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Sustainable Tourism Centre

The Curtin Sustainable Tourism Centre (CSTC) was established September 2002 and is jointly supported by Curtin Business School and the Division of Humanities. 

Professor Jack Carlsen and Associate Professor Roy Jones are Co-Directors of the Centre. The CSTC is working towards positioning teaching and research programs at Curtin at the forefront of Sustainable Tourism in Western Australia.

The objectives of the CSTC are to:

  • Position teaching and research programs at Curtin at the forefront of Sustainable Tourism in Australia and internationally 
  • Examine tourism development, including design, planning, management, indigenous issues and environmental and social concerns from a sustainability perspective
  • Foster collaboration between staff across a range of Schools and Divisions with expertise in relevant areas
  • Supervise postgraduate students whose research could be accommodated within the CSTC
  • Serve as a means of leveraging the value of research expertise at Curtin through government and business partnerships

Partnerships

Partnerships have been established with:

  • The Co-operative Research Centre for Sustainable Tourism (CRC ST)
  • The Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM)
  • The WA Tourism Commission (WATC)
  • The Department of Planning and Infrastructure (DPI)
  • The Forum for Advocating Cultural and Eco Tourism (FACET)
  • The Nature Based Tourism Research Reference Group (NBTRRG)
  • Tourism Council of Western Australia
  • The Australian Tourism Accreditation Association
  • Green Globe Asia Pacific Pty. Ltd. 
  • Peel Region Development Commission
  • Visitor Centre Association of Western Australia Inc. 
  • Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council

Projects

The following projects have commenced since September, 2002:

  • Assessment of the Economic Value of recreation and tourism in WA's National Parks, Marine Parks and other Forested and Natural Areas
  • Peel Region Heritage Project
  • CRC ST Industry Scholarship PhD on sustainable tourism
  • Australian Tourism Businesses Accreditation Scoping Study
  • Sustainable Tourism Enterprises in Western Australia Study

More information

For more information visit the Curtin Sustainable Tourism Centre website.