Impacts Of Tourism On Protected Areas

3. Introduction

Positive Impacts

in a National park/protected

The purpose of this assignment is to explore both the positive and negative affects of tourism on protected areas. A new demand for Nature-based, adventure and eco- tourism has risen significantly in Canada over the past decade, creating a major window of opportunity for Canada’s tourism industry (Buckle

Many parks are not equipped to handle international tourism. Either because they are deficient of tourism management capabilities, staff members, language ability for foreign guests, insufficient number of staff lacking expertise in tourism, marketing, service quality evaluation and international eco-tourism (Dearden & Rollins, 2002). Expertise in service quality management is particularly needed. Park managers must be prepared to provide the best possible experiences to the visitors while at the same time insure that the environment does not incur the negative impacts brought about by certain forms of behaviour (Buckley, 2002).

Air pollution is increased as transportation systems build, as well as noise pollution with increased traffic and visitors to an area (Van der Druim & Caalders, 2002). Tourism is a major reason for high levels of landscape pollution inside and outside of parks. Landscape pollution includes all road signs, including advertisements at the side of highways, street lights, information signs, and buildings; basically anything that is unnatural in a natural setting (Perdue, 2002). Inside the park boundaries, landscape pollution is only there to facilitate visitor needs making it a major impact of visitors on parks.

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