EDRD 4010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Ecotourism, Sustainable Tourism, Environmental Policy

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Environmental Design and Rural Development
• Course: EDRD 4010
• Professor: Marianne Staempfli

Document Summary

Unit 10: trends, needed changes and future outlook of tourism as tools for development. Tourism in the majority world is not planned but driven by local business entrepreneurs; in the past, tourism development occurs haphazardly without consultation with the wider community. Need to have tourism development to alleviate negative impacts, can be prevented through community based planning. Should involve the community and several different stakeholders to gain a variety of diverse opinions/perspectives. Need to have a solid vision to maximize benefits and minimize negative impacts. Tremendous changes in tourism since late 1970s, increasing prosperity, more efficient transportation systems and technological innovations. Increased foreign revenue, higher employment rates, greater public sector revenues. Focus needs to be on power relations for better management and governance. Local people are active participants, rich in intellectual capital. Focusing on the strengths within a community and citizens, rather than deficiencies and problems of a community (not just solving problems but leveraging strengths)