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14 sty 2022 · According to the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the three negative environmental impacts of tourism are: the depletion of natural resources, pollution and physical degradation of ecosystems.
1 mar 2023 · The term “overtourism” refers to the negative impact of tourism on the quality of life of citizens and visitor experiences in a destination. It is a relatively new concept in scientific research. Any discussion of overtourism is meaningless without also considering sustainability.
19 sie 2022 · Regulatory measures help offset negative impacts; for instance, controls on the number of tourist activities and movement of visitors within protected areas can limit impacts on the ecosystem and help maintain the integrity and vitality of the site.
27 maj 2017 · Here, we describe the contribution of ecotourism to (1) the empowerment of local people, (2) the decision-making process, (3) the direct economic impacts on the local community, and (4) the role of ecotourism on educating people about biodiversity conservation.
The term overtourism largely arose from media discourses without much theoretical grounding. The issue it describes—an excessive negative impact of tourism on the host communities and/or natural environment—has been a critical concern within academia for many years, though.
15 paź 2024 · According to the UN Environment Program and the UN World Tourism Organisation, sustainable tourism “takes full account of its current and future economic, social, and environmental impacts, addressing the needs of visitors, the industry, the environment, and host communities.” Costa Rica emerged as a leading ecotourism destination. While ...
2 paź 2020 · The impacts of overtourism can be social (prevailing on urban destinations and aimed at hosts, guests, citizens), environmental (predominant in rural and natural areas, relating to ecological aspect, such as pollution and physical aspect, examples of which are infrastructure and space), and economic (not very common, related to tourism ...
