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A. Political implementation
of sustainability concepts
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Key questions for sustainability:
- Existence and evaluation of the effectiveness of
environmental management and monitoring tools for a more
integrated tourism strategy?
- Are different stakeholders
involved in the process?
Key questions for the quality of the region:
- Is there a continuous reporting and monitoring system
designed to improve or maintain the destination’s
quality?
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No.
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Description of Indicator
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How to measure, further explanations |
A-1 |
Existence of a local policy for enhancing sustainability
in the destination
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Existence of a political strategy decision (Yes/No)
Existence
of an action plan (Yes/No)
Number of the following issues covered by this action plan: transport, land use
and biodiversity, energy, water, waste, social issues, economic issues |
A-2 |
Involvement of stakeholders
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Are there stakeholders continuously involved in designing,
revising and monitoring the sustainability strategy (Yes/No)
Is there extra staff employed for the implementation (number of staff) |
A-3 |
Existence of an inventory of sites of cultural interest
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E.g. monuments, buildings, UNESCO heritage sites: Yes or
no |
A-4 |
Existence of an inventory of sites of natural interest
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E.g. protected areas, habitats, especially vulnerable areas,
Natura 2000: Yes or no |
A-5 |
Number of eco-labelled tourism facilities or facilities
applying for environmental management schemes (such as EMAS
or ISO 14000)
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Including hotels, restaurants, camping sites or other tourism
services |
A-6 |
Number of sites monitored with Blue-Flag-System and total
number of bathing sites (if applicable) |
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B Environmental Indicators
B1. Tourism transport (access to destination
and return travel, local mobility)
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Schlüsselfragen der Nachhaltigkeit:
- Is the amount of transport pressure caused by
tourism decreasing?
- Are tourists arriving by more sustainable means
of transport? Current situation and evolution in time to
see whether there is change towards improvement, or not.
- Is
the length of stays decreasing or increasing? More day
visitors or longer staying tourists?
- What are the main
means of transport tourists are using during their stay
at the destination?
Key questions for the quality of the region:
- Impact of transport on noise and air quality,
traffic jams?
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No.
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Description of Indicator
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How to measure, further
explanations |
B1-1 |
Share of environmentally-friendly modes of transport in
all arrivals
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How many tourists (staying at least for one night) used
the following main means of transport: car, plane, train, bus,
ship or bicycle to come to the destination (total figures per
year if available, percentage in case of guest surveys or estimates).
How many day visitors used the following main means of transport:
car, plane, train, bus, ship or bicycle to come to the destination
(total figures per year if available, percentage in case of guest
surveys or estimates). |
B1-2 |
Number of same-day visitors per km²
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Monthly table of day visitors (total figures, if no data
available figures from previous visitor surveys or estimates).
Monthly table of meals sold in all restaurants (if available).
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B1-3 |
Local mobility |
Monthly table of the number of passengers transported by
local public transport.
Percentage of accommodations, tourism facilities and other tourist
attractions accessible by public transport (less than 10 minutes
walking distance to next station/stop).
Extra means of transport especially set up for tourists (type
of transport and number of passenger places available per month) |
B2. Carrying capacity
- land use, bio-diversity, tourism activities
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Key questions for sustainability:
- • How much land is taken up by tourism accommodations?
- What is the amount of area occupied by second homes?
- Does
the destination try to protect and preserve natural areas?
- Impact of different tourism activities on bio-diversity?
Key questions for the quality of the region:
• Degree of urban sprawl, which reduces attractiveness of
destinations?
• Amount of natural areas, which raise attractiveness of
the site?
Coastal destinations -
Key questions for sustainability:
- What is the pressure on aquatic systems (coasts,
lakes, rivers, etc.)?
Key questions for the quality of the region:
- Are coasts in danger of becoming overcrowded?
Mountain destinations - Key questions
for sustainability:
- Tourist pressure in mountain destinations?
Key questions for the quality of the region:
- Are mountain destinations in danger of becoming
overcrowded?
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No.
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Description of Indicator
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How to measure, further explanations |
B2-1 |
Maximum population density (peak season) per km²
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Table of number of total population (incl. tourists) per
month
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B2-2 |
Beds in secondary residences (in % of total lodging capacity)
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Lodging capacity (by means of accommodation)
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B2-3 |
Ratio of built-up area to natural areas
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Types of area of destination (built-up area, area reserved
for building, green land, forest, water, other) in km² |
B2-4 |
Size of protected natural areas (in % of total destination
area)
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Total size of protected natural areas (any kind of degree
of protection) in km²
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B2-5 |
Evolution of different leisure time activities with intensive
use of resources
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Evolution of different leisure time activities with intensive
use of resources:
• Total size of golf course(s) (in km²)
• Number of guests at golf course(s) per year
• Number of snow canons
• Area covered with artificial snow
• Capacity of lifts, cable cars and similar transport facilities (in persons-vertical
meters/year)
• Number of tourists transported with helicopters
• Capacity of harbours and marinas (number of motor boats)
• Number of hydro speeds or similar water sports equipment
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B2-6 |
Percentage of natural coastline (if applicable) |
Percentage of length of natural coast line (not built-up
within a zone of 1 km from the water) on total coastline |
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