Batta, Ravinder N. <br/><br/>
Green tourism :   certification manual / 
Ravinder N. Batta. 
 - Tokyo, Japan :  Asian Productivity Organization,  2009. 
 - viii, 48 pages :  illustrations ;  30 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>Tourism and the environment -- Introduction -- Major environmental impacts of tourism -- Reasons for slow progress towards sustainability -- Factors pushing towards sustainability -- Key concepts -- Green tourism certification -- What is certification? -- Importance of certification in tourism -- Overview of green tourism certification -- Priority actions in designing tourism certification programs -- Step-by-step approach to developing certification programs -- Initiating the process -- Conducting feasibility studies and developing business plans -- Developing criteria for certification -- Working with consumers -- Financing certification -- Including SMCEs in certification designs -- Developing audit and assessment protocols -- Developing training and education programs -- Developing monitoring and evaluation protocols 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9283323971 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecotourism--Certification.