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Multiple Choice Questions for Sustainable Tourism:
Theory and Practice
(Author: David Weaver)
CHAPTER TWO
11. The comprehensive model of sustainable tourism a) places tourism in the context of other sectors. b) advocates financial sustainability. c) supports only the strong approach toward sustainability. d) adheres to all of the above. e) adheres to (a) and (b) only.
12. The Bellagio Principles are a) guidelines that help destinations to implement sustainable tourism strategies. b) official rules governing the ethical behavior of casino managers and operators. c) guidelines for the implementation of alternative tourism strategies. d) a set of sustainable tourism indicators that has been adopted in Italy. e) associated with the cautionary platform.
13. Which of the following statements does not apply to a weak approach to sustainable tourism? a) It is appropriate for destinations where the environment is heavily modified. b) It emphasizes the ‘sustainable’ part of sustainable development. c) It reflects the conceptual flexibility of sustainable development. d) Arguably, it is the most realistic approach for large cities and resorts. e) It puts more emphasis on the ‘development’ part of sustainable development.
14. Despite all the associated problems, sustainable tourism is worth pursuing because a) to ignore it is to all but guarantee unsustainable outcomes for a destination. b) it’s easy to forget that an enormous amount of progress in this area has been made since the early 1990s. c) it provides a focal point for discussion and debate. d) it has attracted enormous support among tourism stakeholders, at least at the conceptual level. e) of all of the above factors.
15. The comprehensive and minimalist models of sustainable tourism both a) support a status quo approach to sustainability. b) advocate an intergenerational and an intragenerational approach
Multiple Choice Questions for Sustainable Tourism:
Theory and Practice
(Author: David Weaver)
CHAPTER TWO
11. The comprehensive model of sustainable tourism a) places tourism in the context of other sectors. b) advocates financial sustainability. c) supports only the strong approach toward sustainability. d) adheres to all of the above. e) adheres to (a) and (b) only.
12. The Bellagio Principles are a) guidelines that help destinations to implement sustainable tourism strategies. b) official rules governing the ethical behavior of casino managers and operators. c) guidelines for the implementation of alternative tourism strategies. d) a set of sustainable tourism indicators that has been adopted in Italy. e) associated with the cautionary platform.
13. Which of the following statements does not apply to a weak approach to sustainable tourism? a) It is appropriate for destinations where the environment is heavily modified. b) It emphasizes the ‘sustainable’ part of sustainable development. c) It reflects the conceptual flexibility of sustainable development. d) Arguably, it is the most realistic approach for large cities and resorts. e) It puts more emphasis on the ‘development’ part of sustainable development.
14. Despite all the associated problems, sustainable tourism is worth pursuing because a) to ignore it is to all but guarantee unsustainable outcomes for a destination. b) it’s easy to forget that an enormous amount of progress in this area has been made since the early 1990s. c) it provides a focal point for discussion and debate. d) it has attracted enormous support among tourism stakeholders, at least at the conceptual level. e) of all of the above factors.
15. The comprehensive and minimalist models of sustainable tourism both a) support a status quo approach to sustainability. b) advocate an intergenerational and an intragenerational approach