BUSM 4567

Ecotourism and
Sustainable
Hospitality
Management
The 7Ps Expectations

1. Passion

2. Presence in Class

3. Punctuality

4. Politeness and consideration

5. Participative in class discussion

6. Patience

7. No PLAGIARISM
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Week 2
Environmental Sustainability
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The
Brundtland
Declaration

“Development that meets

the needs of the present
without compromising the
ability of future
generations to meet their
own needs”.
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The landscape of tourism

§ Two significant but very different landscapes are
central to the contemporary travel experience …
the natural environment and the city’ (Wearing et
al, 2010, p.75).
§ The environment, ‘be it predominantly natural
or largely human-made, is one of the most basic
of resources for tourism and a core element of
tourism products and a central part of most
tourism communications and marketing
approaches’ (Wall and Mathieson, 2006, p.154).
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Tourism and the Environment

§ Tourism ‘is an environmentally dependent industry’

(Hall, 2007, p. 258)

§ Natural and cultural environments are major

drawcards that attract tourists to destination regions
§ ‘In the absence of an attractive environment, there
would be little tourism. Ranging from the basic
attractions of sun, sea and sand to the undoubted
appeal of historic sites and structures, the
environment is the foundation of the tourist
industry’ (Mathieson and Wall, 1982, p. 97)
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Tourist Experience and the Environment

§ Environment as a setting for action

§ Environment as a social system
§ Environment as emotional territory
§ Environment as self
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Sustainable tourism development is…

“Sustainable tourism development meets the needs of present tourists and

host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunity for the future. It
is envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way
that economic, social, and aesthetic needs can be fulfilled while
maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological
diversity, and life” (UNWTO)
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The Golden Triangle (TLB)

§ Tourism must be economically, societally, and
environmentally sustainable if it is to be long-term
successful.
§ And each of those concerns has a reciprocal
relationship with the others
§ Changes in the economics of tourism (e.g. visitor
numbers) will increase or decrease the impact on
society and the environment.
§ Changes in the nature of society (e.g. visitor
demographics) will influence the impact on
profitability and the environment.
§ Changes in environmental conditions (e.g. extreme
weather events) will impact both profitability and
society.
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Our Focus
Environmental Sustainability
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Elements of sustainability
Environment

Economy Society

World Commission on Environment and Development

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Elements of sustainability
• biodiversity
Environment • materials
• energy
• biophysical
interactions

Economy Society

World Commission on Environment and Development

Positive Impacts

Exposure to more stringent environmental

expectations from guests than those expressed by
residents
Adoption of more demanding guest standards of
resource conservation and re-use
Enhanced incentives to implement positive policies
towards environmental conservation and
protection
Greater incentives to maintain the appearance and
functionality of infrastructure
 e.g. Negative Impacts

Increase the use of water and other naturally

occurring resources
Increased pressure on waste disposal
infrastructure
Atmospheric, visual, and/or noise pollution
Destruction of natural habitats for flora and
fauna
Commercialisation of previously “remote”
areas
Foot traffic damage to coastal and forest
ecosystems
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Environment matters for development

§ Environmental problems are enormous and

increasing:
Climate change
Air and water pollution
Soil erosion and desertification
Water scarcity
Loss of biodiversity
§ Developing countries are severely affected:
Growth
Poverty
§ Both public and private action is needed
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Conservation or Exploitation?
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So, where are we?

§ The environmental perspective

is primarily concerned with the
activities that tourists engage in
at the host destination: this is the
“what” of doing tourism.
§ That may well be the nature of
the how to question!
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Week 2
Please complete your pre-class
activity before our F2F class.
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Thank you so much,

and keep smiling!
Have a nice day!

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