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This chapter addresses the question of how far can tourism development proceed before the way of life enjoyed by residents of a highly successful small Caribbean island destination, Aruba, is irretrievably threatened by overdevelopment? Over the past decades, there has been recurrent concern that the island was approaching its carrying. Following a brief summary of the history of population and tourism growth in Aruba, the concepts of culture regions, tourism footprint analysis, and resort life cycle theory are used to develop a Framework for Sustainable Tourism for the Island.
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Cole, S., Razak, V. (2011). Island Awash – Sustainability Indicators and Social Complexity in the Caribbean. In: Budruk, M., Phillips, R. (eds) Quality-of-Life Community Indicators for Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management. Social Indicators Research Series, vol 43. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9861-0_8
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