Environmental policies and management systems related to the global tourism industry

Environmental quality is essential to the viability of the tourism industry. This chapter focuses on major environment-related forces influencing the tourism industry in the twenty-first century, and is organised under the following headings:

1 Global environmental policies. 4 Sustainable tourism initiatives at the national and regional level. 3 The use of environmental management systems. 4 The growth of eco-labels. 5 The important role of public/private sector cooperation and collabo-

ration.