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This study examines a new phenomenon: networking across different public and private sectors of society towards the most important goal of today — sustainable development. The empirical evidence is from the field of tourism, which is among the largest industries of today’s world1. Travel and tourism is frequently classified as the world’s largest and fastest growing industry that provides a contribution into employment, GDP, capital investments, and taxation. Despite the fact that tourism is often offered as a solution to attract development both in the developed and the developing countries, awareness about economic, environmental, and social impacts of tourism activities necessitates the debate about the need for the tourism industry to develop in a sustainable manner.
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Fadeeva, Z., Halme, M. (2002). Establishing and Maintaining Cross-Sectoral Actor Networks. In: de Bruijn, T.J.N.M., Tukker, A. (eds) Partnership and Leadership. Eco-Efficiency in Industry and Science, vol 8. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2545-3_14
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