Tourism Case Studies Community-led Marine Tourism for Resilience, Restoration and Equity

Carolin Lusby (Edited By) Dr Carolin Lusby is an Associate Professor, Fulbright Scholar, and Co director of global sustainable tourism at the Chaplin School at Florida International University. A certified auditor in sustainability in tourism, Dr Lusby is passionate about travel and connecting people to people while preserving natural and cultural resources. She is the author of the book Destination Unknown: Sustainable Travel and Ethical Tourism, and is Chair of the Special Interest Group in Tourism of the World Leisure Organization. She has written and presented on cruise line sustainability as well as other facets of sustainability and tourism.Michelle Allen (Edited By) Dr Michelle T. Allen (formerly Michelle McLeod) is the Assistant Provost, Tourism and Hospitality at the University of The Bahamas, Nassau, The Bahamas. Her experience in the tourism industry spans over 35 years, both professional and academic. Dr Allen is a graduate of The University of the West Indies (UWI), Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management (CHTM) in Nassau, The Bahamas, the University of Surrey, and Bournemouth University in the United Kingdom, where she obtained a doctorate with no corrections after her Viva and a postgraduate certificate in Education Practice. Her current research interests encompass the areas of tourism development, island tourism, service productivity, knowledge networks and policy networks.

• 1: Framing Blue Resilience in Coastal and Small Island Tourism Section 1: Economic and Planning Foundations of Blue Resilience 15 2: Conservation and Environmental Economics in Protected Areas on the Coast of Bahia, Brazil 3: Mapping and Promoting Nautical Sports Tourism in Niterói, Brazil Section 2: Learning, Communication, and Adaptive Capacity 4: Sustainable Strategies and Digital Communication for Coastal Tourism: Insights from Ílhavo (Aveiro) 5: Sanctuary Count – Toward Building a Visitor Use Monitoring Program in Marine Protected Areas 6: From Awareness to Action: Influencing Visitor Behavior Through Education and Interpretation 7: Sustainable Tourism and Eco-Hotel Corporate Identity Section 4: Structural Constraints in Small Island Developing States 8: Promoting Cultural Heritage Preservation through Agrotourism in Saint Lucia 9: Challenges of Sustainability of the Blue and John Crow Mountains National Park 10: Navigating Troubled Waters: Tensions in Sustainability in Marine Tourism Section 5: Culture, Justice, and Ethical Futures in Coastal Tourism 11: Storytelling as a Bridge between Worlds 12: Integrating Social Justice and Equity (Bolivia and Sri Lanka) 13: Leveraging Sustainable Practices: Lessons from Shark Conservation Section 6: Governance and Disruptions 14: Aruba’s Tourism Resilience: Navigating Through Crises and Building a Diverse and Adaptive Industry 15: Tides of Change: The Story of Lakshadweep Tourism