Towards a sustainable tourism definition from systems science perspective

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Abstract

The tourism system has as main components, social, economic and natural subsystems, which are linked together to give rise to tourism activities in particular contexts called destinations. Tourism to be regulated under a legal framework on protected areas, to offer interpretations regarding commercial activity and the natural protection, which at first seem contrary relations, arising from excessive use of natural and cultural resources to generate tourism services. However, under the perspective of these antagonistic, Systems Science can be considered as complementary. The purpose of this paper is to study the complexity of sustainability case study taking as a destination in the Mexican Caribbean, to highlight, through the Viable Systems Model, complementary relationships between economic development and natural care which converge in production of tourism services. This implies a holistic view that encompasses the subsystems (social, economic and natural) and the system above (sustainable tourism) described in the elements and relationships that make up the 5 sets of viable model.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication57th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS 2013
Subtitle of host publicationCurating the Conditions for a Thrivable Planet
PublisherInternational Society for the Systems Sciences (ISSS)
Pages479-492
Number of pages14
ISBN (Print)9781632666901
StatePublished - 2013
Event57th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences: Curating the Conditions for a Thrivable Planet, ISSS 2013 - Hai Phong City, Viet Nam
Duration: 14 Jul 201319 Jul 2013

Publication series

Name57th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences, ISSS 2013: Curating the Conditions for a Thrivable Planet

Conference

Conference57th Annual Meeting of the International Society for the Systems Sciences: Curating the Conditions for a Thrivable Planet, ISSS 2013
Country/TerritoryViet Nam
CityHai Phong City
Period14/07/1319/07/13

Keywords

  • Complementarity
  • Sustainable tourism system
  • Viable system model

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