The accelerated expansion of tourism activities

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Sourced from the recommendations and stated challenges and stated research gap of the source papers, classified as general, spanning 3 journals.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Destination Tourism and Environmental Sustainability: A Critical Review on Tourism Sector of Odisha, India (2026) · International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Research · doi

  climate resilience initiatives indicators community participation, aligned with should be expanded Promoting sustainable tourism development in Odisha requires an integrated approach that combines environmental conservation, technological innovation, and effective governance. The Odisha Tourism Policy should be strengthened by incorporating measurable sustainability internationally recognized tourism sustainability frameworks. Destination- specific management plans should be prepared for major tourism destinations, particularly ecologically sensitive areas such as Chilika, Bhitarkanika, and Similipal. These plans should include carrying-capacity assessments, biodiversity conservation measures, environmental monitoring systems, strategies. Community-based and through ecotourism participatory planning, skill development programs, and equitable revenue-sharing mechanisms. Training local youth tourism as livelihood entrepreneurs can generation and environmental stewardship.

  generalrecommendationsevidence 5/5
  Keywords: tourism environmental community development odisha conservation sustainability plans climate resilience initiatives indicators participation aligned expanded
• Social Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Tourism: A Bibliometric Analysis of Governance, Resilience, and Regenerative Tourism Research (2026) · Brilliant International Journal Of Management And Tourism · doi

  The accelerated expansion of tourism activities has intensified multiple structural challenges, including ecological degradation, unequal benefit distribution, cultural commodification, governance fragmentation, and the marginalization of local communities. The study highlights the need for a governance-oriented approach to social entrepreneurship in sustainable tourism.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: accelerated expansion tourism activities has intensified multiple structural
• Moving in the Same Direction: A Shared Path for Sustainable Tourism and Nature-Based Solutions (2026) · Sustainability · doi

  The need for models and methodologies to systematically support more sustainable approaches to territorial governance. The lack of explicit alignment between sustainable tourism, nature-based solutions, and ecomuseums. The need for a comprehensive framework to assess the capacity of ecomuseums to act as community-based nature-based solutions and sustainable tourism actors.

  generalstated research gapevidence 5/5
  Keywords: need models methodologies systematically support sustainable approaches territorial

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