Includes bibliographical references and index.

The community : a sustainable concept in tourism development? -- Approaches to sustainable tourism planning and community participation : the case of the Hope Valley -- Residents' perceptions of the socio-cultural impacts of tourism at Lake Balaton, Hungary -- Identity, community and sustainability : prospects for rural tourism in Albania -- Environmental standards and performance measurement in tourism destination development -- Developing sustainable tourism in the Trossachs, Scotland -- Establishing the common ground : tourism, ordinary places, grey-areas and environmental quality in Edinburgh, Scotland -- Local Agenda 21 : reclaiming community ownership in tourism or stalled process? -- Fair trade in tourism - community development or marketing tool? -- Tourism, small enterprises and community development -- Gili Trawangan - from desert island to 'marginal' paradise : local participation, small-scale entrepreneurs and outside investors in an Indonesian tourist destination -- Tourism in Friesland : a network approach -- Understanding community tourism entrepreneurism : some evidence from Texas -- Can sustainable tourism positively influence rural regions? -- Cultural tourism and the community in rural Ireland -- Agritourism - a path to community development? : the case of Bangunkerto, Indonesia -- Community and rural development in Northern Portugal -- The market for rural tourism in North and Central Portugal : a benefit-segmentation approach -- Tourism brand attributes of the Alto Minho, Portugal.

As the tourist industry becomes increasingly important to communities around the world, the need to develop tourism sustainably has also become a primary concern. This is a collection of international case studies on this crucial issue.