The cultural impacts of tourism on the host communities The impact that tourism has on the cultural lives of communities is one of the most important issues debated by tourism researchers and academics today. There is an increasingly growing concern that tourism development is leading to destinations losing their cultural identity by catering for the perceived needs of tourists. Although they take longer to appear‚ the cultural consequences of tourist activity have the potential to be much
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Socio-cultural Impact of Eco-Tourism Dr. Anjani Kumar Abstract Ecotourism is entirely a new approach in tourism. Born in its current form in late 1980s‚ ecotourism came of in age in 2002‚ when the United Nations celebrated the “International year of Ecotourism. Today’s market place is becoming greener and more environmentally sensitive than ever‚ with 85 percent of the industrialized world does citizen believe that the environment is the number one public
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fulfilled. TOURISM IMPACTS Tourism impacts are the effects that tourists and tourists activities have on a destination. We will be looking at three main types of impacts that tourism can have on a destination. They are environmental‚ socio-cultural as well as economic impacts. The word impact gives a negative meaning however tourism impacts can be both positive and negative on a destination. Environmental Impacts (physical – what can be seen) – It is not possible to develop tourism without incurring
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Hypotesis : Economic impact of Railways in India Railroads‚ therefore‚ became an inevitable option for the newly-developing giant in asia. As one of the pioneers in South Asia‚ india gave the needed performance for building a successful network of railroads and consequently this action has been one major factor in the process of fast economic development. Although former ruler‚ the great britian had already establish one for the colonial aims‚ india took reall good advantage of this already-perfected
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College Fall 2012 Turkey and Modernity Turkey has always historically been a region of economic and/or military importance. Whether it was under Roman occupation‚ or as the independent Ottomans‚ this region has always been one of vast importance‚ and this trend has continued into the modern era. Starting with the earliest traces of civilization and extending well beyond the democratic reforms of their beloved commander Ataturk (which literally means father of the Turks)‚ Turkey has always historically
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countries of the EU (European Union) are now attaching very high priority to ICT in their national educational policies‚ and seeking to adjust the way their education systems are organized and function as a result (EURYDICE‚ 2001a). Similarly‚ in Turkey‚ with the National Education Development
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Turkey is a middle-income country with high inflation and unemployment rate compared to the developed countries‚ which is located in both Europe and Asia. Suffering hard from the downturn during the late economic crisis‚ leading economic indicators now show Turkey to be on the rebound. For example Turkeys GDP growth compared on a year-on-year basis is showing double digit growth for the last two quarters. However Turkey is still facing many pitfalls to avoid further decline in the economy‚ like increasing
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FINAL PAPER Pro and cons for Turkey becoming a member of the EUROPEAN UNION With Europe facing a severe economic and political crisis‚ the continuing political integration of the European Union is more than ever the subject of several political science debates. From the neo-realism point of view the largest current challenge is the European integration. Its basic assumption of the balance of power‚ according to international co-operation always differentiates between national security considerations
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Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter Introduction This dissertation focuses on the development of ‘Slow Food’ in Malaysia as stated in the Sin Chew Happy Sunday Special (24 June. 2007‚ p2)‚ that the ‘fast’ lifestyle has been adapted widely all over the world; regardless of work‚ competition‚ production and even eating. In the need of haste‚ people resort to fast food and convenient has resulted in people lack of flavourful‚ quick and healthy food to keep the bodies strong (www.bonjukmalaysia.com)
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Literature review of economic impact of large sports event Introduction Over recent years‚ there have significantly controversial discussions about the economic impact that large sporting events bring to the host city and country. This literature review mainly draws attention on four aspects: tourism boosting & expenditure of tourist‚ employment‚ price and living cost‚ reconstruction and investment. It is argued in each item about the extent of the economic impact works and the process they
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