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Tourism Gateway 3 Costs of developing tourism - Coggle Diagram
Tourism Gateway 3 Costs of developing tourism
Impacts of tourism
Economic
positive
employment opportunities
growth in income
increase in foreign exchange
infrastructure development
negative
seasonal unemployment
underuse of facilities
shortage of services
leakage
Socio-culture
positive
preservation of culture and local customs
Protection of the way people live,
including their economic activities, traditional beliefs and
religious practices
apply to heritage and customs
•Restored sites benefit the local population by:
– Enhancing people’s sense of history
– Build a sense of belonging to the community
• Tourism revenue can fund the preservation and
restore cultural heritage, e.g. entry fee to Angkor Wat
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negative
dilution of culture and local customs
Environmental
positive
conservation of natural environments
Funding from tourism helps protect and conserve environments like coral reefs, rain forests and mountainous areas
negative
increased congestion
Large numbers of tourists near popular attractions
Vehicular and pedestrian traffic
vandalism
tourism sites are vandalised by tourists
pollution and littering
degrades tourist areas eg. (Tourists dump food packaging overboard from cruise ships)
destruction of habitats
too many tourists, leading to destruction
tourists being too noisy, careless
increased carbon footprint
greenhouse gas produced by activities that involve the use of fossil fuels
Conservation of fragile environments and sustainable tourism