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CHAPTER 3 " A Critique Of Current Thinking In Sustainable…
CHAPTER 3
" A Critique Of Current Thinking In Sustainable Tourism Management
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The Green Tourist
Switching from the use of private cars to public transport for their holiday trips
Demonstrating against the environmental impacts of new theme parks.
Insisting that hotels recycle their waste
4 Shades Of Green
Light green ( think bout green issues and try to reduce normal water consumption in destination )
Dark green - ( boycott hotels and resorts which have a poor reputation on environmental issues )
Not green at all ( read what brochures say bout the green issues )
Totally green - ( not take holidays away from home at all so as not to harm the environment in any way, as a tourist )
Ecotourism
The tourism industry wants the clients to fell that ecotourism is less harmful and more sustainable than mainstream mass tourism.
The claim of such ecotourism products to be sustainable
The attempt to maximize contact with indigenous people
The small size of most groups
The desire of participants to learn more about their destination than the average tourist
The Concept of Carrying Capacity
Physical - capacity, the number of tourists a place can physically accommodate
Environmental or Ecological - capacity, the number of tourists that can be accommodated before damage begins.
Economic - capacity, the number of tourists that can be welcomed
Social - capacity, the number of people beyond which social disruption
Perceptual - capacity, the number of people
Infrastructure - capacity, the number of tourist that can be accommodated by destination
Community Involvement nd Local Control
Tourist Education - Educating tourist about the tourists taxes
Role of Public Sector Planning - Links between the industry and the local community
The role of Industry -Industry advice to client
The Principle of partnership
Power without responsibility
Emphasis on the Physical Environment
Tourist Taxes and Fair Pricing - Tourist taxes set locally and the revenue may be used for local projects