Negative Aspects Of Rural Tourism

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There are positive impacts of social aspect through development of rural tourism. First, Inter-cultural exchanges build up the culture. Due to the environment of working where there is always an exchange of cultural values between the tourist from different countries and the local, the identity or social influence of Malaysian working in the rural tourism industry will be enriched and dignified. Differences only appear when there is a cultural exchange with others if human beings are primarily ‘differentiating entities’. Through the exchange of culture, we can provide the chances for tourists to learn and explore our unique and traditional culture of Muslim population. Besides that, it is quite often to promote the exploration of Malaysian …show more content…

Conversely, sometime there is little integration and diversification in the rural economies when the resort development is not compatible with local capacities. Therefore, it should be keep in mind that to fostering positive effects, strong commitments are necessary for providing provision of education and training opportunities to the rural residents in term to encourage greater involvement of the …show more content…

It is understand that the resorts are fully equipped which primary function is used by a corporate clientele for meetings and to visitors who are interested in nature, adventure and other outdoor pursuits. Therefore, such a huge number of visitors may overexploit natural resources and have a heavy impact on the environment. In addition, there will be environmental distortion and pollutions when there are overuse of infrastructure, transportation and other facilities. There is a serious problem for environmental issues when the unhygienic disposal of human waste, discharge of wastes and littering into water sources which is very important for agriculture will cause severe environmental pollutions due to irresponsible attitudes of tourists during tourism activities such as trekking and camping. Without strict regulations on appropriate land use, high-rise buildings such as tourist hotels, and the overwhelming number of tourists, have resulted in congestion and spoiled much of the local

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