EDRD 4010 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: Global Brain, Cultural Homogenization, Ecotourism

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

Document Summary

Largest export earner in the world and an important provider of foreign exchange and. Edrd*4010 tourism planning in the less developed world. Readings: more than an (cid:498)industry(cid:499): the forgotten power of tourism as a social force (higgins- Ecotourism can contribute to restoration or conservation of environments. Abandonment of communism by soviet union resulted in advance of neo-liberalism. Consumption of tourism = key growth in contemporary economies. Developing countries encouraged to use it as a means of economic development b/c of. Preservations of cultures at a time when globalization = cultural homogenization less damaging than extractive industries. Instead of cultural awareness, third world countries tourism is explicitly pursued as a means of earning foreign exchange. Can improve individual well-being, foster cross-cultural understanding, facilitate learning, contribute to cultural protection, supplementing, development, fostering environmental protection, promoting peace and fomenting global consciousness for global society.