This paper proposes a new tool to assess sustainability and make the concept of sustainable development operational. It considers its multi-dimensional structure combining the information deriving from a selection of relevant sustainability indicators belonging to economic, social and...

The tourism boom that started in 2011 shortly after the Eyjafjallajökull eruption has changed Iceland in many ways. Economically tourism has quickly become the country's main export sector. Livelihoods and communities have changed with the influx of foreign tourists and workers. Tourism has...

In this paper we investigate the reasons why integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) fail to achieve their conservation goals. We develop a bio-economic model of open access land and wildlife exploitation, which is consistent with many farming and hunting societies living in...

The aim of the Special Issue is to discuss the main current topics concerning marketing for sustainable tourism with reference to territories (i.e., tourism destinations, protected areas, parks and/or natural sites, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, rural regions/areas, etc.) and tourism enterprises...

The ebook will beOpen Access and made available on publication. Written by many of the key influencers at the Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME), the book focuses on advancing sustainable development into education, research and partnerships at higher education institutions...

This report approaches Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Japan and Austria. It was elaborated by students in the frame of a 'Task Force' seminar. It addresses empirically the issues of 1) public and private reporting of CSR, 2) case studies on responsible management in small and medium...

Im Laufe der letzten Jahre hat sich das Thema nachhaltiges Wirtschaften und soziale Verantwortung von Unternehmen längst in der Betriebswirtschaft etabliert, worauf vermehrt international anerkannte Rahmenwerke entwickelt wurden. Allerdings haben wenige Beiträge einen Überblick über bestehen...