Environmental tourism
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Environmental tourism
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- Environmental Impacts
- Tourism’s Three Main Impact Areas
- 1. Depletion of Natural Resources
- 3. Physical Impacts
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Environmental tourismEnvironmental tourismEnvironmental Tourism, – also referred to as Ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism and Responsible Tourism – are terms rooted in the concept of development that “meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”Environmental ImpactsThe quality of the environment, both natural and man-made, is essential to tourism. However, tourism’s relationship with the environment is complex. It involves many activities that can have adverse environmental effects. Many of these impacts are linked with the construction of general infrastructures such as roads and airports, and of tourism facilities, including resorts, hotels, restaurants, shops, golf courses and marinas.Tourism’s Three Main Impact Areas
1. Depletion of Natural ResourcesWater resources Local resources Land degradation Tourism development can put pressure on natural resources when it increases consumption in areas where resources are already scarce. 2. Pollution Tourism can cause the same forms of pollution as any other industry: air emissions, noise, solid waste and littering, releases of sewage, oil and chemicals, even architectural/visual pollution. Air pollution and noise Solid waste and littering Sewage Aesthetic Pollution 3. Physical ImpactsPhysical impacts of tourism development Deforestation and intensified or unsustainable use of land Physical impacts from tourist activities Anchoring and other marine activities Alteration of ecosystems by tourist activities. Attractive landscape sites, such as sandy beaches, lakes, riversides, and mountain tops and slopes, are often transitional zones, characterized by species-rich ecosystems. Typical physical impacts include the degradation of such ecosystems. An ecosystem is a geographic area including all the living organisms (people, plants, animals, and microorganisms), their physical surroundings (such as soil, water, and air), and the natural cycles that sustain them. The ecosystems most threatened with degradation are ecologically fragile areas such as alpine regions, rainforests, wetlands, mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass beds. The threats to, and pressures on, these ecosystems are often severe because such places are very attractive to both tourists and developers. Thank you for your attentionDownload 1.58 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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