Regulatory frameworks for ecotourism: An application of Total Relationship Flow Management Theorems

Songjun Xu, Liang Mingzhu, Naipeng Bu and Steve Pan

Tourism Management, 2017, vol. 61, issue C, 321-330

Abstract: Based on a comparison of three approaches derived from total relationship flow management theorems, the paper describes a potential regulatory framework for eco-tourism at Wanlu Lake, Guangdong, China. It is argued that the nature of tourism's impacts is determined by the relationship flows and interactions between sub-systems of economics, natural environment and socio-cultural variables, and successful policy depends on the management of flows between these sub-systems within a coherent whole. The key features of the regulatory framework are described.

Keywords: Tourism impact; Ecotourism system; Total Relationship Flow Management Theorems; Regulatory mechanism; Sustainable development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2017.02.012

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