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Phase one

ICT can be used to mitigate tourism's negative impacts. The review of the literature identified the following opportunites and the ICT-based tools/applications that can be used for STD and the categorisation of tourism impacts they can be used to manage.

ICT-based Tools/Applications and its uses for Sustainable Tourism Development

Opportunity	ICT-based Tools/Applications
Tourism Planning	Tourism Information System Environmental Management Information System Carbon calculators Economic Impact Analysis Software Geogrpahical Information Systems Computer simulation Virtual tourism
Tourist Satisfaction	Internet Wireless technology Location Based Service Destination Management System eRating System
Transportation	Intelligent Transport System
Interpretation	Internet Location Based Service Virtual Tourism
Partnership	Internet
Sustainable consumption	Location Based Service Environmental Management Information System Virtual tourism Internet
Community participation	Community informatics Internet Geographical Information Systems

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