Essays about: "negative impacts of mass tourism"

Found 4 essays containing the words negative impacts of mass tourism.

  1. 1. Food tourism as a new season for sustainable regional development of Gotland, Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och industriell teknik

    Author : Pimboon Thanwiset; [2022]
    Keywords : food tourism; seasonality; sustainable development; Gotland;

    Abstract : The island of Gotland, one of the most popular summer destinations in the Baltic Sea region, has the vision to become northern Europe's most sustainable and attractive destination by 2027. Therefore, all-year-round tourism is encouraged by the municipality and the Tourism Association to reach this goal. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects of high-speed rail on regional development : Case study of the Stockholm-Mälar region and Yangtze River Delta region

    University essay from KTH/Samhällsplanering och miljö

    Author : Ting Wang; [2015]
    Keywords : high-speed rail; regional development; accessibility; commuting; link between cities; tourism; urban system; regional spatial structure;

    Abstract : High-speed railway, as a modern means of transport with convenient, fast and mass transport volume characteristics, plays a significant role on regional development. Since 2008, in order to react to the influence of international financial crisis, China began the mass construction of high-speed rail. READ MORE

  4. 3. Landskapsarkitektens möjligheter att delta inom ekoturismen

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Sara Henriksson; [2012]
    Keywords : Ekoturism; Ekoturismanläggning; Hållbar turism; Landskapsarkitekt; Landskapsarkitektur;

    Abstract : Ekoturism är en form av turism som bidrar till skyddet av natur- och kulturmiljöer och gynnar lokalbefolkningens välbefinnande. Ekoturism uppkom som en revolt mot massturismen som orsakade både social, ekologisk och ekonomisk negativ påverkan på natur, kultur och samhälle. READ MORE

  5. 4. Contribution of Tourism to the Sustainable Development of the Local Community : Case Studies of Alanya and Dubrovnik

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för teknokultur, humaniora och samhällsbyggnad

    Author : Ana Beban; Huseyin Ok; [2006]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainable Tourism; Impacts of Tourism; Mass Tourism; Cultural Tourism;

    Abstract : The Mediterranean is the world’s number one tourist destination and the biggest tourism region in the world, which has been visited by 260 million tourists in 1990 and what is more, it is expected that this number will increase to 655 million by the year 2025. In the last 10 years Croatia and Turkey became two of the most popular Mediterranean destinations, and joined the trend of a growing number of European cities that are promoting the development of tourism in order to overcome the post-industrial crisis, or as in the case of Croatia, the post-war crisis. READ MORE