Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework
While tourism is one of the most important economic activities in the Caribbean, its reliance is based uniquely on the natural environment, indicating the resource base upon which all of this economic activity is based, is however fragile. Thus, su...
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ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AIR POLLUTION APPROACH TO TOURISM BEACHES BEACHFRONT PROPERTY BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION COASTAL AREAS CONSERVATION CORAL REEF CORAL REEFS CRUISE CRUISE SHIPS CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM CULTURAL RESOURCES DESTINATIONS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RENTS ECOTOURISM EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE BASE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTALISTS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH GNP HERITAGE TOURISM HOLIDAYS HOTELS IMPACT OF TOURISM IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM INCOME INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL LANDSCAPES MARINE PARK MASS TOURISM NATIONAL HERITAGE NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL AREAS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE TOURISM NUMBERS OF VISITORS PASSENGERS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRESERVATION PRIVATE GOODS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER RECYCLING RESEARCH AGENDA RESORTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE USE SAILING SCUBA DIVING SEWAGE TREATMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL WELFARE SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STATISTICAL DATA SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TAXATION TOURISM TOURISM ASSETS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM FACILITIES TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM PRODUCT TOURISM PRODUCTS TOURISM PROGRAM TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST AREAS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TOURIST FACILITIES TOURIST INDUSTRY TOURISTS TOURS TRAVEL INDUSTRY WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE PER DAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORLD TOURISM WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; TOURIST POLICY; TOURIST TRADE TAXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; ECONOMIC REGULATION; NATURAL RESOURCES TAXATION; INCENTIVE COSTS; POLICY FRAMEWORK; USER FEES; RENT TAXES WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT |
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ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AIR POLLUTION APPROACH TO TOURISM BEACHES BEACHFRONT PROPERTY BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION COASTAL AREAS CONSERVATION CORAL REEF CORAL REEFS CRUISE CRUISE SHIPS CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM CULTURAL RESOURCES DESTINATIONS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RENTS ECOTOURISM EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE BASE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTALISTS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH GNP HERITAGE TOURISM HOLIDAYS HOTELS IMPACT OF TOURISM IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM INCOME INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL LANDSCAPES MARINE PARK MASS TOURISM NATIONAL HERITAGE NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL AREAS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE TOURISM NUMBERS OF VISITORS PASSENGERS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRESERVATION PRIVATE GOODS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER RECYCLING RESEARCH AGENDA RESORTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE USE SAILING SCUBA DIVING SEWAGE TREATMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL WELFARE SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STATISTICAL DATA SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TAXATION TOURISM TOURISM ASSETS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM FACILITIES TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM PRODUCT TOURISM PRODUCTS TOURISM PROGRAM TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST AREAS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TOURIST FACILITIES TOURIST INDUSTRY TOURISTS TOURS TRAVEL INDUSTRY WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE PER DAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORLD TOURISM WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; TOURIST POLICY; TOURIST TRADE TAXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; ECONOMIC REGULATION; NATURAL RESOURCES TAXATION; INCENTIVE COSTS; POLICY FRAMEWORK; USER FEES; RENT TAXES WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT Dixon, John Hamilton, Kirk Pagiola, Stefano Segnestam, Lisa Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework |
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Latin America & Caribbean |
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Environment Department working papers;no.
80. Environmental economic series. |
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While tourism is one of the most
important economic activities in the Caribbean, its reliance
is based uniquely on the natural environment, indicating the
resource base upon which all of this economic activity is
based, is however fragile. Thus, sustainable tourism, and
its economic benefits require ensuring that the
environmental resources the sector relies on, are managed
responsibly by the countries of the Caribbean, the
tourism/travel industry, and the visitors themselves. The
study examines the links between tourism, and environment,
pointing at the magnitude of environmental threats, and the
role of information, at creating strong incentives,
addressing environmental problems certification schemes, to
allow credible advertisement of its environmental quality.
Capturing tourism economic "rents" - defined as an
excess return to an asset - is viewed as a policy question
for governments, on how to use these rents effectively.
Mechanisms to capture rents include charging user fees when
accessing a particular environmental resource, however, when
environmental resources are public goods, user fees do not
provide a practical means of capturing generated rents, thus
more general taxation schemes are required. Based on this
analysis, recommendations include the establishment of
corporate income taxes, and moderate tariff rates for
tourism inputs, establishing taxation, to be partly, and
explicitly identified for environmental, and/or resource
user fees. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Dixon, John Hamilton, Kirk Pagiola, Stefano Segnestam, Lisa |
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Dixon, John Hamilton, Kirk Pagiola, Stefano Segnestam, Lisa |
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Dixon, John |
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Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework |
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Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework |
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Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework |
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Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework |
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Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework |
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tourism and the environment in the caribbean : an economic framework |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1570699/tourism-environment-caribbean-economic-framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18299 |
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okr-10986-182992021-04-23T14:03:34Z Tourism and the Environment in the Caribbean : An Economic Framework Dixon, John Hamilton, Kirk Pagiola, Stefano Segnestam, Lisa ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AIR POLLUTION APPROACH TO TOURISM BEACHES BEACHFRONT PROPERTY BLUE FLAG CERTIFICATION COASTAL AREAS CONSERVATION CORAL REEF CORAL REEFS CRUISE CRUISE SHIPS CULTURAL HERITAGE CULTURAL HERITAGE TOURISM CULTURAL RESOURCES DESTINATIONS ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC RENTS ECOTOURISM EMPLOYMENT ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENTAL NEEDS ENVIRONMENTAL PROBLEMS ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE BASE ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES ENVIRONMENTALISTS ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREAS EXPENDITURES FINANCIAL RESOURCES FISH GNP HERITAGE TOURISM HOLIDAYS HOTELS IMPACT OF TOURISM IMPORTANCE OF TOURISM INCOME INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL LANDSCAPES MARINE PARK MASS TOURISM NATIONAL HERITAGE NATIONAL PARKS NATURAL AREAS NATURAL ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCE NATURAL RESOURCE BASE NATURAL RESOURCES NATURE TOURISM NUMBERS OF VISITORS PASSENGERS POSITIVE EXTERNALITIES PRESERVATION PRIVATE GOODS PUBLIC GOODS PURCHASING POWER RECYCLING RESEARCH AGENDA RESORTS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT RESOURCE USE SAILING SCUBA DIVING SEWAGE TREATMENT SOCIAL COSTS SOCIAL IMPACTS SOCIAL WELFARE SOLID WASTE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS STATISTICAL DATA SUSTAINABILITY SUSTAINABILITY OF TOURISM SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT SUSTAINABLE TOURISM TAXATION TOURISM TOURISM ASSETS TOURISM DEVELOPMENT TOURISM FACILITIES TOURISM INDUSTRY TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM PRODUCT TOURISM PRODUCTS TOURISM PROGRAM TOURISM SECTOR TOURIST TOURIST AREAS TOURIST ATTRACTIONS TOURIST FACILITIES TOURIST INDUSTRY TOURISTS TOURS TRAVEL INDUSTRY WASTE DISPOSAL WASTE PER DAY WASTEWATER TREATMENT WORLD TOURISM WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC IMPLICATIONS; TOURIST POLICY; TOURIST TRADE TAXATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TAX; ECONOMIC REGULATION; NATURAL RESOURCES TAXATION; INCENTIVE COSTS; POLICY FRAMEWORK; USER FEES; RENT TAXES WORLD TOURISM ORGANIZATION TOURISM DEVELOPMENT While tourism is one of the most important economic activities in the Caribbean, its reliance is based uniquely on the natural environment, indicating the resource base upon which all of this economic activity is based, is however fragile. Thus, sustainable tourism, and its economic benefits require ensuring that the environmental resources the sector relies on, are managed responsibly by the countries of the Caribbean, the tourism/travel industry, and the visitors themselves. The study examines the links between tourism, and environment, pointing at the magnitude of environmental threats, and the role of information, at creating strong incentives, addressing environmental problems certification schemes, to allow credible advertisement of its environmental quality. Capturing tourism economic "rents" - defined as an excess return to an asset - is viewed as a policy question for governments, on how to use these rents effectively. Mechanisms to capture rents include charging user fees when accessing a particular environmental resource, however, when environmental resources are public goods, user fees do not provide a practical means of capturing generated rents, thus more general taxation schemes are required. Based on this analysis, recommendations include the establishment of corporate income taxes, and moderate tariff rates for tourism inputs, establishing taxation, to be partly, and explicitly identified for environmental, and/or resource user fees. 2014-05-13T21:30:07Z 2014-05-13T21:30:07Z 2001-03 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2001/03/1570699/tourism-environment-caribbean-economic-framework http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18299 English en_US Environment Department working papers;no. 80. Environmental economic series. CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean |