Inside Story : Advancing green growth in the tourism sector : The case of Hue, Vietnam

The document outlines a project in Hue, Vietnam, that sought to balance socioeconomic development from tourism with environmental protection. It highlights the successful promotion of 'garden houses' as a climate mitigation and tourism strategy, the importance of national policy frameworks adapted to local contexts, and the role of leadership in guiding sustainable growth. However, it notes a critical trade-off: while local initiatives can reduce emissions within the city, they cannot address the emissions generated by tourists traveling to the destination.

• Sustainable tourism in Hue is significantly shaped by national government frameworks, which are then adapted to meet the specific conditions of the city.
• The promotion of 'garden houses' through a participatory local process served as a climate mitigation tool that provided environmental, economic, and cultural benefits, while also enabling other low-carbon initiatives like non-motorised transport.
• A primary tension in green tourism is that local mitigation efforts address emissions within the city but fail to account for the emissions produced by tourists during their travel to the location.

APA

Kusakabe, K., Shrestha, P., Kumar, S., & Nguyen, K. L. (2014). Inside Story : Advancing green growth in the tourism sector : The case of Hue, Vietnam. Climate and Development Knowledge Network. https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-advancing-green-growth-tourism-sector%25e2%2580%25a8-hue-vietnam

Chicago

Kusakabe, Kyoko, Pujan Shrestha, S. Kumar, and Khanh Linh Nguyen. Inside Story : Advancing green growth in the tourism sector : The case of Hue, Vietnam. Climate and Development Knowledge Network, 2014. https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-advancing-green-growth-tourism-sector%25e2%2580%25a8-hue-vietnam.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{kusakabe2014inside, author = {Kusakabe, Kyoko and Shrestha, Pujan and Kumar, S. and Nguyen, Khanh Linh}, title = {{Inside Story : Advancing green growth in the tourism sector : The case of Hue, Vietnam}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, year = {2014}, month = oct, url = {https://cdkn.org/resource/inside-story-advancing-green-growth-tourism-sector%25e2%2580%25a8-hue-vietnam}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }