Introduction to Sustainable Tourism

Introduction to sustainable tourism

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  • Created on: 24-04-13 16:43
Three Factors: International Concerns of Environmental Issues:
Pollution/water shortages; Acid rain; Global warming; Population growth
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Three Factors: Changing perceptions and attitudes to the environment:
'Romantic vision'; Growth of demand for preservation; Creation of National Park service; George Perkins 'Man and Nature'
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Three Factors: Growth of the Environmental Movement:
Deep ecological movement; Formation of international groups (WWF, Grean Peace, Friends of the Earth)
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"Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs"
WCED (1987)
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6 Out Comes: 1) Decleration of basic principles; 2) Agreements on specific legal measures; 3) Agenda 21; 4) New and additional financial resources; 5) Transfer of technolopgy; 6) Strengthening of processes
Earth Summit (1992)
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Tourism and the Environment: Tourism consumers resources, creates waste & requires specific infrastructure; Tourism can over-consume resources; Must have resources to survive; Based on profit maximisation; Incredibly diverse; Tourists are consumers
McKercher (1993)
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6 Out Comes: 1) Decleration of basic principles; 2) Agreements on specific legal measures; 3) Agenda 21; 4) New and additional financial resources; 5) Transfer of technolopgy; 6) Strengthening of processes

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