GG294 Chapter Notes - Chapter 20: Sustainable Tourism, Adventure Travel, Canadian Pacific Hotels
Document Summary
Increasing wide recognition of the negative environmental effects of tourism development and activity has led to a focus on alternative forms of tourism and improved environmental practice. Principle which underlies this focus is sustainable development translated to tourism it is known as sustainable tourism. Sustainable tourism seeks to sustain the quantity, quality and productivity of both human and natural resource systems over time while respecting and accommodating the dynamics of such systems. Human impact on the environment can be traced back to ancient civilization. Ancient greek literature reveals the philosophy of the earth being viewed as a living goddess. Roman times written evidence exists of concerns about land degradation and soil erosion through intensive use and even the effect on human health from using lead cooking vessels. Human mastery of nature = people conquer the environment and use its resources for human progress. Anthropocentric perspective on the environment and it has dominated human thinking for present day.
