AAP Report: Environmental Impacts Due to Tourism By Olivia Hazell Year 11‚ Dundas Due Date: 10/05/12 INTRODUCTION Environmental impact refers to the direct effect of socio-economic activities and natural events on the components of the environment. These impacts can be planned such as afforestation or due to tourism can be totally accidental such as littering. Environmental impact is the change in the environment culturally‚ and physically which can be due to tourists both negatively
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2012 Summary: Cultural Tourism and Cultural Heritage Management This book seeks to provide the reader or tourist with insights on how the two worlds‚ tourism and cultural heritage management intersect‚ but also how they conflict in that they represent opposite sides of cultural tourism itself. The book outlines for the reader that while tourism professionals evaluate the potential for profit‚ cultural management professionals evaluate the same assets for their value. Tourism represents the
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The Problem and Its Setting Introduction Rizal Park as everybody seen it today is the product of years of painstaking work by thousands of unknown citizens who gave of their time and their labors to create something of beauty where there was nothing but yawning wilderness in the very heart of the premier city. Its continued cleanliness and order is a tribute to the people who use it more than to those who tend to it. Here is a park that is used‚ loved and nurtured by the people who saw it
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10c) Examine how tourism has had social and economic impact on one country. Case study of a national tourist industry Vietnam is located in south east Asia. It has land borders with China‚ Laos and Cambodia. The capital of Vietnam is Hanoi‚ but its principal city is Ho Chi Mich City (formerly Saigon). Vietnam is the 13th most populated country in the world with over 90 million citizens. In 2008 its GDP was $241 billion and its GDP per capita of $2‚800. It is one of the fastest growing economies
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Garamba National Park‚ established in 1938‚ is a World Heritage site located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The park’s location between the Guinean and Sudanese biogeography realms makes the region particularly interesting in terms of vegetation and plant life. The Garamba National Park boasts a larger variety of plants and animals than any other country in Africa. One reason for the large variety is the diversity of the climates and the ecosystem. Garamba National Park is home to tropical
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Environmental Impacts of Tourism * The history of tourism closely shows that the environment has contributed to the birth and progress of tourism. * The term “environment” connotes both human and physical characteristics. Speakers and writers often refer to human environment‚ physical environment or a combination of both. * A term that describes the human and physical characteristics of an area is preexisting forms. BENEFITS 1. Environmental Awareness Tourism has created environmental
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The Environmental Impact of Tourism 1. Tourism and the Environment The term ‘environment’ is a generic concept. It encompasses different contexts including the cultural‚ social‚ political and economic. The most often assumed meaning of environment is that of nature. However‚ we must also remember that how we use nature carries with political‚ economic and social implications. We know that the impacts of human activities upon nature have implications for its biodiversity and the welfare
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When you think of the National Parks System‚ you might think of the majesty of the Grand Canyon and the redwoods of California. Or perhaps you imagine the serenity of Cape Cod‚ or the patriotic splendor of the Washington‚ D.C. monuments. Yet behind these beautiful images‚ the National Parks System faces some ugly issues. The enormous number of visitors and the constant threat of development present a variety of problems for the national parks. Last year the National Parks Service estimated it would
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the key condition for executing a suitable customer relationship management system. Some of the Sociocultural forces from the countries where they were planning to enter that Mc Donald’s took into consideration Cultural Population changes Educational Levels Norms and Values Cultural: McDonald’s international restaurants satisfy local tastes and customs by offering unique products‚ services and other items to the menu. Customers in Norway can order McLaks – a fresh grilled salmon sandwich with
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Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is the world’s first national park founded in 1872. It is located in the state of Wyoming and extends into Montana and Idaho. Amazingly‚ this park is big enough to be its own state. It measures over 2 million acres in size‚ making this park larger than both Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Yellowstone is not your ordinary park‚ and its benefits to humanity are truly significant. With millions of visitors each year‚ Yellowstone is an
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