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The Protection of Environment In Tourism

The Protection of Environment In Tourism. TRM 4 31. Why is it important to define tourism?. What do we mean by protection?. Environment Topology. Three categories of environment ethics.

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The Protection of Environment In Tourism

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  1. The Protection of Environment In Tourism TRM 431

  2. Why is it important to define tourism? What do we mean by protection? Environment Topology....

  3. Three categories of environment ethics The Libertarian extension: The concept of individual rights is extended to all non-human animals and possibly inanimate entities. This means that all individual entities should be given the right to an uninterrupted freedom existence. Ecological extension: Emphasis is not placed upon individual rights but upon the interrelatedness of all entities in the geophysical structure of the planet and their essential diversity. Conservation Ethics: Emphasis is placed upon ecological conservation for the benefit of human kind. The environment has an instrumental value in which it is not seen as as end in itself, but a means of gaining pleasure and profit.

  4. Human behavior towards environment An integral part of the tourism as a system is tourist and local people. The behavior of both groups will be highly influential in determining the extent to which the consequences of tourism upon non-human world are either negative and positive. The behavior of tourist to the culture of the destination they are visiting will also be influential in determining whether tourism is viewed as a positive or negative force for change by local people.

  5. Economic Success is depend upon is depend upon Satisfying the tourists’ needs is depend upon Environmental Quality

  6. How tourism can be used to aid environmental conservation's ? What are the dangers of giving wildlife a market value as a means of arguing the case for their conservation's ?

  7. Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization that acts to change attitudes and behavior, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace by...

  8. The Area of Greenpeace’s Activities: • Climate change issue • Defending our seas, marine reserves • Protecting the world’s resources • Working for disarmament and peace • Creating toxic free future

  9. Foundation for Environmental Education • is a non-governmental and non-profit • Organisation aiming to promote sustainable • development through environmental education: • Formal school education • Training of staff • Raising general awareness

  10. Five environmental education programs: • Eco-Schools • Young Reporters for the Environment • Learning about Forests • Green Key • Blue Flag

  11. Green Key • Eco-label for tourism products. • Denmark in 1994 • Campaigns in 54 countries • Blue Flag • A voluntary eco-label awards • Over 3200 beaches and marinas • Environmental education

  12. Universities’ research 80 students for undergraduate education in ITU’s Environmental Engineering Department every year Research examples: Istanbul Solid Waste Project, İzmit Bay Pollution Control Project, Wastewater treatment systems for touristic locations Different projects are also carried out by Int. Org. such as Nato and Unesco.

  13. Politics and NGOs

  14. Foundation for Environment Education Blue Flag: Analysis of sea water with the support of ministery Blue Flag: coordiantion with hotels and beaches, marinas Purchasing car for Blue Flag coordinator in Mugla

  15. Only the States and Russia’s money making is important. Environment and species, destroy of tourism destinations are unnecessary. involvement to environmental projects Greenpeace coordinator as a Minestary for Obama Presidents

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