Sustainability Indicators

Are used for assessing existing issues, problems, and possible risks, as well as the potential of an area by being a destination for tourism development.

• Keys for Sustainability

• Environmental

  Sustainability

• Indicators for Sustainability

• Guidelines for Sutainability

An organization that provided a set of guidelines for developing, and applying indicators of sustainable tourism.

• United Nations World Tourism Organization

• Department of Tourism

• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

• World Economic Forum

Where the data and information are gathered and expressed expressed subjectively.

• Numerical Measurements

• Quantitative Measurements

• Management Effort

• Qualitative Measurements

These are indicators that identify the factors that may compromise the sustainability of a destination. (eg., water shortage, crime indices)

• State of the Tourism Industry

• Category Indices

• Stresses in the System

• Early Warning Indicators

These are indicators that measure the current level of effort in managing the sustainability of a potential destination. (eg,. cleanup drive and social enterprise program)

• Management Effects

• Management Effort

• Sustainability Effort

• Resource and Economic Management

How many types of indicators are there?

• 5

• 9

• 7

• 6

This is where data and information come from comparable numbers

that are obtained over time.

• Comparability Credibility

• Credibility

  Credibility

• Quantitative Measurements

• Qualitative Measurment

This identifies specific indicators of development that may affect key decisions

on site control and management within the area of concern for the future development of tourism

attractions.

• Domestic Level

• Tourism Companies Level

• National Level

• Key Tourist sites Level

The data is identified with the presence of specific components of tourism development and operation.

• Percentage

• Nominal Indicators

• Nominative Indicators

• Early Warning Indicators

These depicts the state or level of accomplishment based on the criteria. (eg., level of protection on natural areas according to environment organizations.

• Management Indices

• Catgegory-based Indicators

• Opinion-based Indicators

• Category Indices