PART I: INTRODUCTION: THEORETICAL AND METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS 1. Mapping Tourism, Sustainability, and Development in Southeast Asia 2. The Tourism-Development Nexus in Southeast Asia: History and Current Issues 3. Researching Tourism and Development in Southeast Asia: Methodological Insights PART II: TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT IN PROTECTED AREAS 4. Ecotourism and Sustainable Development in Vietnam’s Protected Areas 5. Searching for Sustainable Tourism in Malaysia: Can Langkawi Geopark Rangers Offer Improved Stewardship? 6. Collaborative Conservation in Small Islands: Towards Community Empowerment and Sustainable Tourism in Kepulauan Seribu, Jakarta PART III: TOURISM, DEVELOPMENT AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES 7. What is the Economic Impact of Ecotourism for the Poor in Lao PDR?, Saithong Phommavong 8. Migration into Tourism Micro-entrepreneurship – Socioeconomic Advancement or Mobility Trap? 9. Fishermen into Tour Boat Operators: Tourism Development in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia 10. Modernity, Globalization, and Development in the Philippines: Implications for the Cultural Landscape, Authenticity, and Tourism of Ifunaoa Province PART IV: TOURISM, DEVELOPMENT AND GOVERNANCE 11. Tourism Development in Myanmar: Dynamics, Policies, and Challenges 12. Community-based Ecotourism Development and Destination Governance in Cambodia: A Comparative Analysis 13. Creative Agritourism for Development: Putting the ‘Culture’ into Agriculture in Thailand 14. Tourism and Development in Southeast Asia: Concluding Remarks and Future Outlook