RT Journal Article
T1 Sustainability measurement with a non-compensatory approach in Cuban nature-based tourism
A1 Pérez-León, V.E.
A1 Ramírez-Hurtado, José M.
A1 Contreras Rubio, Ignacio
K1 sustainability ranking
K1 composite indicators
K1 non-compensatory methodology
K1 participative mtehtods
K1 Caribbean Zone of Sustainable Tourism
AB This paper aims to assess the sustainability of tourism destinations. To this end, various methodologies have been considered, among which composite indicators constitutes a valuable tool. A non-compensatory methodology has been applied in order to address the problem caused by the compensation of low values in certain indicators of a particular destination with high scores in other aspects. The proposed methodology provides a clear ranking of units and permits a post-optimization analysis for the design of strategies with a view to the improvement of the relative position regarding the sustainability of a destination. It is applied in an island context, for which tourism represents its main economic activity and, therefore, its dependence on natural, social, economic, and cultural resources, among others, for its development. The analysis demonstrates the possibility associated with each destination to improve its position, acting in just a single indicator while maintaining major values in the remaining indicators, this being a more restrictive methodology in sustainability assessment. The originality is the methodology being supported by the combination of the non-compensatory approach with participative methods to include the considerations of the stakeholders throughout the weights in a regional initiative in the Caribbean Zone of Sustainable Tourism. The findings reveal that the economic aspects receive more importance than those in the Cuban context that are social and patrimonial. The method can be applied to other destinations and regions, allowing the inclusion of external and reducing the absence of incomparability issues in ranking destinations supporting managerial decisions.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2022
FD 2022-07-17
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19463
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10433/19463
LA en
NO Dipak Bishwokarma, Jacqueline Harper & Sanjay Nepal. (2023) Sustainable tourism in practice: synthesizing sustainability assessment of global tourism destinations. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology 30:6, pages 671-684.
NO Departamento de Economía, Métodos Cuantitativos e Historia Económica
DS RIO
RD May 24, 2026