CASE STUDIES
on Resilience and Sustainable Tourism

This section of the Collaborative is for members to share Case Studies and Conceptual/Theoretical Papers related to Sustainability, Resilience and Tourism. Case study papers are arranged according the the framework outlined in the Submission Guidelines.
Type 2  -  COMMUNITY RESOURCE Resilience & Sustainability
- Slow Change in Tourism Communities

The Resilience of Community-Based Tourism on Indonesia's Gili Trawangan - by Arifin Bakti, University of Mataram, Lombok, Indonesia

The Resilience of Agricultural Heritage Tourist Sites: Xinghua Duotian in Jiangsu Province, China - by Feng Cui, Department of Tourism Management, College of Humanities & Social Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, China
Type 4  -  COMMUNITY GOVERNANCE Resilience & Sustainability
- Fast Change in Tourism Communities

Grand Canyon Shutdown: A Survey of Resilience Indicators - by Derik Spice, Department of Geography, Planning & Recreation, Northern Arizona University, USA (Portions of this case also relate to Resilience Type 3.)
Type 1  -  TOURISM MANAGEMENT RESILIENCE & SUSTAINABILITY
- Slow Change in the Tourism Sector

Life Cycles & Resilience: Cherating, Malaysia - by Alan A. Lew, Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation, Northern Arizona University, USA, and Adam Ibrahim Nguru, University of Technology, Malaysia

Resilience in Community Based Tourism: Drift Tourism in GaoLan Village, Three Gorges, China - by Zhifei Li, Department of Tourism Management, Hubei University, China

Resilience: Qingyan Ancient Town, Guizhou, China - by Hongyan Gao, College of Tourism Management, Guizhou University of Finance and Economics, Guiyang, China
Type 3  -  TOURISM PLANNING Resilience & Sustainability
- Fast Change in the Tourism Sector

How Resilient is the White Mountain Apache Tourism Sector? - Katherine Nunn, Department of Geography, Planning & Recreation, Northern Arizona University, USA

Resilience in Community Based Tourism: Batu Puteh & Pulau Mabul in Sabah, Malaysia - by Alan A. Lew, Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation, Northern Arizona University, US (This is a Type 3 case because of a sharp decline in tourist arrivals since 2013 due to attacks by southern Philippine rebel groups. Portions also relate to Resilience Types 1 and 4.)