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This 8 page paper considers the role of ecotourism. The mass market for tourism is often seen as being one that is in no way compatible to an ecological approach. This paper argues rather than being a contradiction, mass market ecotourism offer many benefits for both the tourist and the environment. The writer considers different types of ecotourism projects along with their successes and failures. The bibliography cites 9 sources.
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8 pages (~225 words per page)
File: TS14_TEectour.rtf
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interests has created the desire and the need for a change in the way commercialism impacts on the environment. The interest has been on creating sustainability in the way that
business is undertaken, this has ranged from recycled toilet paper to the way in which holidays are taken. Sustainability may be argued as a commonsense approach to the environment, but
when we look at the way that tourism has developed there is an inherent contradiction. The provision of many holiday resorts has changed the environment and often the local ecosystems.
Whilst an individual may be prepared to buy recycled goods, to sort their waste and ensure that the products they use are environmentally friendly, consumers may not be prepared
to forfeit their holiday in the sun, which may take place only once a year. Ecotourism was once seen as a niche market, with the main market both uninterested and
unable to be accommodated. However, in this paper we will argue that mass ecotourism is not the oxymoron it is often interpreted to be. The first step is to
define what we mean by ecotourism. At its very basic level it would need to encompass the ideals of sustainability. Purser, Park and Montuori divide environmental approaches into two main
categories. The dominant paradigm being anthropocentrism; A dualistic view of nature, illustrated by Eckersley (1992,51) "the belief that there is a clear and morally relevant dividing line between humankind and
the rest of nature, that humankind is the only principal source of value or meaning in the world". Essentially a self-centred social attitude asserting humankind superiority to justify and rationalise
mankinds historical neglect of the environment. Simply put economic sustainability is the principle consideration; further defined by the Brundtland Report (WCED, 1987) "Sustainable development is the development that meets the
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