ES295 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Ecotourism
17 Nov 2020
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Jurowski points out that there are different groups of people within a community who have a different set of wants and needs. Resource user: includes people like anglers (fishers) and other recreationalists: developers gain support by providing skill opportunities for the youth and protecting their sites for participation. Environmentalist: developers can gain support by. Providing info on how the project will protect the environment. Encourage the participation of environmentalists in the project. Prompt citizens to develop their own education programs for tourists. If local people are allowed to play a part in the planning, development and management of ecotourism, there may be some incentive to embrace ecotourism is participation leads to benefits. Authors found that there would be a decline in the income generated from ecotourism due to rising oil prices. Sustainability is a concept that emphasizes development and conservation. Refers to a nations state of socio-economic advancement. Most significantly associated with economic wealth, modernisation and industrial development.
