Explain how concepts of sustainable development and sustainable tourism are related to the sufficiency economy philosophy.
Sustainable tourism is the concern for the keep the natural environment in long term as resources. It can help to manage need and want of the human in the balancing term because need and want of the human are unlimited. Some people said that the sustainable tourism meaning was the limitless traveling, that means you are the always traveling people. It’s not exactly true but it’s also not wrong as well. Because we study the sustainable tourism for managing the limit resource to the use that always happens. Sustainable tourism should maintain a high level of tourist satisfaction and ensure a meaningful experience to the tourists, raising their awareness about sustainability issues and promoting sustainable tourism practices amongst them.
Firstly, Sustainable tourism development requires the informed participation of all relevant stakeholders, as well as strong political leadership to ensure wide participation and consensus building. Achieving sustainable tourism is a continuous process and it requires constant monitoring of impacts, introducing the necessary preventive and/or corrective measures whenever necessary.As more regions and countries develop their tourism industry, it produces significant impacts on natural resources, consumption patterns, pollution and social systems. The need for sustainable/responsible planning and management is imperative for the industry to survive as a whole.The World Tourism Organization defines sustainable tourism as tourism that meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future. Rather than being a type of product, it is an ethos that underpins all tourism activities. As such, it is integral to all aspects of tourism development and management rather than being an add-on component. The objective of sustainable tourism is to retain the economic and social advantages of tourism development while reducing or mitigating any undesirable impacts on the natural, historic, cultural or social environment. This is achieved by balancing the needs of tourists with those of the destination
Secondly, the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy is provided by King Bhumibol’s the great king of Thailand. Development that is based on Sufficiency Economy is development that is based on sustainability and consideration. This kind of development emphasizes moderation, rationality, immunity, and the application of knowledge, carefulness, and morality in making decisions and taking actions.The philosophy of Sufficiency Economy provides a guide to appropriate ways of living and behaving. It was developed from the traditional Thai lifestyle and can be applied to all situations. It derives from an understanding of the always-changing world and aims at protection from dangers and crises for the sake of stable and sustainable development.Itis also an innovative approach to development designed for practical application over a wide range of problems and situations. The Sufficiency Economy Philosophy was incorporated into the Ninth National Economic and Social Development as well as the Tenth Plan covering the period from 2007 to 2011. It is also part of the fundamental administration policy of the state, as stipulated in Section 83 of the Constitution of the Kingdom of Thailand of 2007, that The State shall encourage and support implementation of the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy. At the national level, it postulates a holistic approach with an emphasis upon appropriateness, competitive advantage, low risk, and avoiding over-investment. It involves keeping abreast with what is happening elsewhere in the world, hedging investments, and reducing imports and over dependence on other countries.
Thirdly, the relating of sustainable tourism and the sufficiency economy philosophy was including with the agriculture the most. King Bhumibol said if Thai people are sufficiency, it means they are not needy, if they are not needy, they are not poorly. So he decides to make this philosophy for Thai people, so this sufficiency can be a sustainable philosophy. The philosophy of Sufficiency Economy will lead to balanced and sustainable development, and those who apply it will be ready to cope with all kinds of changes concerning the economy, society, the environment, knowledge, and technology.
Fourthly, the first principle is that reasons, not desires, provide guidance. It is not wise to follow a tide unthinkingly. Thailand should have the courage to choose its own way of development instead of following a global tide.The second principle is moderation. One must know one’s basis and potential. This knowledge will reveal what one is and how one should grow successfully.The third principle is immunity, because one cannot know what will happen tomorrow. When situations change rapidly, it is difficult to work out a development plan because there are many risk factors. A planner needs to have vision and must try to foresee possibilities, good and bad. With a vision for the economy, for instance, planners can consider whether biodiesel should be introduced to cushion the impacts of fuel prices. Immunity is the result of risk management.Decisions and actions that reflect sufficiency require knowledge and morality as their bases. Knowledge means adequate information and thoughtfulness to integrate fields of knowledge in order to make plans. Morality means honesty, patience, perseverance, and wisdom as the fundamentals of life.
Conclusion, the sufficiency economy philosophy need all people using the resources and knows the real value by separate the land into 4 regions, 30:30:30:10, first of 30 means water, second of 30 means rice agriculture, and third of 30 means fruit and vegetable agriculture, and last one is 10 means habitat. So the relating of the philosophy is sustainable living life by not needy or poorly. The farmer can receive the revenue from tourist by give them the knowledge of this philosophy because some tourist want to visit the farm that use the sufficiency economy philosophy program. This philosophy also let people understand the valuable of resource and effective on the sustainable tourism.Sufficiency Economy is not the “economy of the poor,” as some have said. It does not call for extreme austerity or belt-tightening. The King has advised his subjects to get rich, but he also encourages them to share their wealth with others and wants them to be able to maintain their riches in bad times. He gives three principles and one foundation for national development. And they can be applied to benefit the management of any organization.