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Open Access | Published on January 13, 2021

Environmental Sustainability Indicators applied to Tourism Sector in Sicily

Matarazzo Agata
Zerbo Antonio
Serrano Carla
Abstract

Tourism is an important source of revenue for the economy of a country because it brings money to the State which use it as a source to improve services, buildings, facilities and tourism destinations. Its importance extends to a variety of studies and researches aimed to a better and more sustainable development. The aim of this study is to analyze environmental impact caused by tourism, thanks to the use of indicators, which varies regarding the tourism destination they are linked with.
In particular, some environmental indicators on the city of Catania, in east of Sicily, are analyzed and their interaction could give a wide panorama of Sustainability in Catania and to identify all the advantages on sustainable tourism tools in Sicily.

Keywords
Sustainability, environmental impacts, environmental indicators, development instruments