SA 316 Lecture 9: Week 9
31 Mar 2016
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Highlighting a number of issues and problems in the relationship between tourism and the physical environment. Common sense and business sense should dictate that those involved in promoting and developing tourism would ensure that it results in little environmental damage. They might be expected to recognize that such damage threatens the economic viability of tourism enterprises and would take all necessary steps to prevent it. However, evidence suggests that this is not always the case, and that tourism does indeed result in environmental degradation in many parts of the world. With growing concern over climate change and the effects of greenhouse gas emissions, tourism"s negative consequences are subject to increasing scrutiny. While these matters form the core material of the module, we also recognize some real and potential environmental benefits flowing from tourism. Chapter 8 begins with a brief consideration of the, sometimes, paradoxical relationship between tourism and the physical environment.
