Sustainable Tourism Law

LOCAL DEVELOPMENTS OF THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM 451 importance of tourism for sustainable development; such consultation must be based on effective mechanisms of cooperation and partnership in all areas, both at the destination and at the international level. b) It is essential that ethical codes and sustainability guidelines be adopted and implemented for industry, tourists, governments and local authorities. In terms of the motto “Redistributing wealth and seeking peace”, WSST+20 advocates that the local community must take a central position in the new models of sustainable tourism, always considering this activity as an instrument to improve the quality of life and the well-being of the local population. The problems of an investigation directed towards a sustainable local government of a tourist destination are the following: How can processes be operationalized and created through local regulations for the calls of action and recommendations of the WSST+20? What local regulation can be an instrument of a sustainable tourism governance? What dimensions and strategies should be considered in a sustainable local regulation of a tourist destination? In a year (United Nations, 2017) declared by the United Nations as an international year of sustainable tourism for development, this research constitutes a challenge and an opportunity for any tourist municipality to become an agent and factor for the implementation of the WSST +20 principles. Thus, we would contribute to a cause as noble, just and universal as striving for global sustainability (Zimmermann, 2014). II. METHODOLOGY. THE INVESTIGATION OF SURFING IN ALJEZUR Aljezur is a Portuguese village belonging to the district of Faro, located in the tourist region of the Algarve, in the south of Portugal. It is the focal point of a rural municipality with a low population density. According to the data of the last demographic survey, it has 5.884 inhabitants in an area of 323.50 km² (National Statistics of Portugal-INE, 2011). The beaches of Aljezur are popular in the region for their exceptional surfing conditions. They constitute approximately 50 km of still intact coastline with a great variety of spots associated with environmental quality , with the regularity of waves and proximity between the beaches, thus allowing the practice of this modality throughout the year.