Tourism and Local Agenda 21 : The Role of Local Authorities in Sustainable Tourism

This document is aimed at local authorities who wish to understand more about how the Local Agenda 21 (LA 21) approach can be used to strengthen the management and development of sustainable tourism in their area and to integrate tourism with sustainable development.

The following topics are covered in the document: the role of local authorities with respect to tourism and LA 21, the types of destination that have applied LA 21 to tourism, the key components of a LA 21 approach to tourism, and the key components of a LA 21 approach to tourism, and recommendations for promoting the use of LA 21 in tourism management in the future.