Dr Dave Randle, President and CEO, WHALE Center, was recently one of the co-chairs for the Windsor Castle Consultation organised by the International Community for Caring Communities. Its theme was “Imagine the Possible: Innovation for Urban Development, Sustainable Tourism and Culture. Randle wrote a recent piece for the Huffington Post on what took place.
GRAB THE ESSENTIALS
- The sustainable tourism portion included concepts of the anthropocene, planetary boundaries, social-ecological systems approaches, resilience thinking and cultural preservation, particularly for indigenous cultures and the cultures found in geotourism destinations.
- A new model for tourism was shared to address the planetary boundaries along with some examples of best practices in tourism.
- Results and recommendations from this Consultation are designed to stimulate implementation of result oriented solutions through presentations at United Nations Commissions and Forums as well as, other related venues.
DIG DEEPER
- Read the original article on the Huffington Post
- Follow Dr David Randle on Twitter.
- Learn more about the International Council for Caring Communities on their website.
