International Tourism Environment

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International Tourism Environment

• Impact of tourism Socio-Cultural
• (and Environmental)
• David Bruce

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Social and Cultural Impact Questions

• Does tourism results in communication or
  corruption of culture?
• What factors seem to influence the extent of
  socio-cultural impacts connected to tourism?
• Why might local community involvement in tourism
  development and management reduce adverse
  socio-cultural impacts?
• Why may the socio-cultural impact appear greater
  in developing countries?

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Social and Cultural Impact
Tourist-host encounters
Social Impacts
Cultural Impacts
linguistic/dialect issues
individual and social relations
non-material customs
material customs
eg dance,
eg crafts and products
folklore,
traditions
Health Issues
Religious practice issues
Acculturation
Morals/ Standards
-long term change
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Doxeys Irridex

• Euphoria
• Apathy
• Annoyance
• Antagonism

• Early development phase
• Commercialisation phase
• Maturity approaches
• Deterioration and possible decline

Derived from Doxey (1975)
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Butlers destination Life Cycle (1980)
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Environmental Impact

• on the ecology?
• On the heritage?
• On cultural landscapes?

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NATURAL
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BUILT (human-made)
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NATURAL?
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Social and Cultural ImpactFormative assessment

• Bring to seminar 300 words including 3 references
  - either quoted or more generally referred on one
  of the questions discussed today.
• Try to find at least one extra academic journal
  article through library or Athens

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Social and Cultural ImpactFormative assessment

• Does tourism results in communication or
  corruption of culture?
• What factors seem to influence the extent of
  socio-cultural impacts connected to tourism?
• Why might local community involvement in tourism
  development and management reduce adverse
  socio-cultural impacts?
• Why may the socio-cultural impact appear greater
  in developing countries?

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Reference and Further reading

• Use Holden but also
• Page S.J., Brunt P., Busby, G. Connel J.,2001,
  Tourism a modern Synthesis, Thomson Learning
• Section 5 pp 255-293