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This document is a student assignment on sustainable tourism development. It discusses 7 criteria for sustainability in tourism: environmental, economic, educational, participation of locals, aid to conservation, cultural, and social. It outlines 3 stages of tourism development in Thailand and discusses how the natural beauty was lost and sex tourism was introduced. It also discusses ecological, social, cultural, and economic sustainability and defines 6 principles of sustainability: harmony with nature, livable built environment, place-based economy, equity, polluters pay principle, and responsible regionalism.

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This document is a student assignment on sustainable tourism development. It discusses 7 criteria for sustainability in tourism: environmental, economic, educational, participation of locals, aid to conservation, cultural, and social. It outlines 3 stages of tourism development in Thailand and discusses how the natural beauty was lost and sex tourism was introduced. It also discusses ecological, social, cultural, and economic sustainability and defines 6 principles of sustainability: harmony with nature, livable built environment, place-based economy, equity, polluters pay principle, and responsible regionalism.

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Course title and code: Sustainable tourism development\THRM311

Name: NAYEREH Last name: TAVAKOLI ST.ID# 18700560

Assignment#4
Fall semester\2020-2021

Tourism and Sustainability

There are seven criteria used for sustainability in tourism which are: environmental, economic,
educational, participation of locals, aid to conservation, cultural, and social. In this paper I will
share my take on some of them being mentioned on the slides.
There are 3 stages of tourism development in Thailand according to Mr. Chang Noi: stage1
obviously starts at the beauty of the place. Then no control over what is happening such as
making it easy for innovative businesspersons to get richer by locating their business on the
beach, make drastic changes and leave waste everywhere. Stage2 despite being more popular the
resorts are losing their natural aesthetics. So, in order to be profitable, they added sex tourism
into their business and made large hotels to attract more tourists. In stage 3, the natural beauty is
gone therefore they made the place as a male wonderland providing alcohol and other manly
activities.
Ecological sustainability should be mentioned as it is the main concept understood by people. It
is clear that we need to steer clear of environmental impacts of tourism and minimize them as
much as possible. In 1992, Maldonado proposed the calculation carrying capacity method which
assesses environmental effects of the amount of people the destination can accept in a specific
time period. (EIA Environmental Impact Assessment).
EIA is a formal process that forecasts the environmental outcome of development projects. It has
4 goals: the prediction, finding ways to limit the impacts, form it to fit local environment and
provide these forecasts and possibilities to the board of directors.
Social sustainability is about the potential of the local or national community in accepting and
coping with tourists and outsiders for short and long period of time. How they accept and treat
them in their community. The industry should also be respectful and beneficial for the
community and does not exclude them from economic gain and get rid of the space between
businesses and people.
Cultural sustainability: societies should operate in harmony no matter what changes is brought
by tourists. Culture is exposed to changes due to the interaction to tourists. Communities might
be affected by outsider’s lifestyle, language, customs and even physical appearances such as
clothing.
Economic sustainability is another vital aspect in tourism development as all the businesses
existing in the world tourism industry is also aiming to be profitable. It measures 3 areas: the
level of profitability considering the cost of tourists catering to minimize the impact of their
presence, or to present income to locals in case of any damages caused by visitors.
Principles and possible measurement
1.Harmony with nature: the human relationship with mother nature should not compromise
biodiversity and natural resources. Alternative methods such as non-fossil fuel related energies
should be considered.
2.Livable built environment: the spatial focus should be considered. The location, design,
adaptability and impact assessment. Etc.
3.Place-based economy: the natural resource/capital should not be compromised and there should
be a balance between using them and the amount of waste being produced in that environment.
Recycling should be considered.
4. Equity: the opportunities. Access to the resources should be for everyone and no one should be
excluded. There should be concern for cons.
5.Polluters pay principle: anyone that cause damage must be held responsible and pay the price.
6. Responsible regionalism: communities should consider other communities values and beliefs
and should not act just by their own interest.

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