The Protection of Environment

In Tourism

TRM 431

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Why is it important to define tourism?

What do we mean by protection?

Environment Topology....

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Three categories of environment ethics

The Libertarian extension: The concept of individual rights is extended to all non-human animals and possibly inanimate entities. This means that all individual entities should be given the right to an uninterrupted freedom existence.

Ecological extension: Emphasis is not placed upon individual rights but upon the interrelatedness of all entities in the geophysical structure of the planet and their essential diversity.

Conservation Ethics: Emphasis is placed upon ecological conservation for the benefit of human kind. The environment has an instrumental value in which it is not seen as as end in itself, but a means of gaining pleasure and profit.

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An integral part of the tourism as a system is tourist and local people. The behavior of both groups will be highly influential in determining the extent to which the consequences of tourism upon non-human world are either negative and positive.

The behavior of tourist to the culture of the destination they are visiting will also be influential in determining whether tourism is viewed as a positive or negative force for change by local people.

Human behavior towards environment

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Economic SuccessEconomic Success

Satisfying the tourists’ needsSatisfying the tourists’ needs

Environmental QualityEnvironmental Quality

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How tourism can be used to aid environmental conservation's ?

What are the dangers of giving wildlife a market value as a means of arguing the case for their conservation's ?

Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning organization

that acts to change attitudes and behavior,

to protect and conserve the environment

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to promote peace by...

The Area of Greenpeace’s Activities:Climate change issueDefending our seas, marine reservesProtecting the world’s resourcesWorking for disarmament and peaceCreating toxic free future

Foundation for Environmental Education

is a non-governmental and non-profit

Organisation aiming to promote sustainable

development through environmental education:Formal school educationTraining of staffRaising general awareness

Five environmental education programs: Eco-SchoolsYoung Reporters for the EnvironmentLearning about ForestsGreen KeyBlue Flag

Green KeyEco-label for tourism products.Denmark in 1994 Campaigns in 54 countries

Blue Flag A voluntary eco-label awardsOver 3200 beaches and marinasEnvironmental education

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Relationship between Universitiesand NGOs

It is critical to coordinate the NGOs and universitiesfor the protection of the environment, because:

Universities assist the development of thecommunity through their outreach activities

NGOs demonstrate efficient performance throughtheir involvement and by providing administrativeservices

Relationship between Universitiesand NGOs

It is critical to coordinate the NGOs and universitiesfor the protection of the environment, because:

Universities assist the development of thecommunity through their outreach activities

NGOs demonstrate efficient performance throughtheir involvement and by providing administrativeservices

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Universities’ Roles for the Protectionof the Environment

The origins, historical development, foundation,many centuries of existence and tradition of theuniversity

The problems of environment became large

Caused to the attention of the universities on someproblems of the environment.

Special centers and institutes within the universitydepartments or new departments or faculties wereformed

Significant contribution to the development ofeducation for the environmental protection by UN,OECD, IUCN

Universities’ Roles for the Protectionof the Environment

The origins, historical development, foundation,many centuries of existence and tradition of theuniversity

The problems of environment became large

Caused to the attention of the universities on someproblems of the environment.

Special centers and institutes within the universitydepartments or new departments or faculties wereformed

Significant contribution to the development ofeducation for the environmental protection by UN,OECD, IUCN

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The origins, historical development, foundation,many centuries of existence and tradition of theuniversity

The problems of environment became large

Caused to the attention of the universities on someproblems of the environment.

Special centers and institutes within the universitydepartments or new departments or faculties wereformed

Significant contribution to the development ofeducation for the environmental protection by UN,OECD, IUCN

The origins, historical development, foundation,many centuries of existence and tradition of theuniversity

The problems of environment became large

Caused to the attention of the universities on someproblems of the environment.

Special centers and institutes within the universitydepartments or new departments or faculties wereformed

Significant contribution to the development ofeducation for the environmental protection by UN,OECD, IUCN

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Universities’ research

80 students for undergraduate education in ITU’s Environmental Engineering Department every year

Research examples: Istanbul Solid Waste Project, İzmit Bay Pollution Control Project, Wastewater treatment systems for touristic locations

Different projects are also carried out by Int. Org. such as Nato and Unesco.

Politics and NGOs

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Foundation for Environment Education

Blue Flag: Analysis of sea water with the support of ministery

Blue Flag: coordiantion with hotels and beaches, marinas

Purchasing car for Blue Flag coordinator in Mugla

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Presidents

Only the States and Russia’s money making is important. Environment and species, destroy of tourism destinations are unnecessary.

involvement to environmental projectsGreenpeace coordinator as a Minestary for Obama

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