Essays about: "THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON society"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the words THE EFFECTS OF TOURISM ON society.

  1. 6. A climate impact assessment for the future of Greece and its adaptation capacity as influenced by socio-economic factors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Jordan Leaver; [2018]
    Keywords : Physical Geography and Ecosystem Analysis; climate change; climate modelling; impact assessment; RCP8.5; Greece; Mediterranean; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The occurrence of climate change will have a significant impact on society and adapting to a more sustainable environment is of key importance. The dangers of climate change will include temperature and precipitation patterns becoming more extreme creating a substantial impact on society. READ MORE

  3. 7. Social and economic impact of coastal tourism in Kalmar, Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Wanting Fan; [2017]
    Keywords : Tourism; sustainable tourism; sustainable development; coastal tourism; tourism impact; social impact; economic impact; sustainability; stakeholder; resident.;

    Abstract : Coastal tourism is one of the most important way of leisure and entertainment in the world, which brings impact in varying degrees to the tourism destination. These effects relate to economic, social, and environmental aspects. With the concept of sustainability being widely used, sustainable tourism has received more attention. READ MORE

  4. 8. Climbing Through the State: Social Empowerment and Contentious Actions in the Jordanian Outdoors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

    Author : Hugo Pedrosa Latorre; [2016]
    Keywords : Jordan; tourism; adventure; outdoors; collective identity; alternative resistance; social empowerment; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Tourism has been a fief industry for state power in Jordan, used as state-building tool and hard-currency earner. However, the country’s socio-economic structure and the current regional conflicts have hindered its development as the expected economic engine to achieve Jordan’s independence from foreign aid. READ MORE

  5. 9. Sustainability in Voluntourism Organisations : A Study of Implementations and Effects

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

    Author : Evelina Andersen; Ida Ryberg; [2015]
    Keywords : voluntourism; sustainability; the Philippines;

    Abstract : Voluntourism is a relatively new branch of tourism, and is considered to be quite sustainable in comparison to other forms of tourism. By researching how the voluntourists perceive the sustainable effects of the work that they have participated in, this thesis has been able to show how detectable some of these effects are. READ MORE

  6. 10. Mat i rättan tid : en diskussion om Landsbygdsprogrammets matsatsningar i Skåne 2007-2013

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

    Author : Sara Nilsson; [2015]
    Keywords : landsbygdsprogrammet; Länsstyrelsen; sökprocess; livsmedel; mervärde;

    Abstract : Mat och matproduktion är centralt i vårt samhälle, inte minst på den skånska landsbygden. Livsmedelsnäringen bidrar till samhällsnyttan inte bara genom att producera mat, utan också genom att skapa arbetstillfällen, hålla landskapet öppet, bidra till den biologiska mångfalden och den är helt central när det gäller att upprätthålla en levande landsbygd. READ MORE