[Coral-List] Paper out - 50 days free download
martina
m.milanese at studioassociatogaia.com
Wed Sep 14 16:56:54 EDT 2016
Dear all,
as an output of the ongoing EU-funded project "Green Bubbles RISE for
sustainable diving", I'm pleased to announce the publication of the paper:
Scuba diving tourism systems and sustainability: Perceptions by the
scuba diving industry in two Marine Protected Areas. Tourism Management
(2017), pp. 385-403 DOI: 10.1016/j.tourman.2016.09.004
The paper will enjoy 50-days (until Nov 1st, 2016) free download at this
link, courtesy of Elsevier: http://authors.elsevier.com/a/1TiLYxTbMbITH
Abstract: Scuba diving tourism encourages conservation, generates
revenue, and supports local communities. Understanding its interactions
with environmental, social, and economic factors is important in the
context of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), where dynamics between role
players are complex. This study provides insights into the problems
affecting the sustainability of the scuba diving tourism industry in two
MPAs in Italy and Mozambique. The interactions between the industry and
environment, economy, non-monetary aspects, society, governance, and
scientific community were investigated via question- naire surveys and
interviews with 20 scuba diving operators. Operators felt the importance
of scuba diving to themselves, MPAs, and resident communities, although
they lamented limited support to the industry by other stakeholders.
Recommendations to enhance sustainability include actions ranging from
engagement in planning and management to education and social
responsibility. However, the heterogeneity of issues perceived by the
industry, reflected in differences between the case studies, calls for
ad hoc measures.
Please let me thank Serena Lucrezi (corresponding author) for her
incredibly focused attitude all along the way, from laying down field
work until the final revisions of the proofs. My gratitude also to all
other authors, it has been a pleasure (and it still is) working with you!
Martina
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