The Sustainability of Coastal Tourism

Sustainable tourism calls for alternative forms oftourism as well as greening the existing tourismfacilities, notably improving the environmentalmanagement of existing accommodations. This monographexamines the environmental practises of touristhotels and apartments on the Kenya Coast – Nyali,Bamburi and Shanzu areas. More than half of the accommodations have implementedmeasures to improve waste management, wastewatermanagement and local community support. Measures toreduce energy and water consumption are still intheir infancy. Indirect measures in respect ofenvironmental organisation, guest environmentalinstructions and nature conservation are largelyabsent. Even though the environmental measures thatwere introduced can be regarded as steps towardssustainable tourism, they mostly do not ask for greatefforts or large investments. This monograph gives recommendations for touroperators, hotels and government agencies and willalso be of interest to students of tourism ingeneral; it offers a foundation for studies ofsustainable tourism.