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Holistic Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Development: Insights from Montenegro

This document outlines key lessons learned and best practices for sustainable tourism development, focusing on a holistic and participatory approach. It highlights the limitations of traditional methods, such as geographic specificity and resource constraints, while advocating for broader, network-based strategies that involve a diverse range of stakeholders. Emphasizing local ownership, communication, and collaboration, the insights aim to foster long-term sustainability and resilience in tourism initiatives. This study serves as a valuable resource for policymakers and practitioners committed to enhancing the effectiveness of tourism development.

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Holistic Approaches to Sustainable Tourism Development: Insights from Montenegro

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  1. Taking a Holistic Approach to Sustainable Tourism Development: Lessons Learned and Best Practices Montenegro, May 2008Richard P. Bossi

  2. Traditional Approaches USAID: part of competitiveness or other natural resource management/biodiversity projects World Bank: as large infrastructure project Other: bilateral delivery; sector-specific; narrow focus

  3. Lessons Learned • Geographic-specific • Limited resources (donor investment) • Time-sensitive (3-5 years) • Tourism as a sub-category, rather than as a primary focal point of assistance

  4. Outcomes • Concentrated vs. broad (value chain-wide) impact • Limited reach (geographic) • Donor vs stakeholder-driven • Small number of direct beneficiaries • Limited system/network

  5. Emerging Approaches to Sustainable Tourism • Geographic scale to be influenced vs pilot project approach • Holistic/cross - sectoral approach • Development goal frame vs solution orientation • System identification and analysis • Participatory approach/stakeholder-driven (action planning and implementation) • Strengthen system-wide relationships and collaborative actions • Movement in multiples • Project as a transitory stakeholder • Simultaneous application of multiple social change methodologies • Creation of social capital throughout the system

  6. Lessons Learned from SCALE, Other Sectors and GSTA • Commence at level/scale to be changed • Greater number and type of stakeholders and beneficiaries in the system • Strengthened communication and more complex/greater number of linkages across the system • Local ownership and guidance = long-term sustainability • Application, promotion and emergence of best practices across the system and industry sectors • Civil society participation, equity and accountability • National, regional and local government capacity improved

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