Tourism Effects on the Environment
Task 1
1. The programme I am enrolled in and the discipline or major
Bachelor of Applied Science – Environmental Major
2. Broad topic which I have chosen to redefine
Tourism and the Environment
3. Questions and answers for redefining the topic
Q. What do I want to find out?
A. If tourism affects the environment.
Q. Will I focus on a particular country?
A. Yes, New Zealand.
Q. What will be the timeframe this information will be based on?
A. I will just be looking at any current reported issues.
Q. What do I want to know about tourism in New Zealand?
A. How many tourists there are in general entering the country and if the environment is affected by such tourists.
Q. How will I find out how many tourists there are entering New Zealand?
A. By gathering information mainly from internet tourism websites and government websites.
Q. How will I find out if there are any environment related issues?
A. By gathering information and statistics from repositories linked to the environment in NZ.
Q. Do I need to know where tourists come from?
A. No, just a broader picture on numbers.
Q. What exactly do I want to know about the effects on the environment?
A. What, if any, issues there are and if they are actually created by tourism.
Q. How will I define the connection of tourism effects and the environment?
A. By looking at the reported current issues and facts, and the links between the various information sources.
Q. What do I hope to achieve from this process?
A. To determine if there are any actual facts related to environmental issues created by tourism in New Zealand, and to show how I gathered this information.
Q. When is this report due?
A. 23rd February 2011
Q. Who is this information aimed at?
A. It is aimed at visitors coming to New Zealand, to try and raise awareness of any current issues.
4. Seventy-Five Word redefined topic
I will write a 750 word report on Tourism and the Environment. This
1. The programme I am enrolled in and the discipline or major
Bachelor of Applied Science – Environmental Major
2. Broad topic which I have chosen to redefine
Tourism and the Environment
3. Questions and answers for redefining the topic
Q. What do I want to find out?
A. If tourism affects the environment.
Q. Will I focus on a particular country?
A. Yes, New Zealand.
Q. What will be the timeframe this information will be based on?
A. I will just be looking at any current reported issues.
Q. What do I want to know about tourism in New Zealand?
A. How many tourists there are in general entering the country and if the environment is affected by such tourists.
Q. How will I find out how many tourists there are entering New Zealand?
A. By gathering information mainly from internet tourism websites and government websites.
Q. How will I find out if there are any environment related issues?
A. By gathering information and statistics from repositories linked to the environment in NZ.
Q. Do I need to know where tourists come from?
A. No, just a broader picture on numbers.
Q. What exactly do I want to know about the effects on the environment?
A. What, if any, issues there are and if they are actually created by tourism.
Q. How will I define the connection of tourism effects and the environment?
A. By looking at the reported current issues and facts, and the links between the various information sources.
Q. What do I hope to achieve from this process?
A. To determine if there are any actual facts related to environmental issues created by tourism in New Zealand, and to show how I gathered this information.
Q. When is this report due?
A. 23rd February 2011
Q. Who is this information aimed at?
A. It is aimed at visitors coming to New Zealand, to try and raise awareness of any current issues.
4. Seventy-Five Word redefined topic
I will write a 750 word report on Tourism and the Environment. This