Tourism Environmental Satellite Accounts
Lead Researchers: Dr Calvin Jones (WERU), Professor Max Munday and Dr Annette Roberts
Background
The TSA is intended to measure economic activity consequent on tourism in a way which enables comparison with other economic activities taking place in the same region or nation. Hence, tourism must be contextualised and visible within the accounting frameworks of the area in question, as indeed will be other industries. A standard TSA includes a set of tables highlighting inbound and outbound tourism consumption, tourism dependent employment, tourism capital expenditure, and common (public sector) expenditure on tourism. In producing an environmental TSA the objective is to use information derived from environmental satellite accounts to investigate the environmental externalities of tourism consumption.
Aims and Objectives
The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) is a method of separating out tourism activity from a set of national accounts, enabling the estimation of key factors such as value added and the ‘tourism dependence’ of specific industries or products. This project adds an environmental dimension to tourism satellite accounts. This can assist an understanding of the environmental effects of tourism activity, and in particular, the externalities created by different types of tourism.
Construction of tourism environmental satellite accounts (TESA) to sit alongside developed tourism satellite accounts at national and regional level.
To design the conceptual framework of the TESA, and to develop construction methods.
Outputs
Braendvag, A. (2001) Regional Impacts of Tourism in Norway: Regional Satellite Accounting for Tourism as a basis for Regional Input-Output Modelling, European Regional Science Association Annual Congress, Zagreb, August 29th – September 1st.
Bryan J, Jones C and Munday M, (2006) The Contribution of Tourism to the UK Economy: Satellite Account Perspectives, Services Industries Journal, forthcoming.
DCMS (Department of Culture Media and Sport), (2004), First Steps Tourism Satellite Accounts Project, report by Cardiff Business School, Colum Drive, Cardiff, CF1 3EU.
Partners and Funders
For general TSA work funders and partners include: Wales Tourist Board, DCMS, North West Development Agency, Isle of Man Treasury, Cardiff City Council, World Tourism Organisation.
