GG294 Chapter 19: Chapter 19 Summary gg294.docx
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Tourism development has led to a deterioration in environmental quality. Debate about environmental consequences and the desirability of further development. 1960 the effect of mass tourism and increasing awareness of human impact on environment led to a general realization that nature is not an inexhaustible resource. Krippendorf 1987 the holidaymakers europe focus to a more widespread pattern, covering less developed countries and new, exotic and extreme locations. Environmentally sensitive forms of tourism such as ecotourism and wildlife based tourist = major environmental concerns. Environmental effects have led to direct threats to the industry as the success in attracting tourist leads to negative impacts on the attractiveness of the environment. Mathieson and wall 1982, main problem is that of disentangling the effects of tourism from the effects of human existence. A proper understanding of biological, or more specifically, ecological factors can significantly reduce the scale of environmental damage associated with recreational and tourist development.
