Tourism And Development

Tourism has become the biggest industry in the world. If offers jobs for 200 million people and contributes 11.7 per cent to global Gross National Product. Almost 700 million tourist arrivals are expected for this year, and this number is estimated to grow to 1.5. billion by the year 2020. Most countries in the world, with very few exceptions, compete with each other to get as large a share as possible of the huge cake which is up for distribution. Attracting tourists, especially from beyond the own borders, means foreign exchange earnings and jobs and income for the local people. But the list of possible drawbacks, especialy for developing countries is along the environment and natural beauty may be harmed by infrastructure and hotel buildings; the instruction of large numbers of foreigners with little knowledge and respect for the local culture and tradition may cause social tensions; there may be an upsurge of prostitution and sex-related diseases; and the local economy may be disrupted because labor is siphoned off from farming to the tourism sector, and the high purchasing power of tourists may promote inflation.
About Author :
Dr. M. Lakshmi Narasaiah has been working as a Professor of Economics, and Special Officer Sri Krishnadevaraya University Post-Graduate Centre, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. He is a Post Graduate in Economics and has secured first rank. He has received Ph.D., Degree from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantpur, in 1987. He has worked as U.G.C. JRF and UGC SRF. Starting his professional career as an Assitant Professor of Economics in Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, he has been actively engaged in teaching and research for the past twenty-one years. He was associated with the Government of Andhra Pradesh, planning Department in their Centre for planning and Development Studies Projects.
Contents :
Sustainable Tourism Development The Tourism Juggernaut Sustainable Tourism and the Environment Pro-poor Tourism: Opportunities for Sustainable Local Development Sustainable Tourism-Illusion or Realistic Alternative? Tourism and the Environment Ecotourism or Ecocide? The Biggest Industry the World Has Ever Seen: The Future of World Tourism Population Growth and Natural Recreation Areas Ecosystems, Our Unknown Protectors Fresh Water and the Environment Biodiversity Living with Diversity The Environment, The Economy and Public Health: An Integrated View Forests: The Earth's Lungs Pollution for Export Environmental Protection: The Devil May Care Economics and Environment Heating up Environmental Education and Communication Employment and Promoting Ecology: How a Service Culture Could People Back to Work Population and the Environment: The Global Challenge An Agenda for Change Can Economic Growth, Reduce Poverty? New Findings on Inequality, Economic Growth and Poverty Development: The People Know Best Technological Entrepreneurship: The New Force for Economic Growth Energy and Sustainability Economics and Sustainable Development Unemployment in the Poor and Rick Worlds: Different Causes, But Converging Policies? Policy Researchers and Policy Makers: Never the Twain Shall Meet? Solving the Employment Problem by Looking Beyond the Job What's Driving Migration Consuming the Future Measuring Population's Impact Consumption Bomb Bibliography Index