Innovations in Environmental Risk Assessment and Life Cycle Analysis for Ecotourism Sustainability
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https://doi.org/10.21664/2238-8869.2026v15i1.8407Keywords:
Ecotourism sustainability, Environmental Risk Assessment, Environmental performance, Life cycle analysis, Internet of Things, Sustainable tourism innovationAbstract
The objective of this research is to come up with an integrated environmental framework that incorporates Environmental Risk Assessment (ERA) and Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) to improve ecotourism sustainability. It aims at bridging theoretical and practical approaches by incorporating digitalization, data-driven decision-making, and collaborative governance in the context of ecotourism. This study is qualitative and thematic merging research design from secondary data collected from previous literature. The paper presents five merging themes interconnected dimensions, digitalization of ERA, integration of LCA, data-driven decision support and predictive analysis, governance, collaboration and policy alignment, socio environmental and economic co benefits relate them to the major theoretical developments, such as the evolution of the Smart Ecotourism Sustainability Theory. The results show that sustainable ecotourism management is reinforced by environmental assessment tools and technological innovation, and the collaboration of policy makers. The suggested framework offers destination managers, policymakers, and tourism operators with a systematic framework to evaluate and improve ecotourism sustainability. This paper will add value to the existing body of literature on ecotourism sustainability because it provides an in-depth synthesis of ERA and LCA that shows how their combination contributes to theoretical knowledge as well as the practical implementation. The research creates a new interdisciplinary framework, which facilitates adaptive, technology-based, and governance-focused solutions to the sustainable development of ecotourism.References
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