Developing an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort

Scientific understanding of the sustainability indicators of existing nature-based tourism businesses is limited. This study aims to explore a sustainability indicator framework, evaluate the indicator weights and assess performance using a case of a forest ecological resort through three studies. S...

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Autores principales:	Tsung Hung Lee, Fen-Hauh Jan, Jui-Tu Liu
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Sustainable tourism Ecological resort Sustainability indicators Analytic hierarchy process Ecology QH540-549.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9f3b59113d62400b9b0400d12b045e562021-12-01T04:48:59ZDeveloping an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort1470-160X10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107596https://doaj.org/article/9f3b59113d62400b9b0400d12b045e562021-06-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1470160X21002612https://doaj.org/toc/1470-160XScientific understanding of the sustainability indicators of existing nature-based tourism businesses is limited. This study aims to explore a sustainability indicator framework, evaluate the indicator weights and assess performance using a case of a forest ecological resort through three studies. Study 1 explores sustainability indicators for ecological resorts, study 2 calculates the relative weights of each sustainability indicator, and study 3 evaluates the sustainability performance of a forest ecological resort. The analysis revealed 89 indicators classified into six categories: environmental managements, economic management, socio-cultural management, science and technology, human resource management, and government policy. The weights of each indicator were calculated via the analytic hierarchy process with 21 participants. At the first level, the weight of environmental management (0.362) was higher than the weights of the other dimensions (range: 0.192–0.097). The resort’s performance was assessed in terms of importance and performance. The present study’s findings effectively develop a sustainability indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism that provides valuable theoretical and managerial references, extends our knowledge of sustainable resort development and significantly contributes to the literature.Tsung Hung LeeFen-Hauh JanJui-Tu LiuElsevierarticleSustainable tourismEcological resortSustainability indicatorsAnalytic hierarchy processEcologyQH540-549.5ENEcological Indicators, Vol 125, Iss , Pp 107596- (2021)
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topic	Sustainable tourism Ecological resort Sustainability indicators Analytic hierarchy process Ecology QH540-549.5
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description	Scientific understanding of the sustainability indicators of existing nature-based tourism businesses is limited. This study aims to explore a sustainability indicator framework, evaluate the indicator weights and assess performance using a case of a forest ecological resort through three studies. Study 1 explores sustainability indicators for ecological resorts, study 2 calculates the relative weights of each sustainability indicator, and study 3 evaluates the sustainability performance of a forest ecological resort. The analysis revealed 89 indicators classified into six categories: environmental managements, economic management, socio-cultural management, science and technology, human resource management, and government policy. The weights of each indicator were calculated via the analytic hierarchy process with 21 participants. At the first level, the weight of environmental management (0.362) was higher than the weights of the other dimensions (range: 0.192–0.097). The resort’s performance was assessed in terms of importance and performance. The present study’s findings effectively develop a sustainability indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism that provides valuable theoretical and managerial references, extends our knowledge of sustainable resort development and significantly contributes to the literature.
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title	Developing an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort
title_short	Developing an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort
title_full	Developing an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort
title_fullStr	Developing an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort
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Developing an indicator framework for assessing sustainable tourism: Evidence from a Taiwan ecological resort

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