Sustainable recovery of tourism in the post-COVID-19 world: Advocacy for a Resource Nexus perspective
Author:
Karthe Daniel1, Reeh Tobias2, Kempf Felix3, Lee Halim4, Guenther Edeltraud5
Affiliation:
1. United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) Ammonstr. 74, D-01067 co-affiliated to Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, D-01062 Dresden, and German-Mongolian Institute for Resources and Technology (GMIT), Engineering Faculty, Ulaanbaatar 12790, Mongolia Dresden Germany 2. Georg-August-Universität Göttingen Institute of Geography Goldschmidtstr. 5, D-37077 Göttingen Germany 3. IST University of Applied Sciences Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality Erkrather Str. 220 a-c, D-40233 Düsseldorf Germany 4. United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) Ammonstr. 74, D-01067 Dresden Germany 5. United Nations University Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and of Resources (UNU-FLORES) Ammonstr. 74, D-01067 co-affiliated to Technische Universität Dresden, Faculty of Business and Economics, D-01062 Dresden Dresden Germany
Abstract
Abstract
The COVID-19 pandemic had unprecedented impacts on tourism worldwide, causing a major downturn in sectoral economic development and employment. Even though affected regions, businesses and customers are united in their hope of a rapid recovery, a return to business-as-usual is not desirable from an environmental perspective. The COVID-19 pandemic could, however, also be an opportunity for sustainability-oriented transformations in various segments of the tourist industry. A concept that has received growing attention in sustainability science and policy but that has not yet been applied to tourism may have a significant future potential here: the Resource Nexus. As a consistent and application-oriented framework for the integrated management of environmental resources, the Resource Nexus can be a model for advancing sustainability in tourism. Instead of looking at a single dimension only, the Resource Nexus considers environmental resources in a holistic way, including potential synergies and trade-offs between different development goals. This can ultimately support a transition not only to more sustainability, but also to greater resilience of the tourism sector against environmental changes.
Publisher
Walter de Gruyter GmbH
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