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Week 6

Week 6. Sustainability in Development. Sustainability and Sustainable Development. Concept of “sustainability” recently associated with tourism development initiatives and efforts. (French, 1992; Long & Nuckolls, 1992)

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Week 6

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  1. Week 6 Sustainability in Development

  2. Sustainability and Sustainable Development • Concept of “sustainability” recently associated with tourism development initiatives and efforts. (French, 1992; Long & Nuckolls, 1992) • “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” (World Commission on Environment and Development, 1987)

  3. Sustainable Tourism Development Involves management of all resources in such a way that “economic, social, and aesthetic needs [are fulfilled] while maintaining cultural integrity, essential ecological processes, biological diversity, and life support systems.” (Inskeep, 1991)

  4. Pointers • Intangible Factors • Tangible Factors

  5. Intangible Factors • How people behave? Positive  Negative  • Different Stakeholders

  6. Role of Stakeholders Government:  Sustainable tourism policy  Langkawi Geopark Conservation Community :  Community based sustainable tourism programme  An alternative model of tourism development  The concerns of land tenure, equitable access to resources, cultural integrity, gender sensitivity, and community-based resource management. Others ????

  7. Conservation of Natural ResourcesCase of Langkawi Langkawi has a high potential for conservation of  biodiversity  geodiversity. Langkawi Research Centre: Geology & Lanscape Biology & Marine Culture & Local Tradition A= Tongkat Ali B= Pepanggil Langkawi’ C= Penerahan pianggu D= crab-eating macaques E= Spectackled leaf monkey F= Calotes versicolor Source : Assoc Prof. Norhayati Ahmad, UKM

  8. Conservation of Natural ResourcesCase of Langkawi -cont • Conservation of nature in Langkawi and Malaysia, in general, is based on the Forest Reserve concept. • This encompasses forests that cannot be exploited for:  timber (non-productive forest, forest that can be exploited for timber,  recreation (production forest). • The National Forestry Department has declared three protected forest areas in Langkawi as Geoforest parks: the geological components within the park area  the balanced protection of geological and biological heritage.  promote the area for education and recreation purposes.

  9. Eagle Feeding

  10. From this……….

  11. Unsustainable tourism: Scuba divers and snorkelers are destroying reefs especially in mass tourism destinations such as Thailand, Florida and the Cayman Islands. To these……… Coral Reef Deterioration

  12. Kenya Damage to coral reefs as result of boating, reef walking & collection of shells & ornamental fish for the tourist market; With the exception of protected areas, most coral reef areas along the coast are under pressure fromover-exploitation Pollution from coastal urban centres, including Mombassa, due to poor waste management and inadequate or non-existent waste disposal facilities & infrastructure Unplanned development of coastal hotels with major impacts on shorelines & coastalhabitats

  13. Tangible Factors • Physical Surroundings Natural Man-made

  14. Seychelles Generally good environmental management policies in place & tourism development strategy document, emphasis on sustainable tourism, but… Sale of coral & shells to tourists Increased organic pollution in the vicinity of coastal hotels Beach erosion caused by hard structures of hotels Danger of carrying capacity being exceeded in some areas (La Digue, Beau Vallon, etc.) Tourism one of the main root causes of modification & loss of habitats

  15. Controlling Mechanism • EIA Environmental Impact Assessment (Will be discussed in the next lecture)

  16. SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT/TOURISM

  17. Our Commitment to Sustainable Tourism ??

  18. Purposes of the assignment areto offer you an opportunity to penetrate fairly deeply into an issue or theme of tourism studiesto help you coordinate and consolidate concepts and information obtained from the readings and the lectures through critical and practical applications Coursework:A Project/essay Oriented Assignment

  19. * You are expected to follow 2 specific steps when conducting this project:Select, determine, and report your project topic with a written summary (a minimum of 50 words) of your general thoughts about the topic of your choice. This 50-word summary MUST be submitted to me no later than 9 September 2009 (Wednesday) Hand in your final project (a minimum of 2500 words exclusive of references and appendices--if there are any--in single-space presentation on A4 paper). Your project will be due on week 13 (during the presentation day) TWO Steps of work:

  20. Current StatusBenefitThe use of natural resource/Sustainability issueImpact : Source  Type of Activities (Physical Change/ Mechanical action ?)  Resource Overuse/MisuseAction taken or not ?Recommendation…….. Among other things that you could consider:

  21. Any Questions?If no then Have a nice weekend….

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