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subsistence farmers. They occasionally shoot big-game
animals that damage their crops, and also for meat. After
extensive field study, a particularly attractive area has
beenfoundinwhichthesceneryisspectacular, theclimate
very pleasant, the natural history resources outstanding,
and the local people friendly and hospitable. Thus,
theproposedparkseemstohaveanexcellentpotential for
attracting substantial numbers of ecotourists. Propose
some conceptual ideas as to how this challenge can be
met successfully.

that the industry rapidly consumes valuable natural
resources, provides mostly low-paying unskilled
employment, and degrades the culture of the main
tourist centers. As the state's tourism director, how
would you answer these charges?

6. Referring to case 5, the same environmental group has

succeeded in convincing the state s attorney general

that all roadside billboards be eliminated. The various
state hotel, motel, restaurant, attractions, and tourist
promotion organizations vehemently oppose such
legislation. Can you think of some kind of compromise
plan that might satisfy both of these opposing groups?

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5. A very vocal environmental group has recently voiced

harsh criticismof the state ' s tourismbusiness. They claim

ENDNOTES

Material in this chapter is extracted from Making Tourism More Sustainable: A Guide for Policy
Makers, (Paris, France and Madrid, Spain: United Nations Environment Programme, Division of
Technology, Industry and Economics and United Nations World Tourism Organization, 2006).
The authors acknowledge the value of this document and wish to convey their appreciation for
the willingness of UNEP and UNWTO to reproduce the document in whole or in part for
educational purposes.
2. Our Common Future: The World Commission on Environment and Development (The Brundtland
Report, 1987; Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press).

1.

3. Making Tourism More Sustainable: A Guide for Policy Makers, (Madrid: United Nations World

Tourism Organization, 2005), p. 11.

4. Ibid, 12 - 14.

5. Extracted from Climate Change and Tourism: Responding to Global Challenges, (Paris and

Madrid: World Tourism Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme, 2008).

6. The international negotiations on GHG emission

reductions, held under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
Change. www.unis.unvienna.org/unis/pressrels/2007/unisinf230.html .

'' Vienna Climate Change Talks 2007, ''

7. N. Stern, The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern Review (Cambridge: Cambridge University

Press, 2006).

8. Conservation International: www.conservation.org .

9. Dianne Brouse, '' Socially Responsible Travel, '' Transitions Abroad (January - February 1992), p. 23.