Sustainable Tourism

Sustainable
Tourism
Is an industry committed to
make a low impact on the
environment and local
culture,while helping to
generate future employment
for local people.
Importance :
The very importance of the
sustainable tourism is lies on its
motivation to conserve the
resources and increase the
value of local culture and
tradition.
Sustainable Tourist
Sustainable tourist can reduce the impact of tourism in
many ways, including:
Informing themselves of the culture,politics and
economy of the communities visited.
Anticipating and respecting local cultures,expectations
and assumptions.
Contributing to intercultural understanding and
tolerance.
Supporting the integrity of local cultures by favouring
businesses which conserve cultural heritage and
traditional values.
Supporting local economies by purchasing
local goods and participating with small,local
business.
Conserving resources by seeking out
businesses that are environmentally
conscious,and by using the least possible
amount of non-renewable.
Responsible Tourism
Responsible
Tourism
is tourism that creates
better places for people
to live in, and better
places to visit.
Characteristics :
Minimizes negative
economic,environmental,and social impacts;
Generates economic benefits for local people
and enhances the well-being of host
communities,improves working conditions and
access to the industry;
Involves local people in decisions that affect
their lives and life chances;
Makes positive contribution to the
conservations of natural and cultural heritage
to the maintenance of the worlds diversity;
Provides more enjoyable experiences for
tourists through more meaningful connections
with local people,and a greater understanding
of local cultural,social and environmental
issues;
Provides access for physically
changed people and its culturally
sensitive,engerders respect
between tourist and hosts,and
builds local pride and confidence.
Responsible Hospitality
WAYS TO SUSTAIN TOURISM
Maintain the authenticity of ethnic and local
dances and music by keeping the original
steps and instruments use;
Use of indigenous materials in their
handicrafts and other products for souvenirs;
Training of locals as to how they can be best
part of tourism industry in their community;

Conduct tourism benefits educational
information drive to the local community
prior to development of the area into tourist
destination to create better understanding
and cooperation among the stakeholders;
There should be visitors management and
control policies and guidelines to avoid
overcrowding;
Local residents should have access to tourist
attraction,facilities and amenities in their area
for them to appreciate what they have
become part of walking promotional tool;
Tourism facilities design should coordinate
with the local architectural designs to
maintain the locality of the area;
Market the destinations to clients who are
conscious about the preservation and
protection of culture,environment and
ethnicity of the destination;
Strictly prohibits activities relative to drugs
and prostitution to protect and maintain the
peace and order,and morals of the local
community;
The development should only be at the
designated areas distance from the residential
and school areas;
Provide a support/alternative tourist
zone to properly and balance
distribution of tourist and avoid
imbalance of wealth and income
distribution as well as overcoming.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
CONTROL MEASURES
1.Environmental planning.
- i nt egr at e t he publ i c s ect or ur ban
pl anni ng wi t h t he concer ns of
envi r onment al i s m t o ens ur e
s us t ai nabl e devel opment , not abl y
of ai r , wat er , s oi l and r ock
r es our ces .
2. Pr oper i ns t al l at i on of ef f i ci ent
ut i l i t i es .
3. Was t e management s ys t em.
4. Us e of ef f i ci ent ener gy and f uel
s avi ng machi nes .
5. Suf f i ci ent and pr oper
dr ai nage/s ewage s ys t em.
6.Provision of public parking spaces.
7.Strict implementation of anti-smoke
belching campaign.
8.Dispersion and recolection of shanties
along lakes and rivers.
9.Proper land use zoning to protect the
communities from pollution caused by
industries.
10.Suitable architectural design of building
particularly those that are along the
beaches and on the mountainside.
11.Capacity control measure to avoid
overcrowding and damage to natural and
historical sites.
12.Involvement of local community in the
environmental protection and preservation
programmes.
13.Imposed higher environmental fees to be
collected from both business establishments
and tourist and use the collected fees
accordingly.
14.Training of tourism business owners as to
environmental protection and waste
management programmers prior to
granting of business permits.
15.Stricter penalty on violation of
environmental laws and regulations.
16.Dumping of boat wastes should be
monitored and imposed higher penalty on
violations.
17.Protected areas/sanctuary should be
guarded to avoid illegal taking of
endangered marine plants and other
species.
18.Educate and prohibit the tourists not to
feed animals.
19.Strongly implement,monitor any activities
involving dynamite and spear fishing.
20.Protect mangrove areas.
Characteristics of
sustainable tourism
Characteristics
of Sustainable
Tourism
Is informatory,as it doesnt only
let tourist know about the
destinations but also it helps
locals knowing about the culture
and civilization of tourism.
Its Informative
Travelers not only learn about the
destination,they learn how to help sustain its
characteristics while deepening their own
travel experiences. Residents learn that the
ordinary and familiar may be of interest and
value to outsiders.
It Support integrity of place
Destination savvy travellers seek
out businesses that emphasize the
character of locale in turn raise local
perceived value of those assets.
It benefits residents
Travel businesses do their best
to employ and train local
people,buy local supplies,and
use local service.
It conserve resources
Environmentally aware travellers
favour that which minimizes
pollution,waste,energy
consumption,water usage,landscaping
chemicals,and unnecessary night time
lightning.
It respects local culture and
tradition
Foreign visitors learn about and observe
local etiquette,including using at least a
few courtesy words in the local
language.Residents learn how to deal
with foreign expectations that they may
differ from their own.
It does not abuse its products
Stakeholders anticipate development
pressures and apply limits and management
techniques to prevent Loved to death
syndrome.Businesses cooperate to sustain
natural habits,heritage sites,scenic
appeal,and local culture.
It strives for quality,not
quality
Communities measure tourism
success not by sheer numbers of
visitors,but by length of stay,money
spent,and quality of experience.
It means great trips
Satisfied,excited visitors bring new
knowledge home and send friends
off to experience the same thing
which provides continuing business
for the destination.
Some of the most important principles of
sustainable tourism development include:

tourism should be initiated with the help of
broad-based community inputs and the
community should maintain control of tourism
development.
tourism should provide quality employment to
its community residents and a linkage between
the local businesses and tourism should be
established.

a code of practice should be established
for tourism at all levels-
national,regional,and local-based on
internationally accepted standard,guidelines
for tourism operations,impact
assessment,monitoring of cumulative
impacts,and limits to acceptable change
should be established.
education anf training programs to
improve and manage heritage and natural
resources should be established.
SOME PREMISES OF SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT IN TOURISM

Premises of interdependency
The Premises of Multidisciplinary
The Premises of Previous Experience
The Premises that Nature is Better
The Premises of Politics and Power
Green Transportation
Green
Transportation
When city transportation became a
problem due to dense lines of light
rail transportation,public and
private vehicle the following can be
solution for urban planning;
Critical Solutions;
Sustainability
Minimal envitonment
impact of development ad
its operations
Eco-Friendly
technologies,respect for
ecology and value of natural
systems.
Energy efficiency.

Less use of
finite fuels.
More local
production.
More
walking,less
driving.
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
AND TOURISM:Critical Areas
Defining the
relevant
population/Com
munity
We should define first where
to concentrate,to focus,on
global or local contingent
development,and we should
know our field of interest and
action,and the same consider
and anticipate the impacts and
populations or relevance may
vary for each sphere and may
also affect our actions.
Defining the
Time Horizon
Sustainable development is a
long range plan,though it will
result into a good cause,but it
would require a large amount of
budget to allocate so it will be
implemented.It would be better
if we create or initiate desirable
movement that will lead us to
effective undertaking.Time
horizon has a great effect and it
should be considered in
development.
Defining the
Dimensions of
Sustainability
We should define as to what
extent we can have
sustainability of the program
and have to consider the
following aspect: person who
will handle environment,cultural
identity,economic well-being
and social stability,so
incompatibility of development
would not arise.
Defining the
Values that
Underlie
Sustainable
Development
It means,political
affiliation vary
contribute or affect in
determining policies
that they will create or
provide to pursue
sustainable
development.
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE
MANAGEMENT AND USE OF
NATURAL RESOURCES