{"id":366,"date":"2019-08-20T02:22:47","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T02:22:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/?p=366"},"modified":"2019-08-20T02:22:47","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T02:22:47","slug":"issues-challenges-and-opportunities-in-sustainable-tourism-development-in-central-visayas-specific-and-common-concerns-of-cebu-and-bohol-by-belinda-f-espiritu-and-cora-jane-c-lawas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/index.php\/2019\/08\/20\/issues-challenges-and-opportunities-in-sustainable-tourism-development-in-central-visayas-specific-and-common-concerns-of-cebu-and-bohol-by-belinda-f-espiritu-and-cora-jane-c-lawas\/","title":{"rendered":"Issues, Challenges, and Opportunities in Sustainable Tourism Development in Central Visayas: Specific and Common Concerns of Cebu and Bohol by Belinda F. Espiritu and Cora Jane C. Lawas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"804\" height=\"409\" src=\"http:\/\/172.17.1.35\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cover-2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cover-2-2.jpg 804w, https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cover-2-2-300x153.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cvsc.upcebu.edu.ph\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/cover-2-2-768x391.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p>ABSTRACT<br \/> This paper explores the status, issues and concerns, and challenges and opportunities in sustainable tourism development in Central Visayas using the framework of sustainable development, with its three aspects of socio-cultural sustainability, ecological sustainability, and economic sustainability. Cebu and Bohol, the top two tourist destinations in Central Visayas, are popular for the following: world-class hotels, beaches, and resorts; meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions (MICE) tourism; community-based ecotourism; cultural tourism; and agri-tourism. Both provinces have issues and concerns, challenges, and opportunities\u2014some of which are specific to each, while some are common to both. Among the specific issues and concerns in Cebu are the need for good governance and inter-agency coordination for sustainable tourism, particularly in ecotourism sites, and the need to develop and strengthen more types of alternative  tourism. Bohol is concerned with restoring and preserving its<br \/> heritage structures and ensuring equitable economic growth<br \/> and environmental sustainability. Their common issues include<br \/> tourism-induced prostitution, climate change, disaster risk<br \/> preparedness, growing traffic congestion, water sustainability,<br \/> solid waste management, air pollution controls, quality of water in<br \/> seas, preservation of marine resources, the need for an efficient<br \/> public transportation system, and the implementation of their<br \/> tourism and environmental codes to ensure sustainability.<br \/> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>KEYWORDS<br \/> Sustainable tourism, Central Visayas, ecotourism, cultural tourism,<br \/> multi-stakeholder partnerships<br \/> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to the PDF copy of the article<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cids.up.edu.ph\/publications\/discussion-papers\/2019-series\/2019-06\/\">https:\/\/cids.up.edu.ph\/publications\/discussion-papers\/2019-series\/2019-06\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ABSTRACT This paper explores the status, issues and concerns, and challenges and opportunities in sustainable tourism development in Central Visayas using the framework of sustainable development, with its three aspects of socio-cultural sustainability, ecological sustainability, and economic sustainability. 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