Contested Development Paths and Rural communities: Sustainable Energy or Sustainable Tourism in Iceland?

Sustainable Development: a Contested Paradigm

This paper discusses the concept of sustainable development as a contested paradigm. Issues surrounding growth and sustainability are considered as are definitions and perceptions of sustainable development and the role played by ecological modernization in achieving sustainable development goals. The views expressed are those of the author and are presented to stimulate discussion rather than ...

Rural Development or Sustainable Development in China: Is China’s Rural Development Sustainable?

2 The map on the title page shows the crop production value of China's cultivated land in Yuan per hectare (Reproduced from: Heilig, 1999). The map shows that there are great divergences in crop productivity between cultivated areas in China. Very " profitable " crop production is possible in the provinces of Hubei, Hunan and parts of Jiangsu. A very poor crop production value is generated in t...

Tourism , Culture and Sustainable Development

This study has been carried out as a part of the programme " Culture, tourism and development " of the Division of cultural policies and intercultural dialogue, Section culture and development by Pr Mike Robinson and Dr David Picard. The views expressed by the author, the selection of facts presented and the opinions stated with regard to the facts are the responsibility of the author and do no...

Gis in Sustainable Tourism Development

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Tourism Organization (WTO) define sustainable tourism as a “„Tourism that takes full account of its current and future economic, social and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment and host communities”. It requires informed participation of relevant stakeholders and strong political lead...

Cultural Heritage and Sustainable Tourism Development