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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Social Impacts of Human Mars Travel For years‚ many scientists have considered Mars to be the next great frontier for human exploration. Following the successes of unmanned Mars rover missions‚ human travel to Mars is closer and closer to becoming a reality. These rapid advancements create a wide variety of new challenges for astronauts to overcome. When planning a manned mission to Mars‚ it is necessary to consider the social impacts of this situation on the astronauts’ interactions with each
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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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“The Bahamas‚” it was a trip of a lifetime. I went there with my girlfriend and a couple of other friends. We were all nervous because it was the first time any of us have flown. We finally got a chance to start boarding‚ after we arrived at the airport five hours early. Before boarding‚ we had to show the airport attendants our birth certificate. When I went to show them my birth certificate‚ they wouldn’t let me board because mine was a copy and not the original. Luckily‚ after waiting for twenty
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truly appropriate funding for rebuilding and restoring damages incurred. Rather than addressing a broad spectrum‚ as done in the preceding‚ it will be easy to focus on such debates in regard to the recent Hurricane Katrina. Katrina formed over the Bahamas on August 23‚ 2005‚ and crossed southern Florida as a moderate Category 1 hurricane before strengthening rapidly in the Gulf of Mexico and becoming one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded in the Gulf. The storm weakened considerably before making
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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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TOURISM DEVELOPMENT IN EGYPT by Student’s name [Code+ course name] [Professor’s name] [University name] [City‚ State] [Date] Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 2 2 Introduction 3 Tourism Industry of Egypt 4 Rationale for Selection of the Country 4 GDP of Egypt 5 Overview of the Tourism Industry 6 Role of the Private Sectors 8 Natural Change and Climatic Conditions 8 Theoretical Framework 9 TALC Model and Egypt 9 Carrying Capacity Factor 12 Dependency
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IMPACTS OF POPULATIONS GROWTH Introduction Undoubtedly‚ the population growth is one of the most influential social issues in the recent years. As the earth’s population rises‚ the changes in different aspects‚ environmental‚ global economic and political‚ affect our individual life. Technology and advances in medicine have dramatically increased the average human’s life span. However‚ the important questions are that what impacts the growth of population has on you‚ how to get ready and adapt
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IN PRESS Tourism Management 27 (2006) 1373–1385 www.elsevier.com/locate/tourman The role of community involvement and number/type of visitors on tourism impacts: A controlled comparison of Annapurna‚ Nepal and Northwest Yunnan‚ China$ Gyan P. Nyaupanea‚Â Duarte B. Moraisb‚ Lorraine Dowlerc a Tourism Development and Management‚ School of Community Resources and Development‚ Arizona State University‚ P.O. Box 874703‚ Tempe‚ AZ 85287‚ USA b Recreation‚ Park‚ and Tourism Management‚
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United Kingdom (2006)‚ Environmental Accounting can be defined as: “The collection‚ analysis and assessment of environmental and financial performance data obtained from business management information systems‚ environmental management and financial accounting systems. The taking of corrective management action to reduce environmental impacts and costs plus‚ where appropriate‚ the external reporting of the environmental and financial benefits in verified corporate environmental reports or published
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