GEOG233 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Guimaras, Megaproject, Agritourism

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

Document Summary

Local communities are comprised of many different actors who view tourism development differently. Las vegas: tourists only, encounters limited to tourists and tourism employees. 6th stage: eg: informal homestays, community visits during jungle treks; aboriginal tourism, true back region, not for tourists, tourists may be prohibited, eg planting rice with ethnic groups, home visits, restricted sacred spaces, local weddings. Environmental : waste management, water treatment, co2 emissions, noise. Social and cultural: formally or informally accepted behaviours. A spatial regulation of sorts permissive. Can be done to separate tourism and local spaces. Planned scenic drives, tourist routes, strategic spaces. The early considerations were economic or physical plans associated with a particular project or facility. First it was considered necessary to make some rudimentary market assessment and then design the physical plant (hotels, infrastructure, etc. ). In this way planning became an isolated and site-specific venture, with little or no concern about possible spin-off effects on adjacent areas or environments.