Tourism With a Handlens

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Tourism With a Hand-lens
Presentation By Brian Weinberg and Wilson Juarez
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Presentation Topics
Discussion Topics

• Definition of Eco-tourism
• Mount Huangshan
• How Eco-tourism works
• Benefits of Eco-tourism
• Problems with Eco-tourism
• The Ideal Eco-tourism vision

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Definition Of Eco-tourism

• Eco-tourism- Purposeful travel to natural areas
  to understand the culture and natural history of
  the environment, taking care not to alter the
  integrity of the ecosystem, while producing
  economic opportunities that make the conservation
  of natural resources beneficial to local people.
• 2 key elements of Eco-tourism
• Marketing a product towards the participatory
  tourists
• Conserving the resources upon which this product
  is based.

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Mount Huangshan Tourism

• Located in Southern Anhui Province in China
• Covers 250 kilometers
• Four Wonders of Mount Huangshan
• imposing peaks
• spectacular rocks
• odd-shaped pines
• sea of clouds.

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Mount Huangshan Tourism

• Member of United Nations Educational, Scientific,
  and Cultural Organization
• Awarded the Melina Mercouri Prize for the
  protection and management of world cultural
  relics
• Practices Eco-tourism principles
• 400 famous scenic attractions of which 140 have
  been developed and opened to tourists.

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How the Tour Works?

• Educational Guide or Scientist

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How the Tour Works?

• Accommodation
• Isolation
• Locational Experience

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How the Tour Works?

• Transportation
• Cable Cars
• Hiking
• Rafting

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Benefits of Eco-Tourism

• Increased awareness of environmental and cultural
  issues
• Directly funds conservation efforts
• Increased support of conservation projects from
  participants as well as the local, national, and
  international governments
• Biological/Monetary Benefits

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Problems with Eco-tourism

• Location Learning
• You have to travel to see, understand, and want
  to help each cause
• Possible Disruptions
• Changes in Natural Animal Behaviors and
  Biological Communities
• Human consumption and eco-system needs
• Trail Disruptions
• Littering
• Local social structures
• Tourism Revenue

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Problems with Eco-tourism

• Pressures of Successful Eco-tourism
• Accommodating the demand for luxurious physical
  needs and comforts of tourists
• Leads developers to build more hotels/businesses
  in the area
• High Visitation and Maintaining Conservation of
  Bio-diversity

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The Ideal Eco-tourism Vision

• Local Community Government Involvement
• Awareness of Animals and their Biological
  Communities
• Specific Curriculums during visitations
• Regulation
• Number of Tourists
• Number of Businesses/Accommodation
• Controlling Disruptive Activities
• Trails
• Littering

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References Primack, www.unesco.org www.wikipedia.
com ,www.wikipedia.org http//www.chinaodysseytour
s.com/huangshan,WTO, McNeely, Boo, Crandall