Impacts of tourism

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1. Impacts of Tourism Sumit Kumar Singh

2. Impacts of Tourism Tourism influences individuals, institutions and invariably every nation in innumerable ways. This influence has reached a situation that, there is a change among those who get the influence and this termed as impact. Any impact will naturally have two sides of it., namely positive impact and negative impact.

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4. Impacts of Tourism

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6. Tourism Impacts The impacts created by tourism industry can be broadly classified under three major headings. Economic Impacts Socio-cultural Impacts Physical & Environmental Impacts

7. Economic Impacts Positive Economic Impacts 1. Generating Income/Contribution to Local Economy 2. Creating Employment 3. Source of Foreign Exchange Earnings 4. Developing Infrastructure 5. Multiplier Effect 6. Contributions to Government Revenues 7. Balance of Payment/ Trade Account Balance Negative Economic Impacts 1. Economic Leakages 2. Inflation 3. Dependency 4. Seasonal Employment 5. Opportunity Cost 6. Enclave Tourism 7. Underground Economy

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11. Socio-Cultural Impacts Positive Socio-Cultural Impacts 1. Increase the Standard of Living 2. Cultivate Brotherhood among People and Nation/Cross Cultural Exchange 3. Preservation and restoration of Natural & Cultural Heritage 4. Promoting Peace and Stability 5. International Understanding 6. Revival of traditional arts & Craft 7. Cultivating of Cultural Pride and sense of identity Negative Socio-Cultural Impacts 1. Undesirable Social and Cultural Change/Loss of cultural character 2. Increase of Tension and Hostility 3. Creating a Sense of Antipathy 4. Demonstration Effect 5. Commodification of Culture & relationship 6. Urbanization of Rural Area 7. Prostitution and Sexual Exploitation 8. Increase in Drugs uses & Crime Rates

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15. Physical & Environmental Impact Positive Physical & Environmental Impact 1. Regional Development 2. Direct Financial Contributions 3. Preservation of National Heritage and Environment 4. Improved Environmental Management and Planning 5. Protection and Preservation of Environment 6. Promotion of alternative tourism for Positive impact on Environment Negative Physical & Environmental Impacts 1. Depletion of Natural Resources 2. Pollution(Land, Air, Noise and Water) 3. Destruction and Alteration of Ecosystem/ Effect on Wildlife 4. Adverse Effects on Environment and Ecology 5. Solid waste, littering and Sewage Problem 6. Inappropriate Development 7. Overcrowding and traffic Congestion

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19. Conclusion In this Presentation we discussed the positive and negative sides of the tourism impacts. It is brought to the notice for the people that the success of tourism development lies on the hands of all those who get the influence of tourism. The rules for successful Tourism is to minimize the negative impact and maximize the positive impact.

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