Naslov
Transformation and the regenerative future of tourism
(Transformation and the regenerative future of tourism)

Autori
Ateljević, Irena ; Sheldon, J, Pauline

Izvornik
Journal of Tourism Future (2055-5911) 8 (2022), 3; 266-268

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
transformation ; future of tourism ; regenerative tourism

Sažetak
In these times when we realize we “cannot go back to normal” (Ateljevic, 2020), this special issue of the Journal of Tourism Futures (JTF) aims to point our gaze towards a positive and regenerative future of tourism. In the plethora of pessimistic visions for our future as humanity, we aspire to promote views of the promising regeneration renaissance (Tickell, 2021). Just as the humanist renaissance movement offered new moral, cultural and civic values some 600 years ago, the current regenerative renaissance is asking us to rethink systems, reimagine production and consumption, supply chains, reevaluate how we do business and how we live. For John Elkington, an authority on sustainable development who coined the term “triple bottom line”, the goal of sustainability will be to “regenerate economies, societies and the biosphere” (Innovation Group, 2018). As part of this broader movement, the notion of regenerative tourism aims to align the whole sector towards serving life and sustaining the planet so that all beings can flourish. Regenerative tourism’s purpose, then, is to act in service of the wider systems in which it operates. Unfortunately, many sustainable tourism initiatives tend to serve the tourism industry rather than its host communities and places. Tourism is regenerative when it regenerates more than just itself. In other words, regenerative tourism is about giving back more than we take. It is about understanding that soil, water and all living beings are a part of us and therefore our well-being. The regenerative paradigm brings nature and communities at the decision-making table as equal partners to create a flourishing local economy.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti

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