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Sustainable Tourism Practices: Balancing Economy and Environment

Understand the intersection of tourism and the environment, from Hardin’s Tragedy of the Commons to free market impacts. Discover eco-tourism trends, debt-for-nature swaps, and positive environmental impacts in various destinations.

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Sustainable Tourism Practices: Balancing Economy and Environment

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  1. Tourism and the Environment

  2. Environment– Concern for Tourist • “Quality” tourism includes… • Beautiful landscape • Relaxed atmosphere • Sunshine • Healthy climate • Attractive places for excursions

  3. Hardin’s Tragedy of the Commons • 1968 Paper • Farmers share land (the commons) to graze cattle • One farmer increases herd, others follow; profits maximized • Land becomes overgrazed • Lower quality milk • Next generation and the loss of the commons • Short vs. long term benefits

  4. Impact of free market view of tourism Consumption: well-being, “utility” Ignores: pollution, depletion of environmental resources Difficult to specify cost in market system Tourism– low cost of development; cost vs. environment Unspoiled environments become commodities Free Market Impact

  5. PPP– Polluter Pays Principle • Emitting wastes= bearing costs • Government tax? • Punitive fine?

  6. Debt-for-Nature Swaps • Resource is “world’s” possession, so “world” can pay for it • NGOs buy government debt for small amount • Area is conserved; government gives up sovereignty on area of country • Example: Ghana

  7. Trends in Eco-Tourism • “Local” prevents leakage • Risk of “greenwashing” • Sustainability • Long-term • Management • People & place • Examples: • Bali “losmen” • Senegal Casamance

  8. Positive Environmental Impact? • Conservation • Rwanda’s Parc National de Volcans • Garbage Removal • Mt. Everest

  9. Sources Holden, Andrew. Environment and Tourism. Second ed. London: Routledge, 2008. Print. Routledge Introductions to Environment Ser. McLaren, Deborah. Rethinking Tourism and Ecotravel. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian, 2003. Print.

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