“Unsustainable” tourism:
a plague affecting the tourism field for many decades, which cause lot of problems, such as damages to the environment, traditions and local cultures. Just a few care about tourism but all are paying and will continue to suffer the consequences of some incorrect behavior.
a plague affecting the tourism field for many decades, which cause lot of problems, such as damages to the environment, traditions and local cultures. Just a few care about tourism but all are paying and will continue to suffer the consequences of some incorrect behavior.
What does “unsustainable” tourism means?
“Un-Sustainable” tourism can be defined as “tourism that has
no respects for local people, cultural heritage and the environment”.
Ok, but what sort of damages can it cause?
Tourism can cause lot of damages, such as environmental
problems like pollution, caused by fuel consumption, noise, congestion and
continual expansion of transport terminals and car parks, as well as buildings
that may be inappropriate and intrusive, cultural conflicts created by
different cultural backgrounds, economic dependence from the large
multinational companies, which dominate the tourist economy to the detriment of
the local economy. Sometimes the distinctive character and atmosphere of a
place may be lost, in addition people can lose their traditional way of life
and even a sense of their own identity.
How did we arrive to this problem?
What are the negative impacts of tourism?
When a large number of travelers visit one place, a form of tourism, called MASS TOURISM, is generated. It can have negative impacts on the area, such as seasonal, part-time and poorly paid jobs, the income generated doesn’t go to the locals but goes out of the area directly to the big multinational companies, damages to the natural environment, eg. Litter, habitat destruction, cultural and tradition change, overcrowded areas and traffic jams and, last but not least, an increase of the prices because tourists are more wealthy than local people.
Some example of unsustainable tourism.
When they want to get in touch with their past and their
history, tourists are lucky enough to have free access to some of the most
ancient places in the world. However, the modern tourism is a double-edged
sword: it gives visibility to the historical location and collects funds to
preserve the historical heritage, but expose the site means that everyone could
enter for a tour. If tourists are respectful we could consider it as a pro; but
if the tourist doesn't follow the rules, ruining the properties, or, even
worse, damaging the location, tourism could become a sore. Unluckily, because
of someone's mistakes, limitations are now imposed to tourists and significant
places are now becoming more and more impregnable.
Today, a lot of places have been ruined by tourists and, sadly, now they are almost destroyed. An example are the Pyramids and the Sphinx, which are deteriorating because of the uncontrolled flux of tourism.
Another famous example is Stonehenge, one of the most
interesting places in the world which, even today, makes
people wander about his origin. In the past, some unrespectful tourists have
chipped the stones, and restorers didn't repair them with historical fidelity,
but following aesthetic purposes, so, now, even the position is not the
authentic one.We need to minimize the impact on the local culture and resources, try to give something back to the communities, by contributing to initiatives designed to give power and responsibility to local people, open our mind to other cultures and ways with a different cultural background.
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