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Composite indicator for the assessment of Sustainability. The case of Cuban nature-based tourism destinations.
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Pérez et al. (2013).Composite indicator for the assessment of Sustainability. The case of Cuban nature-based tourism destinations. Ecological Indicators, Vol. 29, pp.316 – 324.
10.1016/j.ecolind.2012.12.027
1470-160X
Autor
Pérez León, Victor Ernesto
Guerrero, Flor
González, Mercedes
Pérez, Fátima
Caballero, Rafael
Institución
Resumen
This paper presents a methodology for building a composite indicator to evaluate the sustainability of nature-based tourism destinations. It combines Principal Component Analysis (PCA), the distance to a reference point, and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) with the aim of addressing some of the objections related to the aggregation procedure. The synthetic index obtained is based on a representative series of sub-indicators of the concept of sustainable tourist development as outlined by the World Tourism Organization (WTO). We apply it to evaluate Cuban nature-based tourism destinations. The results identify the strengths and weaknesses of destinations according to sustainability, and serve as a guideline for tourism planning in the future.