Island Tourism Sustainability and Resiliency

This book provides comprehensive insight into the challenges faced by island tourism destinations and theoretical and practical paths for built in sustainability and resiliency.

Michelle McLeod is Senior Lecturer at The University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica. Her tourism industry experience spans over 30 years as a tourism professional and academic. Dr. McLeod has conducted and published research about tourism in islands.

Rachel Dodds is Full Professor at Ryerson University’s Ted Rogers School of Hospitality and Tourism Management as well as working in industry as a consultant. She has been involved in the tourism industry for over 25 years. Her work focuses on all aspects of sustainable tourism.

Richard Butler is Emeritus Professor at Strathclyde University and has been researching tourism since the 1960s. His main research areas are tourism development and impacts on islands and remote locations. He was awarded the UNWTO Ulysses Medal in 2016 for creation and dissemination of knowledge.