Activating Critical Thinking to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Tourism Systems

Activating Critical Thinking to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Tourism Systems emphasizes the importance of critical thinking and inquiry in implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals in tourism systems. The book emerged from the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development and aims to foster the next phase of sustainable tourism scholarship. It articulates the need for the academy to be more involved in multilateral accords and decrees to ensure they embody critical and inclusive transitions toward sustainability.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 264 pages
Publication date: 25 September 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Activating Critical Thinking to Advance the Sustainable Development Goals in Tourism Systems is a comprehensive book that delves into the crucial role of critical thinking and inquiry in implementing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) within tourism systems. The impetus for this book emerged from the United Nations (UN) General Assembly's declaration in 2017, designating 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. This declaration purposefully positions tourism as a powerful tool to advance the universal 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 SDGs, creating a mutually beneficial opportunity and responsibility to critically assess what the SDGs signify and how they can be understood from diverse perspectives.

The chapters in this book foster the next phase of sustainable tourism scholarship, actively considering the interconnections of the UN's SDGs to tourism theory and practice. They encourage critical thinking to analyze and advance sustainability in tourism systems, emphasizing the need for the academy to be more actively involved in ongoing iterations of multilateral accords and decrees to ensure they embody more critical and inclusive transitions toward sustainability rather than being driven solely by market-driven, neoliberal directives.

The contributions in this book challenge, shape, and critically reflect the realities of global communities as related to and impacted by sustainable tourism development. These chapters were originally published as a special issue of the Journal of Sustainable Tourism, highlighting the importance of interdisciplinary research and collaboration in addressing the complex challenges and opportunities associated with sustainable tourism.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367691400