Synonyms
Environmental stewardship; Good governance; SIDS
Definition
Accountability in environmental governance is the obligation of persons or organizations whose activities may have or have an environmental impact to report to those actors that have a right to regulate, adjudicate, and penalize those actions that may be harmful to the environment.
Introduction
The international tourism industry and, more specifically, the international cruise shipping industry are a good example of a sector with complex accountability relationships. Caribbean cruise tourism is a global vertically integrated industry: cruise lines are owned by private corporations that manage their operations across multiple jurisdictions, linking tour operators, cruises, visitors, flag states, and the port states of the US and Caribbean destinations. Each of the actors is answerable to the states wherein they operate, to their clients and patrons directly, to third party agencies that monitor and report on...
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Scobie, M. (2022). Accountability in Tourism Governance. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-66252-3_2846
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