Tropical Tourism Outlook Conference

Balancing Development and Sustainability in Tourism Destinations

Incorporating

•     The 2nd Sustainable Tourism Symposium
•     The 8th Tourism Outlook Conference
•     The 4th Tropical Coastal and Island Tourism Conference

Hotel Lombok Raya Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
29-31 July 2015

Organized by

•     University of Mataram (UNRAM), Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia
•     Universiti Teknologi Mara, Selangor, Malaysia
•     Northern Arizona University, USA
•     James Cook University, Australia and Singapore
•     Tourism Commission, International Geographical Union

CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Tropical Environments comprise some of the richest and most complex ecosystems on the planet.  The diversity and density of resources that exist in tropical environments means they are increasingly impacted by global economic and social forces, including economic development pressures that are often tourism and recreation related. They are also being impacts rapid population growth that is driven by economic migrants, major resource extraction in the form of oil and gas drilling and relentless industrial fishing, and global climate change and steadily rising sea levels.  These pressures create enormous challenges for tropical communities due to the global scope of the problems, an inadequate understanding of the issues, and a paucity of effective management tools.

Sustainable Development has been at the core of place and environmental management since it was introduced through the UN's Brudtland Report in 1987. Creating sustainable tropical environments, however, seems to be continually beyond the reach of our achievements. Part of this challenge is because the concept of sustainable development includes both the goals of economic development and those of environmental and cultural conservation. As such, sustainable development in general, and sustainable tourism in particular, is inherently contested and has outcomes that typically result in winners and losers.

The Objectives of this conference are to provide a platform for tourism students and educators, government agency employees, hospitality and tourism industry practitioners, public and private land managers, community development workers, and others interested in these issues to share, exchange and debate ideas and knowledge related to our understanding and management of tourism development and conservation  in tropical environments.  Through this, the conference aims to identify practical solutions, chart new directions, and create opportunities for sustainable tourism development in these special environments.  

Sumber: http://www.igutourism.org/Lombok2015.html