1. ESTO Sustainable Tourism: Economically Feasible, Environmentally Viable Dr. Robert Billington Blackstone Valley Tourism Council Sustainable Tourism Planning Laboratory Rhode Island August 31, 2009

2. Sustainable Tourism Goals Meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future Achieve a balance that causes no net-environmental burden or deficit Do not consume resources faster than they can be renewed Reduce, recycle and reuse Support local sources for products ESTO

3. Sustainable Tourism Goals Create healthy, responsible and livable places that become great destinations Maintain and build a sense-of-place Create whole, diverse, vibrant, distinctive places in their built and natural environment, that are transit connected, water and energy efficient, and disaster resilient Advance positive social change Protect the soul of a place ESTO

4. Sustainable Tourism Strategy Think whole community, sustainable community Approach all problems with an inclusive community strategy Build a stewardship, solution-oriented approach to economic development, which includes the preservation of nature, culture and heritage Tourism’s growth will continue; work to enhance the developed places ESTO

5. Sustainable Tourism Strategy Make your destination a place that people can not wait to get to, rather than one that people can not wait to get through Be involved in all aspects of the community: transportation, heritage, culture, education, health care, government, commerce, and community groups ESTO

6. Sustainable Strategy Combine culture, history and the story of the place in your sustainable efforts A sustainable place is a great place to visit Create low environmental impacts Provide leadership ESTO

7. Projects and Programs Leadership Blackstone Valley Green Guide –Educate the visitor on what your goals are for the place they are visiting Sustainable Tourism Planning and Development Laboratory Keep America Beautiful ESTO

8. Projects and Programs Education & Environmental Stewardship E/V Blackstone Valley Explorer Educational tour programs for the young Development of river access Creation of fish ladders Cycle Blackstone.com Bicycle transportation routes Urban farming ESTO

9. Projects and Programs Community Beautification & Recycling Annual Great American Clean-up Monthly environmental volunteer clean-ups Event trash recycling program Monthly electronics recycling collection Annual tire recycling Carbon offset hotel collection boxes for tree planting – Cherry Trees ESTO

10. Projects and Programs Enhancing Local Culture Create events that celebrate the culture Culinaria – mixing food and culture Maintaining local food-ways through competitions and weekly tours ESTO

11. Projects and Programs Engaging Youth Youth bike-repair program Teaching youth how and why to tell the community’s story ESTO

12. Resources NGS Center for Sustainable Destinations www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable WTTC – Agenda 21 report www.wttc.org UNWTO – Climate Change and Tourism report www.unwto.org ESTO

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37. Maintaining Local Culture, Meat Pie, Dynamite Cookoffs. Cherry Tree Revitalization program and resulting Cherry Blossom Festival RIRRC.org Equipment available for events includes: (1) Roll-off Container, (1) Recycling Trailer, (8) 64 Gallon Wheeled Carts, and (30)Collection Bins. Electronics recycling Cigarette Litter Prevention Program GAC 34 events in 8 of 9 communities Green Guide Carbon Offset Collection boxes Tour RI Blackstone Culinaria Educational River Tours Enviro/Historic Tours River Access project