Sustainable management of tourist destinations: the implementation of a system of indicators of tourism in the destinations of the province of Barcelona

This article focuses on the design and implementation of tourism indicators for sustainable management of destinations, as part of a project implemented in collaboration between the University of Barcelona and the Barcelona Provincial Council. The objectives are: a) Explain the characteristics of the project, and in particular its conceptual and methodological approach; b) Present the results of the project, specifically on the implementation of the Tourism Sustainability Index (ISOST) and the European Tourism Indicators Systems (ETIS); and c) Provide a brief balance of the results and a reflection on the use of these instruments.