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Unit 2: Tourism, Hospitality and the Environment –
Impacts and Solutions
UNIT OUTLINE 35
Section 1: The Impacts of tourism and Hospitality on the Environment 37
1.1 Impacts of Tourism on Air 38
1.2 Impacts of Tourism on Land 38
1.3 Impacts of Tourism on Water 41
1.4 Other Related Issues 42
Section 2: An Introduction to the Social and Cultural Impacts of Tourism 43
Section 3: Tourism and the Environment – The Other Side of the Argument 45
Section 4: The Need for Environmentally-sound Tourism 46
4.1 The Framework for Environmentally-sound Tourism 46
Exercises 51
Unit 3: Environment Law, Voluntary Initiatives and
Principles For Sustainable Development
UNIT OUTLINE 55
Section 1: An Introduction to Environmental Law 57
Section 2: Voluntary Initiatives and Partnerships 59
Section 3: Principles for Sustainable Development 64
Exercises 67
Glossary 68
Illustrations
Iso Guidelines 60