Responsible Tourism
- Created by: Molly Burke
- Created on: 13-06-16 14:08
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- Responsible Tourism
- Tourism Area Life Cycle
- 1. Exploration - Very few visitors, no tourist facilities, area unspoiled, locals are welcoming
- 2. Involvement - Small increase in tourist numbers, locals start providing facilities and getting involved, limited transport links
- 3. Development - Numbers increasing, locals involved in development, good transport links
- 4. Consolidation - Local economy relies heavily on tourism, strain on environment, rate drops, hostility between locals and tourists
- 5. Stagnation - reached it's peak in visitor numbers, quality of facilities drops, damage on environment is apparent
- 6. Decline - Poor image, area suffering economic downturn, decrease in visitors
- 7. Rejuvanation - area is rebranded, old buildings are refurbished, new facilities built, targets a different market
- Types
- Ecotourism - Conserving the natural and cultural heritage by running operations such as conservation projects.
- Responsible tourism - Refers to the tourists choices that effect the economy, environment etc.
- Sustainable tourism - the needs of visitors, the industry and host communities to ensure positive future impacts.
- Principles of responsible tourism
- To minimise negative cultural, environmental and economic impacts.
- Conduct environmental impact surveys; minimise international investment; limit visitor numbers; add conditions to planning permission
- To create economic benefits for locals and improve their quality of life.
- Give locals jobs and pay them a fair wage; give locals training; new developments have to allow locals to use their water and electricity
- To promote respect between tourists and locals
- Interaction with locals through employment; information boards; educate tourists
- To promote conservation of natural and cultural heritage.
- Give grants for building conservation; allow tourists to visit buildings; create national parks
- To minimise negative cultural, environmental and economic impacts.
- Agents of Development
- Public sector
- Government; DCMS; local authority; tourist boards
- Private sector
- Landowners; leisure and entertainment facilities
- Voluntary sector
- Pressure groups; community groups
- Public sector
- Objectives of tourism development
- Economic
- Emplyoment creation
- Increased foreign currency earnings
- Prevent leakage
- Increase in income for private sector companies
- Economic development and rejuvanation
- Environmental
- Preservation of wildlife
- Environmental education
- Environmental improvememnts
- Socio-cultural
- Improved quality of life
- Promoting understanding
- Prevent staged authenticity
- Political
- Image enhancement
- Creation of local and national identity
- Economic
- Posiitve impacts
- Economic
- Increase in domestic and foreign income
- Mulitiplier effect
- Improved infrastructure
- Increased employment opportunities
- Environmental
- Regeneration of derelict areas
- Habitat preservation
- Sociocultural
- Preservation of customs and crafts
- Revival of festivals
- Improved infrastructure
- Economic
- Negative impacts
- Economic
- Leakage
- Changes to traditional employment
- Problem of seasonal employment
- Increased living costs
- Environmental
- Traffic congestion
- Erosion of land
- Loss of natural habitats
- Pollution
- Sociocultural
- Crime & prostitution
- Staged authenticity
- Loss of cultural identity
- Conflict with locals
- Economic
- Minimising negative effects of tourism
- Planning control
- Limit height of buildings
- Zone resorts
- Limit all inclusives
- Sustainable tourism
- Support local industries
- Keep income in local areas
- Protect areas with national parks
- Visitor and traffic management
- Park and ride schemes
- Pedestrianised areas
- One way systems
- Assessing environmental impact
- Local environmental health officer
- Park ranger
- Environmental auditing
- Check the environmental impact of an organisations activities and try to minimise it before it happens
- Planning control
- Maximising positive effects of tourism
- Maximising retention of visitor spending
- Restrict amount of foreign investors
- Train and educate locals
- Invest in local businesses
- Provide more tourist facilities
- Investing income into community projects
- Done through taxes
- Widening access to facilities
- Physical and price access
- Staff training and development
- Enhances image
- Provides high quality service
- Training and employment of locals
- Decline in traditional jobs
- Improves opportunities for locals
- Tourism education
- Holiday schemes - assist in conservation programmes
- eg. National Trust
- Financial contributions
- Revenue from park fees can pay for protection and management of environmentally sensitive areas.
- Maximising retention of visitor spending
- Tourism Area Life Cycle
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