Sustainability: Eco-Philosophy Abstract Sustainability is a concept to maintain or sustain something of good qualities or something from deteriorating. It is like creating a balance between human’s activity and nature. This concept is emerged to rectify the developing scientific agreement that there are major environmental problems occurring globally in big scale gradually along the years[1]. I agree on this strongly as I have read through a lot on the news article on the BBC website
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CL964: Principles of sustainability “Because sustainable development is an oxymoron (see Redclift)‚ because a holistic approach to sustainability is impossible (see Sterling) and because politics cannot solve practical and physical problems (see Held)‚ there is no possible policy response that alone can deliver sustainability.” Sandeep Sanal Kumar (201163688) 14/05/2011
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Case Study Ecotourism Sarawak Malaysia Tourism is the fastest growing industries in the world‚ employing over 120 million people. LEDC’s use tourism as an aid to develop their country. While tourism can bring huge advantages such as employment‚ improvements to the infrastructure of the country it has to be able to balance this with the disadvantages tourism brings. Too much tourism can result in the harm to natural environment and mass tourism can result in the loss of local cultures and traditions
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WTO‚ exports have been increasing over the years and were reported to have grown by 30% in April‚ 2000. Special efforts are being made to attract foreign direct investment by providing attractive incentives to investors. - 63 - The Indian Tourism Product India has spectacularly attractive natural and cultural
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Eco-tourism and cultural tourism as a sector is variant of the evolution of an economy and education. History is glorified in the text books and spread of awareness as per the changing trends in lifestyles and economies. Thus‚ tourism emerges. The urge to explore‚ experience and extricate‚ gives one an opportunity to travel. Reasons might be many so will be destinations. Therefore as the focus of a destination/region is seen in the potential growth in a sector‚ infrastructure takes the centre
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The Influence of Eco-Labelling on Consumer Behaviour – Results of a Discrete Choice Analysis Katharina Sammer and Rolf Wüstenhagen* Institute for Economy and the Environment (IWOe-HSG)‚ University of St. Gallen‚ Switzerland Abstract Eco-labelling is an important tool to overcome market failure due to information asymmetries for environmental products. While previous research has discussed the importance of labelling‚ this paper provides empirical data on the influence of eco-labels on consumer
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"Eco-tourism is a feasible alternative to the negative impacts of mass tourism". Discuss this statement. Eco-tourism is defined as being responsible when travelling to natural areas that protect and conserve the environment‚ helping to raise the well-being of the locals living there. Eco-tourism is an excellent alternative to the negative impacts of mass tourism as it lets visitors appreciate the scenery of an area‚ or discover and understand a local culture‚ and at the same time it also
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Eco-tourism and Scandinavia Everyone is going eco. Finding earth-friendly vacation spots and activities in Scandinavia is not rocket science. Scandinavians love to travel and are constantly chasing sunny beaches in far away places‚ but there are amazing adventures waiting to be had right in their own backyards! Whether kayaking along one of the many coast lines of Scandinavia‚ biking‚ hiking‚ skiing‚ or searching out more adventurous experiences‚ the Nordic countries offer a smörgåsbord of opportunities
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Eco-Tourism in Egypt Research problem: • Egypt’s current ecotourism policy and practices do not reflect comprehension and intention on implementation of the concept of ecotourism; it still aims to attract the largest numbers. • There is also a large gap between these polices and the practice on the ground‚ Hypothesis: • Due to economic problems‚ the government’s main concern is the fast short termed economic gain. • The Egyptian government aims to be recognized internationally‚ therefore;
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Eco – Tourism refers to a form of tourism in which the main motivation of the tourist is the observation and appreciation of the nature as well as tradition and culture prevailing in a natural area. Eco – tourism has following benefits: (i) Economic Development: Tourism is currently world’s largest industry and fastest growing sector of economy. It is already the largest source of foreign exchange in countries like Cost-Rica and Belgium. (ii) Employment generation and income opportunities for
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