GEOG233 Lecture 12: Tourism Planning

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Geography and Environmental Management
• Course: GEOG233
• Professor: Judith Cukier

Document Summary

Tourists: local communities are comprised of many different actors who view tourism development differently. 1st satge: tourists only, little to no relation to place, encounsters limited to tourists and tourism typologies. 2nd stage: built for tourists, decorated in a way which resembles region, ex: historic tourism districts. 3rd stage: built for tourists, stimulates back region. 4th stage: back region open to outdoors. 5th stage: back region not completely closed to outsiders, temporarily altered for tourists, ex: informal homestays, community visits during jungle treks. 6th stage: true back region, not for tourists, tourists may be prohibited, ex: planting rice with ethnic groups, restricted sacred spaces. Planning in tourism has undergone considerable refinement and adjustment in response to the changing scale and complexity of the industry. Impacts of unplanned tourism: coral destruction, beach erosion, pollution/garbage/air, conversion of farmland, congestion (vehicle and pedestrian), crime, prostitution, Planned tourism: increased cost of living, beach pollution, wetland destruction, unplanned development, pollution, conversion of farmland, congestion.