ICT and its Role in Sustainable Tourism Development
The paper discusses an investigative study into the uses and applications of information andcommunication technology for sustainable tourism development. It develops the propositionthat use of such technologies can be a practical approach which destinations may use tomitigate some of tourism’s negative impacts. Adopting a destination-focused perspective andthrough the undertaking of a worldwide study, this research examined how ICT can be used inthe management of sustainable tourism. It presents an array of ICT-based tools/applications for use by destination managers and discusses the opportunities in destination management for applying ICT to Sustainable Tourism Development.
The paper discusses an investigative study into the uses and applications of information andcommunication technology for sustainable tourism development. It develops the propositionthat use of such technologies can be a practical approach which destinations may use tomitigate some of tourism’s negative impacts. Adopting a destination-focused perspective andthrough the undertaking of a worldwide study, this research examined how ICT can be used inthe management of sustainable tourism. It presents an array of ICT-based tools/applications for use by destination managers and discusses the opportunities in destination management for applying ICT to Sustainable Tourism Development.
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Elena Baranova
02/05/2016
in the project Turismo sostenibile e nuove tecnologie
last updated 02/05/2016
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