The overall objective of this manual is to increase awareness in APEC economies of the opportunities for CBT as a vehicle for social, economic and environmental development. It integrates the general principles of good practice in sustainable tourism and community development, which focus on actual, local community needs. It aims to give guidance on CBT process and practice that facilitate protection of natural and socio-cultural resources and improve the welfare of local people, while enhancing monetary gains and market access.
The manual showcases and draws lessons from good practice in CBT from around the world drawing from case study examples of good practice. It identifies the underlying processes and practices that can make CBT successful while also identifying key challenges and risks.
This is not intended to be a technical manual providing detailed step-by-step instructions for each stage of a process. Rather, it is designed to offer an overview and identify the key questions for those considering CBT. However, it does provide links to a wealth of other documentation on Sustainable Tourism and CBT including some of the best-published tools including worksheets, models and questionnaires.
This manual was produced by researchers at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology, Sydney, with advice from the University’s School of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, for the APEC Tourism Working Group. The Project Coordinator was the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (MINCETUR) and the APEC International Centre for Sustainable Tourism (AICST) managed the research in conjunction with the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre (STCRC).
