Geoffrey Wall

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce a conceptualization of economic impacts, physical impacts, social impacts, and social impacts and conclude that economic impacts are more important than physical impacts and physical impacts.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a framework for rethinking tourism impacts, including economic impacts, physical impacts, social impacts and planning and managing change in tourism, and propose a change management approach.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors combine the concepts of competitiveness and sustainability, which some may feel are difficult to reconcile, to provide guidance to enhance the management of tourism destinations and develop a conceptual framework.

TL;DR: In this paper, the gap between ecotourism theory and practice as indicated by its on-site application is examined and a framework is suggested which, if implemented through appropriate management, can help to achieve a balance between conservation and development through the promotion of synergistic relationships between natural areas, local populations and tourism.

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of an aboriginal community in Taiwan to illustrate the links between tourism and other livelihood strategies is presented, and a sustainable livelihood approach is introduced as being more practical, especially in the common situation in which communities and individuals sustain themselves by multiple activities rather than discrete jobs.