The Sustainability of Coastal Tourism

Sustainable tourism calls for alternative
forms of tourism as well as greening the existing tourism
facilities, notably improving the environmental management
of existing accommodations. This monograph examines the
environmental practises of tourist hotels and apartments on
the Kenya Coast - Nyali, Bamburi and Shanzu areas. More
than half of the accommodations have implemented measures to
improve waste management, wastewater management and local
community support. Measures to reduce energy and water
consumption are still in their infancy. Indirect measures in
respect of environmental organisation, guest environmental
instructions and nature conservation are largely absent.
Even though the environmental measures that were introduced
can be regarded as steps towards sustainable tourism, they
mostly do not ask for great efforts or large investments.
This monograph gives recommendations for tour operators,
hotels and government agencies and will also be of interest
to students of tourism in general; it offers a foundation
for studies of sustainable tourism.