EIP Topic: 1.8 Balancing the protection and preservation of natural spaces (and natural systems) with increasing rates of tourism (and consumption) associated with tourism.
The balance between protecting natural spaces and accommodating the rising tide of tourism presents a significant challenge, exacerbated by factors such as climate change and pollution.
EIP Topic: 1.8 Balancing the protection and preservation of natural spaces (and natural systems) with increasing rates of tourism (and consumption) associated with tourism.
Key Words
economy
preservation
consumerism
tourism
biodiversity
Central Issues
over consumption
money and stability
awareness
security
travel industry
Location
cities
popular cities with popular tourism that are large poluters or very expensive
London
New york
Japan
Beijing
Paris
arctic
North Pole
antarctica
Alaska
Greenland
forests
brazil and south america - rainforests
Canada - boreal forests
oceans and seas
tropic countries or ones with heavy water pressences
USA
Canada
caribbean
india
Australia
corals
merine biodiversity
Start State
if tourism is to continue it needs to become more sustainable and less of humans going to look at Beauty, and More Humans try to preserve it
other places have greatly failed and allowed for major human development in those areas and pollution
Some places have been doing a good job at keeping their tourism sustainable
Constraining Factors
human demographics in the area
cities
working population
factories and large producers
climate change and global wrming
impacts to migration and sustainability
pollution
temperature changes
travel industry
the cost of the industry supporting whole countries and the difficulties with that factor
environmental impact of moving people to and from places like tourist attractions
popularity of natural beauty and other attractions
animal and living, i.e safaris, "sanctuaries", zoos
man made attraction i.e wonders of the world, iconic cities
landforms i.e, volcanos, oceans, coral, national parks
consumerism
Subtopic
single use products
human desire for luxury
Action
protection laws
federal protected parks (i.e Yellowstone)
sustainable travel and tourism
things like packages where you can tour while also doing things like cleaning beaches or planting trees
"leave it as you found it" mindset
sustainability
non-desposable resournces or not one use resources
Worst Case Scenarios
destruction to very niche species
endangered species
pressure on the ecological pyramids of the area
loss of useable land and area
for man
for enviroment
destruction to habitats
collapse of ecosystems
soil erosion
fall of the industry
job losses and inflation in some places
some countries rely on tourism for the majority of their economy
irreversible damages to the natural environment and biodiversity
