Background Jamaica’s economy is heavily dependent on tourism‚ which is the nation’s leading generator of foreign exchange earnings and revenue. Given the competitive nature of tourism in the Caribbean region‚ this sector is especially vulnerable to any degradation of its coastal resources. In recent years‚ negative impacts from poorly planned urban and tourism developments (poor solid waste and wastewater management practices‚ for example) have affected water quality and near shore ecosystems
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HOW DOES TOURISM IMPACT THE ENVIRONMENT The effect of tourism on the environment can be both positive and negative. Each person or group of people will impact the area they visit in a different way. Whether it is in a negative or positive manner is entirely up to the visitor. Let’s consider the NEGATIVE impacts first: POLLUTION - This is probably the biggest negative factor concerning tourism. People have to travel to their destination. It doesn’t matter if it’s by plane to another country or
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Impact of the Tourism Industry to the Environment: A Philippine Situation A Term Paper Presented to Mr. Lawrence Icasiano English Language Area De La Salle Lipa In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for COMSKI2 Second Semester‚ School Year 2013-2014 By Donna L. Abellon Mary Joyce P. Plata Background of the study Introduction The tourism industry can pose a threat to the environment‚ if changes made to it are not sustainable and are irreversible. This paper is
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Black Power: The Brighter Side By: Alvin Batiller P.2 1960 to 1976‚ the black power movement was a battle to free the blacks from the white political‚ social‚ and cultural authority. The Black Power Movement’s aim was to advocate ethnic pride‚ self reliance‚ self assertion‚ and to maximize opportunities of black individuals. Stokley Carmichael is believed to be the founder of the Black Power Movement. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and his beliefs of non-violence and brotherhood
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The technology of paper production today is promising a safer‚ healthier environment tomorrow. That is to say that the many technological advancements in the paper industry have reduced the amount of dangerous chemicals produced drastically. In exchange for the tireless efforts of citizens around the world reducing and recycling‚ the paper industry has reduced its dioxin output and nearly eradicated the use of chlorine based bleaching. Dispite the numerous technologically operated pieces of the
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Hurricanes bring a lot of destruction and death. a specific hurricane event that took place was hurricane Sandy. Hurricane Sandy was a powerful hurricane that took place in 2012 along the east coast. Hurricanes can cause destruction to cities‚ and death to many people. First‚ hurricanes form in warm air‚ and low air pressure. Usually it is storming and or also raining. The warm ocean water heats the cooler surface low pressure air above the ocean. The Hot air rises till it cools down‚ after that
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course the economic benefits brought by tourism. It is well-known that tourism is one of the four pillars of the Hong Kong economy. In 2010‚ it contributed to 4.4 percent of Hong Kong’s GDP.(http://www.gov.hk/en/about/abouthk/factsheets/docs/tourism.pdf) It is not difficult to understand why the government keeps on thinking ways to boost the already vigorous tourism. However‚ is the local community able to share the fruits of it? Does the development of tourism bring drawbacks to the community? In the
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a concern to the people of China and Mongolia. The Gobi desert has a huge impact on the region it is apart of‚ it also has affected those around it both positively and negatively. The Gobi Desert has an
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2.0 Findings and Discussion 2.1 Definition The International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates defines tourism as the activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure‚ business and other purposes not related to the exercise of an activity remunerated from within the place visited and also refers to the sector of the national economy with complex functions that unites a number of goods and services‚ offer
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In San Diego there has recently been a weather event called an El Nino that has been causing San Diego and it’s citizens trouble. What an El Nino does is temporarily changing the climate of an area. For San Diego’s instance‚ it has been creating downpours that have been damaging roadways‚ buildings‚ cars‚ has caused erosion and collapsing of rocks and trees‚ flooding in parking structures and of crops‚ and a multitude more cases of devastation to San Diego. With all of that destruction‚ one can only
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