Tourism 1) Background and Trends 2) Reasons for growth in Tourism 3) Impacts of growth in Tourism 4) Sustainable Tourism 5) Approaches to Sustainable Tourism 1) Background and Trends Tourists: Persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes. Tourist destination area: A place that tourists travel to Tourists generating area: A place where tourists come from (source) Tourism:
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Impact of Ecotourism on Local Communities Table of Contents Table of Figures Section1: Introduction With the main objective of promoting responsible travel to natural areas‚ the well-being of communities and the environmental conservation‚ ecotourism is presented as an alternative type of tourism which is growing incredibly fast (Scheyvens‚ 1999). One of the objectives of ecotourism is to bring benefits to local communities. The important relationship between ecotourism
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The tourism industry often needs a various range of information to satisfy and attracts its consumers and most of this information is delivered promptly to the customers with the help of the information and communication technologies (Poon‚ 1993). And as result‚ the global tourism industry is rapidly changing and the information and communication technologies ( ICTs) such as the internet is altering the structure of tourism industry and how it market his products and conducts its promotion. In order
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The Impact Of Tourism In Malaysian Society Tourism Essay Malaysia has invested in a wide range of tourism destinations for tourists. This country is blessed with diverse cultures‚ traditions and histories‚ coupled with different landscapes and natural resources; the country has built a strong and fascinating appeal for both local and international tourists. Tourism sector‚ therefore‚ is of great importance to Malaysia’s economy as one of the major foreign exchange revenue or earnings second to the
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India‚ Pakistan‚ and Bangladesh are prone to natural disasters of various kinds on a continual basis. Coupled with high population density‚ poverty‚ illiteracy and lack of infrastructure‚ the natural disasters kill thousands of people and leave a devastating impact on economy and environment. The importance of telecommunication in disaster management has been widely accepted since the early days of the development of radio communication. Disasters can strike without warning at any time of the day
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Environmental Disasters For the purpose of this article an environmental disaster is defined as a specific event caused by human activity that results in a seriously negative effect on the environment. Sometimes a natural disaster can become an environmental disaster‚ but that is a topic to be discussed elsewhere. In most cases environmental disasters are caused by human error‚ accident‚ lack of foresight‚ corner cutting during industrial processes‚ greed‚ or by simple incompetence. In other
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number: 01239708950 Tourism in Vietnam Tourism is promoted by the governments of many developing countries because it offers the potential for creating jobs‚ thus generating income for the country and revenue for the gorvement. With its well-preserved cultural diversity and intact natural habitats‚ Vietnam has become a popular tourist destination among outdoor enthusiasts. There are several types of tourism available in Vietnam. We will analyze Vietnamese tourism and the impact of it to the national
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A disaster can be natural‚ man-made or technological hazard resulting in an event of substantial extent causing significant physical damage or destruction‚ loss of life‚ or drastic change to the environment. A disaster can be defined as any events such as earthquakes‚ floods‚ fires‚ or explosions. It is a phenomenon that can cause damage to life and property and destroy the economic‚ social and cultural life of people Here we are discussing about Man-made disaster. Man-made disasters are the
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system theoryVillanueva Alexandra D. ND2-01 1.Community Development “Preparation and readiness to cope with natural disasters ‚or climate change” People nowadays are not prepared for the calamity disasters especially for those who are in a rural place .Our government should make a way on how they will reached out for the people who are in need of information of the incoming disaster‚so that they will be awared on their community .Our government must have an activites like having earthquake
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Are we prepared for disasters? Disasters happen when a risk realized overwhelms the response capability of the community. Disaster can strike anywhere‚ anytime with or without warning. All countries are vulnerable to disasters and the only difference is how well the response of the community is. This is where Disaster Risk Management (DRM) comes in. DRM is a tool that organizes the communities’ resources and people to help them prepare for disasters and how to recover from it. This paper aims to
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