Travel Plan Information

Tourism and Environment

positive effects of tourism on the environment.

The most important factor for leaving positive impacts of tourism is that the environment is an important part of the tourism product.

flow of economic benefits to society in the form of foreign exchange earnings, direct and indirect jobs were made possible by the development of tourism and related infrastructure. It also leads to improved revenue in the form of n different types of taxes on tourist activities.

Development and maintenance of parks and cultural activities, tourism also lead to greater availability of resources for infrastructure construction and maintenance of heritage properties and parks.

Cross promotes cultural exchange with local residents and tourists, the population is able to learn about the culture of others. This leads to a better understanding of others.

negative impacts of tourism on the environment.

negative impacts of tourism can be studied in three categories: natural environment, architectural and cultural

effects on the environment ..

These effects can be summarized into four categories, namely: effects on flora and fauna, pollution, depletion of natural resources and visual effects

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The effects of tourism on the ecological balance of the region can be considered at two levels:

I. effects due to tourism infrastructure has been developing tourism and recreational infrastructure in the ecosystem due to the excavation and removal of most local building materials causes irreversible damage to the landscape. Massive destruction of the ecosystem by the removal of vegetation to accommodate the tourism infrastructure is one example. Ii. Effects of tourists, the coverage may also be damaged by the footsteps of hikers and tourists crushed by vehicles. The damage caused by this activity can be of four types, namely: soil erosion caused by trampling, deforestation caused by the requirement of fuel, a threat to wildlife and the threat to crops

B) Effects on pollution

Water pollution is caused by the discharge of untreated water, the organic and inorganic waste and wastewater. One of the main causes of water pollution by the tourism industry is the rate of release of oil, gasoline, organic and inorganic waste from the units of hotels and transportation of water. In many coastal waters of the source of water pollution are the hotels and resorts that dump raw sewage or inadequately treated. Sewage pollution can alter the ecological balance of an area leads to a marked decrease in species diversity. Air pollution can also support the development of tourism such as burning fossil fuels for electricity and heating modes of transport used by tourists. Noise pollution is mainly due to increased traffic, water sports and music in restaurants and nightclubs.

c) The exhaustion of natural resources –

increased activity and consumption can cause a rapid depletion of natural resources renewable and non renewable sources such as building materials, forests, water and animal life. Tourism leads to deforestation and degradation are widely reported problems. tourist demand increases the demand for fuel, demand for season wood and short growing, adding the problem of forest degradation and deforestation. The vegetation was also affected, mainly because of the memory industry. The increase in deforestation for wood carvings and slaughter based on a large scale animal to animal skins and wings have been reported in many developing countries. The presence of tourists also disrupts predator-prey relationships cause an ecological imbalance.

d) visual effects:

This may be due to three reasons namely the building garbage, sewage and poorly located and constructed. Littering is a major cause of visual pollution in tourist destinations. abandoned aluminum cans, bottles of oxygen and food became a kind of permanent deformation. The problem is exacerbated by the use of nonbiodegradable packaging materials which do not decompose and block drains. The visual quality can be affected due to the opening of the discharge of wastewater. Poorly designed, located and constructed buildings and other tourist facilities are well-known consequence of tourism development a lot. Delvading often the visual amenity of the natural environment by blocking of views

Built Environment

The effects of tourism on the built environment can be classified into three types:. Architecture of the facade, changing land use and infrastructure support

impact on the socio-cultural.

a) Impacts tourists.

greatest impact on tourists that arises is the quality of recreational experience. With the growing popularity of a destination, more and more, visit the area requiring more infrastructure in the form of hotels and related facilities.

b) Impact on the host population .

The evolution of tourism in Kenya have produced positive and negative results (change in traditional societies.) Between the negative impacts of tourism are:

– Rising crime rates

– Overpopulation

– Decrease traditions

– The environmental damage

– The dependence of industrial countries

It is often argued that the traditions in the country host is weakened under the influence of tourism. There is often a loss of identity harvest resulting in tourist facilities and accommodation. This loss of identity due to tourism often destroys intimate, personal, friendly and commercialization and materialism. This was reflected by the change of system based on social and moral values to a system based on money. Among those cultural strategies to cope with the effects of tourism;. Strength, shrinkage, boundary maintenance, revitalization and adoption

Resistance: The differences in wealth and lifestyle among tourists and local residents can generate feelings of envy and resentment among the local population. Tourism development can lead to resentment against tourists and tourist facilities.

Withdrawal: This may be total tourists boycott and revival of old traditions and culture

Terms Of Service:. This can occur in a stage of development of tourism when benefits begin to escape a significant portion of the population and the negative effects of tourism developments are overshadowed by the positive economic impact. This process is to establish a clear border between foreign and local culture and presentation of local traditions to foreigners in a different context for the effects of foreigners on the local market are minimized.

Revitalization: Since culture is an integral part of the tourism product, sometimes the protection of traditional culture is needed to promote tourism

Western sexuality and clothing because of their contact with tourists

. However, among the five stages of regeneration can not occur as a different strategy. Can coexist with boundary maintenance and adoption.

Conclusion:

tourist resorts have environmental consequences, both positive and negative. The management part of it becomes more important because of the need for developing countries to generate income, are subject to environmental damage from tourism. The challenge is to balance the often conflicting demands of tourism and environmental conservation. It is therefore essential that those involved in tourism planning and development should have a better appreciation of the environmental consequences of tourism development. Formulation and implementation of development policies for sustainable tourism that respects the environment is a precursor to the integration of tourism development and environmental conservation.