Sustainable Tourism Policy in Practice A comparative Case Study of Argentina and Costa Rica
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| Dokumentumtípus: | Diplomadolgozat |
| Kulcsszavak: | Argentina Costa Rica Latin-Amerika sustainable development Sustainable tourism |
| Online Access: | http://dolgozattar.uni-bge.hu/38296 |
| Kivonat: | SUSTAINABLE TOURISM POLICY IN PRACTICE: A comparative Case Study of Argentina and Costa Rica Argentina and Costa Rica are two Latin American countries rich in natural resources that make up most of their tourism attractiveness for visitors. In addition, both countries have a large percentage of their territories under national or international environmental protection. However, Costa Rica has managed to establish itself as a successful example and leader in the Sustainable Tourism sector, while Argentina could not. What can account for such differences? More specifically, why has Argentina been unable to establish a healthy Sustainable Tourism Development? These are the questions that the present SSA research paper aims to answer. To examine the research questions, the present study sets to describe the Tourism Development Policy of Argentina and Costa Rica, analyse their sustainability, and compare both cases by using a comparative case study method, of qualitative and interpretative nature. The comparison will take place in three different governance levels: international, national, and local. This enables us to locate which policy level is the impactful on the actual Sustainability of the Tourism Development of the country. The study’s preliminary results show a close resemblance of both countries’ international policy, but a stark difference at the national level, which firstly indicates a greater importance of the National Tourism Development guiding plan, especially its design and its core guiding values, when it comes to setting the direction of the sustainability of the sector. Secondly, we see that the biggest contrast between the two cases is not to be found on the Economic or the Sociocultural elements of Sustainability, but rather in the Environmental aspect, essential when it comes to natural tourism attractions. Thirdly, we observe a high impact of the local sphere’s application of the national Tourism Policy on the final Sustainability outcomes, especially the involvement and inclusion of the local communities. Out of these observations we conclude that Argentina’s lack of Sustainability in their Tourism Development stems mainly from the design of their National Tourism Development Plan, as well as precarious local application of the necessary Policy, particularly when it comes to the Environmental protection of their natural attractions. We also formulate suggestions and easily appliable modifications that can be taken from the Costa Rican example to improve their Tourism Development in the years to come. |
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