Environmental Impacts of Tourism: Theoretical and Managerial Frameworks for Sustainable Tourism

Dear Colleagues,

Although tourism has economic benefits and directly supports the development of both local communities and nations, it also has critical environmental impacts, such as greenhouse gas emissions, which are associated with traveling, accommodations, and recreational activities.

The intentional and unintentional behaviors of tourists, such as picking flowers, collecting flora and fauna, disturbing habitats, and polluting, have damaged the ecosystems of many destinations. Tourism causes not only global warming but also environmental or ecological degradation. Accordingly, reducing the impact of tourism on the environment has become an important issue. A framework for assessing theoretical model and management strategies for sustainable tourism that includes interactions among tourism, biodiversity, and local residents and stakeholders is thus required.

This Special Issue will present a wide range of papers on the environmental impacts of tourism from the field of natural and social science. Papers that develop state-of-the-art methods for assessing the pro-environmental theoretical models of tourists, new frameworks for managerial implications, such as partnerships among residents and stakeholders, and methods for evaluating and monitoring environmental impacts with a view to promoting sustainable tourism, are all welcomed.

Prof. Dr. Tsung Hung Lee
Prof. Dr. Fen-Hauh Jan
Guest Editors

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• biodiversity
• environmental impacts
• pro-environmental behavior
• resident
• tourist
• sustainable tourism
• sustainability