Learning intention: To investigate methods to make tourism more sustainable To evaluate the attempts to make Ecuador’s tourism industry more sustainable Key terms Sustainable tourism eco tourism TNC Economic leakage, social, economic, environmental Extension: Futurity, public participation equity
What is sustainable development?
Development that conserves existing habitats, traditions and cultures
Development that protects the environment
Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs
Sustainable tourism Tourism that aims to achieve the goals of sustainable development by minimising the negative impacts and maximising the positive impacts of tourism Ecotourism is a form of sustainable tourism that aims to reduce the impact of tourism on the natural environment It is often small scale and to an area of ecological value
Tourism is unsustainable Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Why is this a good location for tourism? Social Economic Environmental?
The sustainability stool
Use your home learning notes for this: 1.Use either the sustainability stool OR the sustainable tourism criteria 2.Identify examples of where the Ecuador tourism industry meets those aspects of sustainability 3.Annotate these onto the diagram or table 4.Rate each one from = most evidence to show this 6.0 = no evidence to show this 7.Justify your scores
Do the advantages of ecotourism in Ecuador outweigh the carbon cost of travel by air to get there? To what extent can sustainable tourism principals be applied to mass tourism? Explain how ecotourism in Ecuador achieves sustainability
Tourism is unsustainable Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Sustainable Tourism Eco tourism in Ecuador Why is Ecuador a good destination for tourism? Score 1-5Justification Social Economic Environmental Question:
Sustainable Tourism Eco tourism in Ecuador Why is Ecuador a good destination for tourism? Score 1-5 Justification Using resources sustainably Reducing over consumption and waste Maintaining biodiversity Supporting local economies Involving local communities Training staff Marketing tourism responsibly Undertaking research Integrating tourism into planning Providing better information Question: