Statistical Framework for Measuring the Sustainability of Tourism
The Statistical Framework for MST is an internationally-agreed framework describing the main concepts, definitions and data organization structures to support the production and organization of data on the impacts and dependencies of tourism on the economy, society and the environment. The Framework has been endorsed by the United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) at its 55th session (27 February – 1 March 2024).
Quick overview of contents:
- List of abbreviations and acronyms
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Key features of SF-MST
- Chapter 3: Measuring the economic dimension
- Chapter 4: Measuring the environmental dimension
- Chapter 5: Measuring the social dimension
- Chapter 6: Implementation and application of SF-MST
- Annex 1: SF-MST Research agenda
- Bibliography
- Glossary
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UN Tourism systematically collects tourism statistics from countries and territories around the world in an extensive database that provides the most comprehensive repository of statistical information available on the tourism sector.
UN Tourism’s Statistics, Standards and Data Department has coordinated important developments relating to the conceptualization of tourism and its measurement, progressively building consensus amongst the international statistical community
The United Nations recognizes UN Tourism as the appropriate organization to collect, to analyze, to publish, to standardize and to improve the statistics of tourism, and to promote the integration of these statistics within the sphere of the United Nations system