UnB).

  • David Leonardo Bouças da Silva, Federal University of Maranhão, São Luis (MA), Brazil
    PhD in Administration (PPGA/UnB), Master in Sustainable Development (CDS/UnB), Adjunct Professor IV of the Department of Tourism and Hospitality at the Federal University of Maranhão (DETUH/UFMA). Researcher at the Tourism and Sustainability Studies Laboratory (LETS/UnB) and Coordinator of the Strategic Management of Destinations and Tourism Organizations research group (GEDOT/UFMA).
  • Elimar Pinheiro do Nascimento, University of Brasília, Brasília (DF), Brazil

    Sociologist, PhD from the Université René Descartes, Paris V, and Post-Doctor from the Ecole Des Hautes Études in Sciences Sociales. Associate Professor III at the Center for Sustainable Development at the University of Brasília (CDS/UnB).

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2024-05-24

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Vol. 23 (2024)

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