TOURISM'S THREE MAIN IMPACT AREAS
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* Three main impact areas: natural resources, pollution, physical
impacts
* Environmental impacts at the global level
* Other industry impacts on tourism
* How tourism can contribute to environmental conservation
Negative impacts from tourism occur when the level of visitor use is
greater than the environment's ability to cope with this use within
the acceptable limits of change. Uncontrolled conventional tourism
poses potential threats to many natural areas around the world. It can
put enormous pressure on an area and lead to impacts such as soil
erosion, increased pollution, discharges into the sea, natural habitat
loss, increased pressure on endangered species and heightened
vulnerability to forest fires. It often puts a strain on water
resources, and it can force local populations to compete for the use
of critical resources.
DEPLETION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
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Tourism development can put pressure on natural resources when it
increases consumption in areas where resources are already scarce.
Water resources
Water, and especially fresh water, is one of the most critical natural
resources. The tourism industry generally overuses water resources for
hotels, swimming pools, golf courses and personal use of water by
tourists. This can result in water shortages and degradation of water
supplies, as well as generating a greater volume of waste water..
In dryer regions like the Mediterranean, the issue of water scarcity
is of particular concern. Because of the hot climate and the tendency
of tourists to consume more water when on holiday than they do at
home, the amount used can run up to 440 liters a day. This is almost
double what the inhabitants of an average Spanish city use.
Golf course maintenance can also deplete fresh water resources. In
recent years golf tourism has increased in popularity and the number
of golf courses has grown rapidly. Golf courses require an enormous
amount of water every day and, as with other causes of excessive
Tourism is one of the biggest and fastest growing industries in the world but it is characterised by seasonality. Tourism is highly dependent on seasonal changes, economic activities and the culture in general. Season is the most important period within the year, in which some certain things are abounding.
The discourse concerning the impacts of tourism in national development, economic and otherwise, has had both negative and positive connotations. Societies hosting tourist attractions are seen as the victims of the negative effects of tourism while the tourists seen as the perpetrators of the crime; bringing their culture and values and imposing them on the host societies. While these generally accepted stereotypical thoughts may be true in some instances, it is however misleading to hold these notions regarding the changes in the social and cultural aspects of a society. Whereas sociocultural changes may in part be due to tourism, it can also be due to other modernization and global factors such as international trade relations, military actions, migration etc (Sharpley R. and Telfer D., 2002).
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