Edward W. (Ted) Manning
Adjunct Research Professor
| Degrees: | B.A., M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (Victoria, Wellington, New Zealand) |
| Phone: | 613 521-0594 |
| Email: | tmanning@rogers.com |
President
Tourisk Incorporated
Sustainable Destinations
1980 Saunderson Drive
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada K1G 2E2
Telephone: 613 521-0594
Fax: 613 521-6605
E-mail: tmanning@rogers.com
tourisk@rogers.com
website: www.tourisk.com
Biography
Ted Manning is President of Tourisk Inc., an international consulting firm delivering projects and training in the fields of sustainable development of tourism, community based regional planning, risk management for impacted communities and destinations, and the development of policy and management instruments in support of sustainable development. He also serves as Associate Director of the Centre for a Sustainable Future for the Foundation for International Training, delivering environmental management training in countries from China to Romania to Argentina. From 1993 to 2002, Dr. Manning was Director of Strategic Planning and Director of the Sustainable Development and Environmental Management Practice of Consulting and Audit Canada (CAC) Dr. Manning previously held posts as Executive Manager, Sustainable Tourism, for Tourism Canada, Associate Director of the Sustainable Development Branch of Environment Canada, Chief of Land Use Policy and Land Use Analysis in Environment Canada, Senior Planner for the Caribbean Program of the Canadian International Development Agency, and as a university lecturer in geography.
As manager of a number of research organizations, Dr. Manning has led several initiatives to produce better environmental management tools for public and private sector managers, including international work in the creation and implementation of improved environmental assessment and audit procedures for development projects, cumulative effects assessment, mechanisms for environmental accountability, and work to integrate environmental and economic analysis in decision-making. He has provided policy advice and management training to governments of more than twenty countries and leads the international initiative on indicators of sustainable development for the tourism industry for the World Tourism Organization.
He has published 21 books and over 80 articles on sustainable development, environmental planning, land management and tourism planning topics in a variety of ecological, economic, geographic and management journals. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Geography Department of Carleton University, a Fellow and Governor of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society,
a member of the Canadian Club of Rome, and is a former President of the Canadian Association of Geographers. He is recipient of the Miguel Aleman medal (Mexico) for his work in sustainable tourism, and is also a recipient of the Queens Golden Jubilee Medal for service to Canada.
Research Interests
- Tourism and the environment
- Sustainable development
- Environmental management
- Natural resources
Recent Publications
MANNING, E.W. (Principal author and editor) 2004 Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism Destinations: A Guidebook (Madrid: World Tourism Organization)
MANNING, E.W. 2004 ‘Indicators and risk management for ecotourism’ in Ecotourism ed D. Diamantis (London, United Kingdom: Thomson) 73-88
MANNING, E. W. and, MANNING, M. 2003 Indicators for the Sustainable Development of Tourism in Cyprus (Ottawa: Tourisk Inc. for World Tourism Organization and the Government of Cyprus)
MANNING, E.W., CLIFFORD, G., and PRIEUR, S. 2003 A Canadian Case Study of Measurement Relating to Tourism and Ecotourism: The Case of Northern Cape Breton (Ottawa: Consulting and Audit Canada for the Canadian Tourism Commission and Parks Canada)
MANNING, E.W., CLIFFORD, G., PRIEUR, S. and JOLETTE, D. 2002, Environmental Farm Planning in Canada, Evaluation Report (Ottawa: Environment Bureau, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Consulting and Audit Canada)
MANNING, E.W., CLIFFORD, G., *PRIEUR, S. and *RACINE, I. 2002 Indicators of Sustainable Development for Tourism: Background Paper (Madrid: World Tourism Organization)
MANNING, E.W. 2002 Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges for CIDA Programs in the Caribbean (Ottawa: Report for the Canadian International Development Agency)
MANNING, E.W. 2002 Climate Change Adaptation: Opportunities and Challenges for CIDA Programs in China (Ottawa: Report for the Canadian International Development Agency)
MANNING, E.W with CLIFFORD G., KLARIC Z., and VERECZI ,G. Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Indicators for the Islands of the Mediterranean, Kukljica, Island of Ugljan, Croatia, 21-23 March 2001. Madrid, 2001.
MANNING, E.W with CLIFFORD, G., and MANNING M., Indicators for the Sustainable Management of Tourism: Beruwala, Sri Lanka World Tourism Organization, Madrid, 2000. (54pp)
Planning Sustainable Tourism Destinations.@Journal of Tourism Recreation Research, Jubilee Volume 2000: 25, No. 2, pp. 3-14. (with David Dougherty)
MANNING, E.W ACapacidad de Carga: Perspectiva del Desarollo de un Turismo Sustentable.@ (Carrying Capacity for Sustainable Tourism) in Catedra sobre turismo, Fundacion Miguel Aleman, Cd. De Mexico, 1999, pp 99-110.
MANNING, E.W, AIndicators of Tourism Sustainability@ in Tourism Management, Volume 20, No. 2, April 1999, pp 179-182.
MANNING, E.W ,with HANNA, M., VERECZI , G. and MANNING, M. 1999 Taller Sobre Indicadores de Turismo Sostenible para el Caribe y Centroamérica: Informe Final, (Workshop on Indicatores of Sustainable Tourism for the Caribbean and Central America: Final Report.) Cozumel,
Mexico, Mayo 1999. (67pp) , Organizacion Mundial del Turismo, Madrid.
MANNING, E.W with CLIFFORD, G. 1999 Workshop on Sustainable Tourism Indicators for Eastern and Central Europe, February 1999, Keszthely (Lake Balaton) Hungary. World Tourism Organization, Madrid,. (44pp)
MANNING, E.W. 1999 Capacidad de Carga: Perspectiva del Desarollo de un Turismo Sustentable. (Carrying Capacity for Sustainable Tourism) Catedra sobre turismo, Fundacion Miguel Aleman, 1997, Cd. De Mexico, pp 99-110.
‘ MANNING, E.W. 1999 ‘Indicators of Tourism Sustainability’ in Tourism Management, Volume 20, No. 2, April 1999, pp 179-182.
MANNING, E.W and PRIEUR, S. 1998, Governance for Tourism: Coping with Tourism in Impacted Destinations (Toronto, Foundation for International Training)
MANNING, E.W with CLIFFORD, G., DOUGHERTY, T.D. and JOLETTE, D. 1998 ‘Renovating governance: lessons from sustainable development’ Optimum 28(3), 28-35
MANNING, E.W and DOUGHERTY, T.D.1998 ‘Planning tourism in sensitive ecosystems in Tourism Development in the Critical Environments ed T.V. Singh, (Lucknow, India: Centre for Tourism Research and Development) 1-21
MANNING, E.W with CLIFFORD, G., DOUGHERTY, D. and ERNST, M. 1997 What Managers Need to Know: A Practical Guide to the Development and Use of Indicators of Sustainable Tourism (Madrid: World Tourism Organization) Also available in French and Spanish.
Memberships
- Royal Canadian Geographic Society
- Canadian Club of Rome
- Canadian Association of Geographers