Open AccessExamples of Unsustainable Tourism in Middle East
Author(s) -
Arash Riasi,
Shirin Pourmiri
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
environmental management and sustainable development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2164-7682
DOI - 10.5296/emsd.v5i1.8705
Subject(s) - tourism , damages , sustainability , business , order (exchange) , economic geography , economy , natural resource economics , geography , economics , political science , finance , ecology , archaeology , law , biology
Tourism industry is growing at phenomenal rates and in most cases this growth is associated with irreversible damages to the environment and tourist attractions. It is crucial for the tourism industry to grow sustainably in order to reduce these adverse effects. This paper tries to introduce different examples of unsustainable expansion of tourism industry and the effects of these activities on environment and tourist attractions. The paper discusses disparate examples ranging from natural tourist attractions to historical tourist attractions.