Sustainability of Tourism and Establishment of Japanese Tourism Indicators System

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K01972
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Tourism Studies
• Research Institution: Meijo University
• Principal Investigator: Futagami Mami 名城大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (70209138)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): アーナンダ クマーラ 名城大学, 外国語学部, 教授 (00271396) ; 宮川 泰夫 皇學館大学, 現代日本社会学部, 教授 (20024052)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 持続可能な観光指標（STI) / 観光地マネジメント / 日本型持続可能な観光指標システム (JTIS)

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research aims to investigate how tourist destinations can be best managed in sustainable ways by applying a set of sustainable tourism indicators (STI), which are designed to measure the impact of tourism on certain destinations. It first reviews studies of STI in peer-reviewed journals. The results reveal that most studies frame sustainable tourism indicators thematically in terms of environmental, social or economic impact. Interview surveys are further conducted with the experts who have designed and implemented the European Tourism Indicators System (ETIS) and the Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria (GSTC) for tourist destinations. The results of the survey and field investigation reveal that an increasing number of tourism industries and destinations have adopted a set of indicators based on globally standardized criteria. The results of the study contribute to creating a preliminary model of Japanese Tourism Indicators System (JTIS) for sustainable development.

Free Research Field

地域研究 観光学