Sustainable Tourism Development Articles

• Tourism and the Local Business Community in Small Cities and Towns: A Qualitative Study of the Blackstone Valley, Rhode Island. A Thesis by Masaki Miyake PDF  Word
   
• The Practical Application of Sustainable Tourism Development Principles - A Case Study of Creating Innovative Place-making Tourism Strategies. Bob Billington, Natalie Carter and Lily Kayamba PDF Version
   
• Blueprint for New Tourism World Travel and Tourism Council More
   
• The practical application of sustainable tourism development principles: A case study of creating innovative place-making tourism strategies (Blackstone Valley, Rhode Island) Tourism and Hospitality Research More
   
• Federal Investment Leads and Leverages Private Investment in the Blackstone River Valley by Robert D. Billington, Ed. D. More
   
• Dissertation: Tourism Professional Competencies and their Relationship to United States Higher Education Curricula by Robert Billington Table of Contents and Abstract (PDF)  Full Dissertation (PDF)

• Business Enterprises for Sustainable Tourism Education Network - Think Tank VI: “Corporate Social Responsibility for Sustainable Tourism” -- University of Girona, Spain 2006 “Stakeholder Involvement, Culture and Accountability in the Blackstone Valley: A Work in Progress” More

• Federal Investment Attracts Private Investment in Industrial Historic Sites This Research Note discusses why people are returning to the Blackstone Valley, America’s industrial birthplace. PDF Version

• Abstract: Establishment of the Rhode Island Sustainable Tourism Project (RISTP) August 4, 2005 More