Publications and Reports by Tourisk Inc. Staff
(most recent first)
*academically refereed publications shown with an asterisk
Note: In addition to these publications, Tourisk staff are authors of over 200 conference papers, keynote addresses and public presentations presented in more than forty countries.. addressing topics of sustainable development, environmental management, sustainable tourism, training methods, geographic research methods and agricultural economics. The written texts and/or PowerPoint visuals for many of these presentations are also available on request. Please use the Downloads section in Resources at the top of the Home page for access to many of these articles and visuals. Author for the following unless listed separately is Dr. Edward W. (Ted) Manning.
UN Indicators Programme: informing sustainable development for tourism destinations, chapter 10 in Anna Spenceley, Handbook for Sustainable Tourism Practitioners The Essential Toolbox Research Handbooks in Tourism series Edward Elgar Cheltenham UK, 2021
Plan to Survive: A Canadian Guidebook for Dealing with Climate Change (co-editor with John Hollins) Canadian Associaton for the Club of Rome. Ottawa 2019
Carrying Capacity for Tourism in San Miguel de Allende, (also published in Spanish as Capacidad de Carga Turística en San Miguel de Allende) 2018 Consejo Turístico de San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuatoo. Mexico.
Ecotourism: planning for rural development in developing nations, Chapter 23 in Ballantyne R and Packer J. International Handbook on Ecotourism , Cheltenham UK. Edward Elgar Ltd. 2013. (with Anna Spenceley)*
La capacidad de carga para el turismo sostenible, in Dalia Correa Guia and Luis Marquez Ortiz (eds) .. Turismo Sostenible: Un Debate para la conservación mulitgeneracional de nuestros recursos pp. 79-118 (with T. David Dougherty) 2013, Universidad de Carababo Venezuela.*
Monitoring Tourism in Island Destinations: The Role of Indicators and Performance Measures Journal of Sustainable Tourism (accepted for publication) *
Impacts of Cruising, Chapter 1.4 In M. Vogel, A. Papathanassis and B. Wolber, The Business and Management of Ocean Cruises. CABI, Wallingford UK, 2011.
Carrying Capacity and Water Limits: Can Canada learn from Emerging Best Practice in Water Poor Communities in Developing Nations? In Canadian Association for the Club of Rome Journal, Watersheds. Ottawa 2010, pp10-17
Barriers and Opportunities for Delivery of Sustainable Solutions: Lessons from the Field. (Keynote Address to the OECD Conference on Potential Environmental Benefits of Nanotechnology: Fostering Safe Innovation-Led Growth. OECD, 15-17 July 2009 Paris, France.
Final Report: Sustainable Tourism Indicators and Destination Management: Proceedings of the National Workshop. Tagbilaran City Bohol Philippines, 15-18 October 2007. (with Gabor Vereczi and Alex Macatuno) . Madrid 2008.
Indicators of Sustainable Tourism for Jeddah/Obhur Saudi Arabia, UN World Tourism Organization,, Madrid, 2006. (64p) (with Gabor Vereczi)
Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism in Yangshuo China, UN World Tourism Organization, Madrid, 2005. (67pp) (with Margo Manning, Qiu Ji-qin and Gabor Vereczi)
Indicators and Risk Management in the context of Tsunami Recovery, Phuket, Thailand. UN World Tourism Organization, 2005. (46pp) (with Margo Manning and Gabor Vereczi)
Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations (lead author and editor) Madrid, United Nations World Tourism Organization, 2004 (507pp)*
Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Indicators for Chaguraramas Trinidad. Port of Spain Trinidad, Association of Caribbean States and World Tourism Organization 2004. (76pp) (with Gisela Diaz, Alfredo Norman and Margo Manning)
Indicators and Risk Management for Ecotourism Destinations, In Diamantis, Dimitrios, Ecotourism,, London, Thomson Learning, 2004, pp 73-88.*
Indicators for the Sustainable Development of Tourism in Cyprus, Report of the World Tourism Organization Mission to Cyprus, March 19-31 2003, Tourisk Inc. Ottawa, 2003. (71pp) (With Margo Manning)
A Canadian Case Study Relating to Measurement Relating to Tourism and Ecotourism: The Case of Northern Cape Breton, Ottawa, Canadian Tourism Commission and Parks Canada , 2003). (86pp) (with Gordon Clifford and Stacey Prieur)*
Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Indicators for the Islands of the Mediterranean, Kukljica, Island of Ugljan, Croatia, 2001. Madrid, 2001. (79pp)(With Gordon Clifford, Zoran Klaric and Gabor Vereczi)
Indicators for the Sustainable Management of Tourism: Beruwala, Sri Lanka World Tourism Organization, Madrid, 2000. (54pp) (with Gordon Clifford and Margo Manning)
Planning Sustainable Tourism Destinations. Journal of Tourism Recreation Research, Jubilee Volume, 2000: 25, No. 2, pp. 3-14. (with David Dougherty)
Capacidad de Carga: Perspectiva del Desarollo de un Turismo Sustentable. (Carrying Capacity for Sustainable Tourism) in Catedra sobre turismo, Fundacion Miguel Aleman, Cd. De Mexico, 1999, pp 99-110.
Indicators of Tourism Sustainability, in Tourism Management, Volume 20, No. 2, April 1999, pp 179-182.
Taller Sobre Indicadores de Turismo Sostenible para el Caribe y Centroamérica: Informe Final,Cozumel, Mexico, Mayo 1999. (67pp) , Organizacion Mundial del Turismo, Madrid, 1999.(With M. Hanna, G. Vereczi, and M. Manning)
Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Indicators for Eastern and Central Europe, February 1999, Keszthely (Lake Balaton) Hungary. World Tourism Organization, Madrid, 1999. (44pp) (with G. Clifford)
Planning Tourism in Sensitive Ecosystems, In Singh, T.V., Tourism Development in the Critical Environments. Centre for Tourism Research and Development, Lucknow, India. 1998. Ch. 1, pp. 1-21. (With T.D. Dougherty)
Governance for Tourism: Coping with Tourism in Impacted Destinations. Toronto, Foundation for International Training, 1998. (41pp) (With S. Prieur)*
Renovating Governance: Lessons from Sustainable Development, Optimum, 1998: 28(3): 28-35. (With G. Clifford, T.D. Dougherty, and D. Jolette)
What Tourism Managers Need to Know: A Practical Guide to the Development and Use of Indicators of Sustainable Tourism. Madrid, World Tourism Organization 1997, 73pp) (with G. Clifford , D. Dougherty and M. Ernst) (also available in Arabic, Russian, Chinese)
Ce que les gestionnnaires du tourisme ont besoin de savoir: guide pratique pour l’élaboration de l’emploi d’indicateurs du tourisme durable. Madrid, Organisation mondiale du tourisme, 1996. (avec G. Clifford , D. Dougherty et M. Ernst)
Lo que todo gestor turistico debe saber: Guía práctica para el desarollo y uso de indicadores de turismo sostenible . Madrid, Organización Mundial del Turismo, 1996. (con G. Clifford , D. Dougherty y M. Ernst)
Sustainable Mountain Destinations – Applying Agenda 21 to the Tourism Sector. Annali della Fondazione, Fondazione Courmayeur, Centro Internazionale su Diritto, Società e Economia., Courmayeur, Italia, 1996.
Carrying Capacity and Environmental Indicators, What Tourism Managers Need to Know, World Tourism Organization News, No 2, May/June 1996, 9-12.
The State of Canada’s Environment, 1996. Ottawa, Environment Canada. (Co-author of Concluding/ synthesis section: “sustainable development”). (With G. Clifford, D. Dougherty, and M. Ernst).*
L’état de l’environnement au Canada, 1996. Ottawa, Environnement Canada (co auteur du dernier section « développement durable »). (Avec G. Clifford , D. Dougherty et M. Ernst).*
Tourism: Where are the Limits? in Ecodecision Spring 1996:35-39. (reprinted in Heritage Magazine [Zambia, 1997] and in Spanish in Ambiente y Desarollo [Chile, 1996]
International Project to Renew Black Sea Tourism, in Canada-Ukraine Monitor, Vol 4 No. 1, 1996: 48-9. (With M. Manning)
Tourism in Sensitive Ecosystems, in Asia Tourism – Towards New Horizons, Final Report of the World Tourism Organization Asian Tourism Conference, Islamabad Pakistan, 1995: 91-117.
Sustainable Tourism: Preserving the Golden Goose. in Cornell Hotel and Restaurant Administration Quarterly (1995) 29-42. (With D. Dougherty)
Balancing the Scale: Integrating Environmental and Economic Assessment(ed.) Toronto, Foundation for International Training, Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency, and Consulting and Audit Canada. 1995. * (184pp) (co editor with Barry Sadler and John Dendy).
Tourism and Sustainable Community Development, (keynote address), in M. Staite and R. Wong(eds) Tourism and Sustainable Community Development , Proceedings, Travel and Tourism Research Association, Canada, St. John’s Newfoundland, 1995:2-16.
Managing Natural Resources for System Sustainability, in Andrey J. and G. Nelson, Public Issues; A Geographical Perspective, Department of Geography, University of Waterloo, 1994. (369-389)
Don’t Forget the Future, in Dialogue;, Forum for Applied Research and Public Policy, Vol. 9 No. 4, Winter 1994
Accounting for Sustainability: Lessons from the Swamp, Canadian Journal of Regional Science Vol. XVI:3 Autumn 1993, 433-452.
The Challenge of Sustainability. Toronto, Centre for a Sustainable Future, Foundation for International Training, 1993. * ( 276pp) (with R. Kumar and B. Murck)
Environmental Evaluation Guidebook; A Practical Means of Relating Biophysical Functions to Socioeconomic Values. Toronto, Centre for a Sustainable Future, Foundation for International Training, 1993. *(103pp), (with Michelle Sweet)
Indicators for the Sustainable Management of Tourism,. Winnipeg, International Working Group on Indicators of Sustainable Tourism. ,Industry Science and Technology Canada and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, 1993 (122pp) (principal author)
Managing Tourism’s Future in the Face of Climatic Change, A Regional Response to Global Climatic Change: New England and Eastern Canada- Proceedings. University. of Maine, 1993. (134-137)*
Modelling the Determinants of Sustainable Development,.in Futures Research in Government Part 3 Climatic Change Sustainability and Security, Interdepartmental Committee on Futures and Forecasting, Ottawa, 1993.(38-84)
Scientific Barriers: A Commentary. in Environmental Monitoring and Assessment., 1992, Netherlands, Kluwer Academic Publications, 20: 125-126.*
Sustainable Development: Implementing the Concept., Vancouver, Sustainable Development Research Institute, Discussion Paper series, 1992.
Wetland Evaluation Reference Guide. North American Wetlands Conservation Council, Ottawa, 1992. (121pp) (with D. Witty, W. K. Bond, D. Young, K. Cox and T. Heberlein)*
Canada’s Report on Government Initiatives in Support of Sustainable Tourism. Prepared for the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for tourism, 1992.
Challenges to the Tourism Sector in the Coming Decade, Challenge Statement Produced from the 1992 Globe’92 Tourism Stream, Vancouver, 1992.
Indicators of Sustainable Tourism: Towards a Global Working Set, (52pp) Working Paper Madrid, World Tourism Organization, 1992.
A Review of UNCED Agenda 21 Issues: Potential Impact on the Global Tourism Industry, 1992. Prepared for the Canadian tourism industry consultations and for the World Tourism Organization Environment Committee. (with Theresa White-Lobsinger)
Optional Strategies to Address the Global Problematique,, Proceedings, Canadian Association for the Club of Rome. Series 1 No. 4 October 1992.
The State of Canada’s Environment 1991 Ottawa, Government of Canada. 1991 (author of Part V [Conclusion]- Sustainable Development: Living Within the Limits of the Ecosphere.*
L’etat de l’environnement au Canada, 1991. Ottawa, Environnement Canada, 1991. (Auteur du part V: developpement durable.)*
Measuring the Value of Renewable Resources: The Case of Wetlands.. Proceedings of the First Annual Conference of the International Institute for the Study of Common Property Resources. Duke University, 1990. (with M. Bardecki and W. Bond)
Conservation Strategies: Providing the Vision for Sustainable Development. Alternatives. Vol. 16, No. 4, 24‑29. 1990.*
Conservation Strategies, Sustainable Development, and Climatic Change. in G. Wall and M. Sanderson eds., Climate Change: Implications for Water and Ecological Resources. Department of Geography, University of Waterloo. 1990.*
Geographic Information Systems and Sustainable Development,. in Government Information Quarterly 1990, Vol. 7 No 3)*
Presidential Address: Sustainable Development; the Challenge. Canadian Geographer. Vol. 34, No 4. 1990, 290-302.* (President, Canadian Assoc of Geographers annual lecture)
Wetlands are Not Wastelands: Better Procedures and Methods for Indicating the True Value of Renewable Resources to Society. in Proceedings of the International Wetlands of the Great Lakes Conference: Status of the Science Base: Protection and Management Options and Needs. Niagara Falls N.Y. 1990. (With K. Cox, M. Bardecki and W. Bond)
Implementing Sustainable Development: Report of the Interdepartmental Workshop on Sustainable Development in Federal Natural Resource Departments. Environment Canada, Sustainable Development and State of the Environment Reporting, 1990. (Chair and principal author)
Sustainable Development Initiatives in Canada: Activities in Progress. Environment Canada (Canadian Report to UNEP), 1990. (with W. Bond, G. Osborne and D. O’Farrell)
Sustainable Development: A Blueprint for Environmentally Sound Industries. Newsletter, Canadian Printing Industries Association, Winter 1989‑90.
The Reality of Valuing Wetlands: the Case of Greenock Swamp, Ontario Canada., in D.W. Fisk ed., Wetlands: Concerns and Successes: Proceedings of the American Water Resources Symposium. Tampa, 1989 (with M. Bardecki and W. Bond)*
Federal Economic Instruments and the Achievement of Environmental Objectives: An Overview of Opportunities and Achievements. Sustainable Development Branch, Environment Canada, 1989. (with W. Bond and R. McKechnie)
The Federal Agenda: Conservation Strategies and Sustainability, Landscape Architectural Review, March 1989.
Analysis of Land Use Determinants in Support of Sustainable Development, Chapter 22 in Brouwer F. M.. al., Land Use Changes in Europe, Processes of Change, Environmental Transformations and Future Patterns. London, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988..*
Assessing Greenock Swamp: Functions, Benefits and Values, Proceedings of the Ontario Wetlands Conference, 1988, (with M. Bardecki and W. Bond).
Western European Environmental Policy, in Land Area Modelling and its Use in Policy: A Workshop on Current Research, Duke University, Durham N.C., 1988.
Wetland Evaluation and the Decision‑making Process, in Water for World Development. Proceedings of the VIth World Congress on Water Resources, Vol. VI, Water Supply: Socio‑Economics, Ottawa 1988 (with M. Bardecki and W. Bond).*
Soil Conservation: The Barriers to Comprehensive National Response. Prairie Forum. Vol. 13, No. 1, Spring 1988, 99‑121.*
The Analysis of Land‑Use Determinants in Support of Sustainable Development. 1988, Laxenburg Austria, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Collaborative Paper Pp 88‑100.
The Federal Agenda for Conservation Strategies and Sustainable Development. CAG/RCGS Public Symposium. Halifax, 1988.
Sustainable Development in ERDAs/EDAs: Incorporating Environmental Considerations into Economic Decision‑Making. Interim Report, Sustainable Development Branch, Environment Canada, Ottawa, 1988. (with N. Lavigne, W. Bond and J. McCuaig)
Wetlands are Not Wastelands, Interim report of the Wetland Evaluation Methods Task Force, Environment Canada and Wildlife Habitat Canada, 1988.(W.K. Bond, M. Bardecki and K. Cox)
Practical Methods for Evaluating Wetlands: An Assessment of Three Approaches. in Kustler J.A. and S. Daly eds.,”Proceedings of an International Symposium on Wetlands and River Corridor Management. 1988, Association of Wetland Managers, Berne New, York. : 367-371.
Prophets and Profits: A Critique of Benefit/Cost Analysis for Renewable Resource Decisions Alternatives. Fall, 1987.*
Sustainable Land Use in Canada. In Kosinski L.A. et al., Land and Water Management: Chinese and Canadian Perspectives. Department of Geography, University of Alberta, Edmonton. 1987.*
Sustainable Use of Canada’s Rural Resource Lands: Relating Research to Reality. in C. Cocklin et. al. (eds.) Demands on Rural Lands: Planning for Resource Use. Westview Press, Boulder Colorado, 1987.*
La gestion et la Conservation des Ressources Foncières, Cahiers Sociologiques du Québec, 1987. (With D. Lamoureux).*
A Question of Risk.( Report to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa‑Carleton, Waste Management Master Plan Task Force) re incinerator siting in Ottawa region. Prepared for Canterbury Community Association, 1987. (with W. Bond)
Land Data Requirements for National Land Policy and Program Formulation, in Proceedings of the Monitoring for Change Workshop. Lands Directorate, Environment Canada. 1986.*
Land: A Basic Element of Futures Planning. Presented to the Interdepartmental Committee on Futures and Forecasting. Ottawa (1986).
Towards Sustainable Land Use: A Strategy. Ottawa, Environment Canada, 1986. (for the China‑Canada Bilateral Symposium on Territorial Development and Management. Beijing, China.) Lands Directorate. #47.*
Planning Canada’s Land Resource Base for Sustainable Development, in Canadian Agriculture in a Global Context. Centre on Foreign Policy and Federalism. Waterloo, Ontario. 1986. *
The Socioeconomic Component of Acid Rain ‑ An Evaluation. Environment Canada, 1986.
Models and the Decision‑Maker. Keynote Address. Perspectives on Land Modelling Conference. Toronto. November, 1986.
Planning Rural Canada: For Whom?, (ed) Special Section of Fall 1986. Operational Geographer containing 5 multidisciplinary articles on rural resources.
Canada’s Land: Relating Research to Reality. Zeitschrift der Gessellschaft fur Kanada‑Studien, 1985. n 1, pp. 61‑84 . *
Okanagan Fruitlands: Land Use Dynamics and the Impact of Federal Programs. Ottawa, Environment Canada, 1985, Land Use in Canada No. 26. (With M. Anne Kerr, Jean Séguin and L. Jane Pelton). . *
The Impact of Government Programs on the Changing Land Use of the Gaspé Region of Québec, in Proceedings of the Canadian Association of Geographers Conference, Trois‑Rivières, Québec. 1985.
The Bread‑Basket Begins to Run Out,. Mazingira (International Journal for Environment and Development). May, 1984, 27‑33.*
The Competition for Land: Learning How to Handle the Conflict, in The Agrologist. Special Issue on Agriculture‑Forest Resource Interface. Fall 1984. pp. 10‑12.*
Agricultural Land Protection Mechanisms in Canada.* Edmonton, Alberta Environmental Advisory Council, 1983
L’évolution de l’utilisation des terres agricoles au Canada: Procédés et Conséquences. Ottawa, Environnement Canada. 1983. * (avec J.D. McCuaig)
Agricultural Land Use Change in Canada: Process and Consequences. Ottawa, Environment Canada, 1982. (With J.D. McCuaig). *
The Identification of Impacts of Federal Programs on Land Use: A Manual for Program Managers. Ottawa, Interdepartmental Committee on Land, 1982. (with W. Bond, P. Bircham, J. McCuaig and R. McKechnie)
Rural Development Controls, Who are the Winners and Losers. B.C. Real Estate Association Bulletin, Vol. 5, No. 3, Fall 1982.
An Analysis of the Impact of Government Programs on Canada’s Fruitlands”. Ontario Geography, n 18: 1981, pp.57‑77. (With W. Bond and P. Bircham). *
Food for Thought: Can We Preserve our Agricultural Land Resource. Alternatives. 1981, Vol. 10:1, 29‑42. (With W. Simpson‑Lewis).*
The Agricultural Use of Marginal Lands: A Review and Bibliography. Ottawa, Lands Directorate, Environment Canada, 1981.*
Land Use in Canada, Ottawa, The Report of the Interdepartmental Task Force on Land Use Policy, Lands Directorate, Environment Canada, (Leader of Research and Writing Team) 1980.
Problématique de l’utilisation du sol au Canada, Ottawa, Direction générale des terres, Environnement Canada, 1980.
The Agricultural Land Reserves of British Columbia: An Impact Analysis. Ottawa, Lands Directorate, Environment Canada, 1978. *
Agricultural Land and Urban Centres: An Overview of Significance of Urban Centres to Canada’s Quality Agricultural Land, Ottawa, Lands Directorate, Environment Canada, 1977. (With J.D. McCuaig).
Report of the Interdepartmental Task Force on National Land Policy, Ottawa, 1977.(Chaired research and writing committee).
Land Capability for Agriculture: Canada Land Inventory ‑ A Preliminary Report. Ottawa, Lands Directorate, Environment Canada, 1976.
Rural Development: Approaches and Implications, in the Task Force on Food Aid and Renewable Resource Policies for CIDA ‑ Report to the President’s Committee, 1975.
.Note: In addition to these publications, Dr. Manning is author of a range of published papers on training methods, geographic research methods and agricultural economics, as well as over 200 conference papers, keynote addresses and public presentations presented in more than forty countries.. The written texts and/or powerpoint visuals for many of these presentations are also available on request. Selected presentations are also downloadable without charge from the Tourisk Inc. Website at www.tourisk.com