This report examines the integration of social sustainability within the national tourism policies of the Nordic countries, focusing on how these policies address the social dimensions of sustainable tourism. As tourism continues to grow in the Nordic region, the economic benefits of tourism have to be balanced with the environmental and social impacts, to ensure the well-being of local communities and the preservation of cultural heritage.
Authors
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.6027/R2024:18.1403-2503
- ISBN
- : 978-91-8001-114-3 (electronic) : 978-91-8001-115-0 (print)
- OAI
- oai:DiVA.org:norden-13275
- Pages
- 61
- Published in
- Stockholm: Nordregio
- Responsible organisation
- Nordic Council of Ministers, Nordregio
- URN
- : urn:nbn:se:norden:org:diva-13275
- Year
- 2024
- pages
- 61
Table of Contents
- 3 Preface 2
- 4 Executive summary 2
- 5 Sammenfatning 2
- 6 1. Introduction 2
- 11 2. Theoretical Background of Tourism 2
- 3. Setting the Scene Sustainable tourism and the effects of tourism 2
- 17 4. Literature review 2
- 5. Cross-Nordic Policy Review National Tourism Policy Analyses from the basis of the academic literature review 2
- 45 6. Discussion and suggestions 2
- 49 7. Conclusion 2
- 51 8. Research outline next steps of the research 2
- 53 References 2
- Preface 3
- Executive summary 4
- Sammenfatning 5
- 1. Introduction 6
- 1.1 Background 6
- 1.2 Aim and research questions 7
- 1.3 Research Methodology 9
- 2. Theoretical Background of Tourism 11
- 3. Setting the Scene Sustainable tourism and the effects of tourism 14
- 3.1 Evolving Priorities Navigating Economic Social and Environmental Dimensions 14
- 3.2 Effects of tourism Intersections and Inluences 15
- 4. Literature review 17
- 4.1 Academic literature review 17
- 4.1.1 Approach to academic literature review 18
- 4.1.2 Rural tourism 18
- 4.1.3 Social sustainability 19
- 4.1.4 Components of socially sustainable tourism from academic literature 20
- 4.1.4 Conclusion of components of socially sustainable tourism 26
- 4.2 Grey literature Deining and measuring sustainable tourism 27
- 4.2.1 Existing frameworks Indicators 27
- 4.2.2 Discussion on indicators complexity of measuring social aspects 30
- 5. Cross-Nordic Policy Review National Tourism Policy Analyses from the basis of the academic literature review 33
- 6. Discussion and suggestions 45
- 7. Conclusion 49
- 8. Research outline next steps of the research 51
- References 53
- About this publication 61
- The value of social sustainability in Nordic Tourism Policy 61
- Nordregio 61
