Megan Epler Wood to Release New Book: Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet – Environmental, Business and Policy Solutions

A comprehensive, new book on sustainable tourism management, by Megan Epler Wood, will be released in January 2017 to be published by Earthscan Press, Routledge for availability worldwide in paperback, hard cover, and ebook form. This book is being timed for release to help guide the Post-Paris COP 21 dialog on measuring tourism impacts and the upcoming International Year of Sustainable Tourism and International Development. It is available for Pre-order. Institutions can contact EplerWood International to offer this book for 20% off to members and for right to undertake foreign translations.

Sustainable Tourism on a Finite Planet challenges readers to consider new skills, tools, and investments required to protect irreplaceable global resources from the impacts of escalating tourism demand in the next 50 years. This volume recommends that decision makers assess the current and future value of natural, social and cultural capital to guide investment in destinations and secure vital resources. Innovative approaches are proposed to support the transition to green infrastructure, protect incomparable landscapes, and engage local people in the monitoring of vital indicators to protect local resources. 

This book serves as an academic text book, and offers approachable reading on lessons learned and new approaches for policy makers, business people, and environmental analysts alike.