Open AccessTourism Impacts in the Site of Umm Qais: An Overview
Author(s) -
Mairna Hussein Mustafa,
Dana H. Hijjawi,
Fadi Bala'awi
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of tourism and hospitality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2372-5125
pISSN - 2372-5133
DOI - 10.15640/jthm.v6n2a12
Subject(s) - tourism , historic site , sustainable tourism , environmental planning , geography , heritage tourism , regional science , archaeology , tourism geography
This paper aims at shedding the light on the different impacts of tourism development in the site of Umm Qais (Gadara) in Jordan. Despite the economic benefits gained by tourism, deterioration has been witnessed in this site due to damage of archaeological features as well as the displacement of the local community. Implications were suggested to achieve a more sustainable tourism development in the site.
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