Open AccessTHE NEGATIVE ASPECTS OF NATURE-ORIENTED TOURISM
Author(s) -
Егор Виноградов,
Егор Виноградов
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
servis v rossii i za rubežom
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1995-042X
DOI - 10.22412/1995-042x-11-5-2
Subject(s) - tourism , ecotourism , variety (cybernetics) , context (archaeology) , wildlife , tourism geography , environmental planning , sustainable tourism , work (physics) , population , environmental ethics , environmental resource management , business , geography , sociology , ecology , engineering , economics , biology , computer science , philosophy , demography , mechanical engineering , archaeology , artificial intelligence
The article examines the nature -oriented tourism in the context of its impact on a variety of factors. In the first part of article the author characterizes the differences between nature-oriented and eco-tourism, and defines the concept of "ecotourism". The ecotourism is based on the developed by experts principles of sustainable develop-ment. In contrast to it, the nature-oriented tourism in itself does not assume respect for nature and creating any public goods. It is an umbrella term, not a concept. In the second part of the work the author analyzes the major adverse environmental and social and economic impacts of the development of various types of nature -oriented tourism. In terms of the tourism impact on the environment the article presents a specific list of effects on soil, water bodies, wildlife, plants, and also discusses the changes in the landscape aesthetic qualities and sanitary conditions. Like any other kind of human impact, the nature-oriented tourism may have a significant adverse environment impact. It could lead to changes in geological formations, consisting of soil and growing plants on the territory, and could cause a reduction in the population of animals and insects. On the basis of the research the author offers specific recommendations, which implementation will contribute to the reducing the nega-tive consequences of nature-oriented tourism discussed i