Essays about: "tourism and ecosystem"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words tourism and ecosystem.

1. 1. Impact from Tourism on Vegetation Greenness in Yellowstone National Park

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Fenja Runfors; [2023]
   Keywords : Yellowstone National Park; NDVI; Remote Sensing; Tourism; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Tourism has increased drastically during the last decades in Yellowstone National Park, from nearly 20 000 visitors in 1910 to almost five million visitors in 2021. Yellowstone is an important ecosystem with unique wildlife, and geological and cultural history. READ MORE

3. 2. Ocean Economy - Implementing damages to marine sectors and ecosystems into the DICE model

   University essay from KTH/Lättkonstruktioner, marina system, flyg- och rymdteknik, rörelsemekanik

   Author : Malte Gleim; [2023]
   Keywords : Ocean economy; ecosystem services; DICE model; green economy; climate change;

   Abstract : The oceans are a key element in our society, economy and environmental system.They cover over 70% of the worlds surface and contribute substantially to ecosystemservices such as climate management as well as to economic sectors such as foodproduction and tourism. READ MORE

4. 3. Analyzing the impact of marine protected areas on coastal zones : A case-study of Addo Elephant National Park Marine Protected Area, South Africa

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

   Author : Laura Elana Babette Obbink; [2023]
   Keywords : Marine Protected Areas; Sustainability; Coastal Zones; Biodiversity; Local Environmental Awareness; South Africa;

   Abstract : The ocean is, with its extraordinary ability to regulate the climate and absorb carbon dioxide, a vital ecosystem for all life on the planet. Moreover, the ocean is highly important for coastal communities as a source of income and nutrition, and as a consequence of increasing dependence it is becoming more significant to mitigate the effects of these anthropogenic activities on the ocean and its resources. READ MORE

5. 4. Environmental Trail Suitability in the Proposed Bästeträsk National Park, Gotland : A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Using GIS

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

   Author : Jan Palyza; [2023]
   Keywords : Bästeträsk; Gotland; Nature-Based Tourism; National Park; Spatial Tourism Planning; Sustainable Destination Development; Environmental Trail Suitability; Volunteered Geographic Data; Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis;

   Abstract : This master’s thesis determines trail suitability in the context of environmental area sensitivity, closely focusing on a proposed Bästeträsk National Park, Gotland, Sweden. The current relative low usage of the area is expected to significantly increase its tourism flow once the proposed national park is established, as the demand for nature-based tourism and recreation is growing. READ MORE

6. 5. Clearcut tourism : a framework for a forest regeneration initiative based on sustainable forestry and public participation involvement

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Tamara Hadházi; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainable forestry; landscape architecture; clearcutting; sustainable tourism; ecosystem-based forestry; single-tree selection; clearcut-tourism; sustainable business model; environmental psychology; environmental education; ecosystem services; detached tourism;

   Abstract : Swedish forestry (and forestry in general) is a long-term investment that should last through generations. Some generations are only putting in the money to take care of it and not seeing much profit. Sometimes there is a point, where an individual landowner decides, it is time to get at least some income by clearcutting the forest. READ MORE