Sustainability Ranking for Cuban Tourist Destinations Based on Composite Indexes

Tourism sustainability evaluation has become an important issue in the development of this economic industry due to its dependence on natural environment quality and social acceptance. The study shows different ways to measure sustainability by means of composite indicators obtained from an initial...

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Published in:Social indicators research 2016-10, Vol.129 (1), p.425-444
Main Authors: Pérez, Víctor, Hernández, Alain, Guerrero, Flor, León, María Amparo, da Silva, Christian Luiz, Caballero, Rafael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Algorithms
Cuba
Data analysis
Data envelopment analysis
Decision making
Departments
Economic development
Evaluators
Factor Analysis
Fuzzy sets
Human Geography
Indexes
Methods
Microeconomics
Multivariate Analysis
Natural environment
Politics
Principal components analysis
Principals
Programming
Public Health
Quality of Life Research
Ratings & rankings
Social acceptance
Social research
Social Sciences
Sociology
Stakeholders
Studies
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Tourism
Tourist attractions
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Summary:Tourism sustainability evaluation has become an important issue in the development of this economic industry due to its dependence on natural environment quality and social acceptance. The study shows different ways to measure sustainability by means of composite indicators obtained from an initial set of quantitative and qualitative information. The use of different aggregation methods makes it possible to create rankings and offers remarkable contributions to the decision making process. We use the combination of dissimilar algorithms such as DP₂ distance, Data Envelopment Analysis, Principal Component Analysis and Goal Programming to achieve these rankings and Borda Count to merge them into a single order to compare these destinations. Results shows different ways to measure sustainability using the overall information contained in a set of initial indicators and represent an important contribution to composite indicator’s building and for the formulation of new strategic actions, politics or other territorial or national projections.
ISSN:0303-8300
1573-0921
DOI:10.1007/s11205-015-1110-7