11. Impacts of tourism
14 destinations under threat from tourism
https://www.easyvoyage.co.uk/news/14-destinations-under-threat-from-tourism-overcrowding-69371
Negative impacts
Impacts of tourism
http://www.classtools.net/widgets/target_3/rcI0N.htm
A quick glance of examples for the various impacts of tourism. Write a suitable heading (impact) for each of the examples listed in the different categories.
Play the game at http://www.classtools.net/widgets/dustbin_2/WXEaX.htm
Look at the cartoons below. Can you infer the positive and negative impacts shown?
Positive - ecotourism - conservation of nature parks
Negative - Increase carbon footprint
Positive - income for locals selling the souvenirs, preservation of heritage (traditional craft)
Negative - deforestation, reduced biodiversity as some animals lose their shelter and food and become extinct, loss of resources for future generation,
Vandalism
Five tourists accused of damaging Peru's iconic Machu Picchu site were deported to Bolivia on Jan 16 2020 and barred from returning to the country for 15 years
Vandalism by tourists in Thailand https://nextshark.com/tourist-vandalizing-wall-thailand/
Littering
https://sg.news.yahoo.com/news/nepal-picks-four-bodies-11-142758548.html
Increased carbon footprint
The graph below shows how much CO2 one emit on a Singapore-KL journey on various transport modes:
