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There are many different definitions of '''sustainable tourism''' that have been developed over the last decade. Most tend to assume that all tourists are responsible to respect and conserve a location's economic, environmental, and socio-cultural balances. Occasionaly, authors will nickname these interconnected aspects: profit, plant, and people. |
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| ⚫ | Global economists forecast continuing international tourism growth, ranging between 3 to 6% annually, depending on the location. As one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries, this continuous growth will place great stress on remaining bio-diverse habitats, often used to support mass tourism. Sustainable tourists are aware of these dangers and seek to protect their favorite destinations, and to protect tourist as an industry. Responsible sustainable tourists face many responsibilities to reduce tourisms impact on communities. We must: |
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*inform ourselves of the culture, politics, economy of the communities we will visit. |
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There are many different definitions of '''sustainable tourism''' that have been developed over the last decade. Most tend to refer to the three pilars of sustainability. These three include economic sustainability, enviornmental sustainability, and social/cultural sustainability. Occasionaly, authors will nickname these: profit, plant, and people. There has also been an increasing awareness over the differences between sustainable tourism and tourism done in a sustainable way. This means that authors often have a bias towards either wanting to project the need to continue to grow tourism, i.e. sustainable tourism. Or, in contrast, to caution that the forecasted growth in international tourism needs to be developed following the accepted guidelines of sustainability. It is often not clearly stated as to which bias is being used by different autors in their text on sustainable tourism. |
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*anticipate and respect each culture's expectations and assumptions. |
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*contribute to inter-culturally understanding and tolerance. |
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*support the integrity of the local culture by participating with businesses that conserve cultural heritage and traditional values |
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*support local economy by purchasing local goods and participating with small, local businesses. |
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*conserve resources by seeking out businesses that are environmentally conscious, and by using the lowest possible amount of non-renewable resources. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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*[http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/eco-tour.html |
*[http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/eco-tour.html The Global Development Reasearch Center] |
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*[http://www.villagehomestays.com Village Homestays] |
*[http://www.villagehomestays.com Village Homestays] |
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*[http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/sust-tourism/about.htm |
*[http://www.uneptie.org/pc/tourism/sust-tourism/about.htm United Nations Environment Programme] |
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*[http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/tourism/tourism.htm |
*[http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/sdissues/tourism/tourism.htm UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Division for Sustainable Development] |
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Revision as of 18:03, 15 March 2006
There are many different definitions of sustainable tourism that have been developed over the last decade. Most tend to assume that all tourists are responsible to respect and conserve a location's economic, environmental, and socio-cultural balances. Occasionaly, authors will nickname these interconnected aspects: profit, plant, and people.
Global economists forecast continuing international tourism growth, ranging between 3 to 6% annually, depending on the location. As one of the world's largest and fastest growing industries, this continuous growth will place great stress on remaining bio-diverse habitats, often used to support mass tourism. Sustainable tourists are aware of these dangers and seek to protect their favorite destinations, and to protect tourist as an industry. Responsible sustainable tourists face many responsibilities to reduce tourisms impact on communities. We must:
- inform ourselves of the culture, politics, economy of the communities we will visit.
- anticipate and respect each culture's expectations and assumptions.
- contribute to inter-culturally understanding and tolerance.
- support the integrity of the local culture by participating with businesses that conserve cultural heritage and traditional values
- support local economy by purchasing local goods and participating with small, local businesses.
- conserve resources by seeking out businesses that are environmentally conscious, and by using the lowest possible amount of non-renewable resources.