Sustainable management of tourist destinations: the implementation of a system of indicators of tourism in the destinations of the province of Barcelona
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This article focuses on the design and implementation of tourism indicators for sustainable management of destinations, as part of a project implemented in collaboration between the University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Provincial Council. The objectives are: a) Explain the characteristics of the project, and in particular its conceptual and methodological approach; b) Present the results of the project, specifically on the implementation of the Tourism Sustainability Index (ISOST) and the European Tourism Indicators Systems (ETIS); and c) Provide a brief balance of the results and a reflection on the use of these instruments.
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