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  2. Sustainable tourism - Wikipedia

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    Sustainable tourism is "an exceedingly complex concept with varied definitions due to different interpretations of the meaning and use of the concept". [3]: 23 It has its roots in sustainable development, a term that is "open to wide interpretation". This can lead to some confusion as to what sustainable tourism means. [3]: 23

  3. Ecotourism - Wikipedia

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    Ecotourism in Svalbard.. Ecotourism is a form of nature-oriented tourism intended to contribute to the conservation of the natural environment, generally defined as being minimally impactful, and including providing both contributions to conservation and environmental education. [1]

  4. Cultural sustainability - Wikipedia

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    Tourism is a traveling method for which people can venture to different areas of the globe and experience new ways of living, and explore landscapes not native to their country of origin. Tourism is constantly being criticized for its impact on the social, political and environmental landscapes due to its high volume of mass consumers.

  5. Environmentally friendly - Wikipedia

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    The environmentally friendly trends are marketed with a different color association, using the color blue for clean air and clean water, as opposed to green in western cultures. Japanese- and Korean-built hybrid vehicles use the color blue instead of green all throughout the vehicle, and use the word "blue" indiscriminately.

  6. Impacts of tourism - Wikipedia

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    While tourism may have positive impacts environmentally, through an increase in awareness of certain environmental issues, tourism overall negatively impacts the environment. Tourist destinations and attractions located in the wild may neglect environmental concerns to satisfy the demands of tourists, creating issues such as pollution and ...

  7. Sustainable development - Wikipedia

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    The vagueness of the Brundtland definition of sustainable development has been criticized as follows: [26]: 17 The definition has "opened up the possibility of downplaying sustainability. Hence, governments spread the message that we can have it all at the same time, i.e. economic growth, prospering societies and a healthy environment.

  8. Tourism has become a dirty word. But 2025 could be the year ...

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    Tourism will not only be harder but also cost more. Take Venice, for example. This year, it launched a €5-a-day fee for day-trippers, which will extend into 2025.

  9. Rural tourism - Wikipedia

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    Compared to responsible tourism and voluntourism, there is an added importance on respect for the environment and being environmentally sustainable while traveling. By definition, travel inherently harms the environment by getting to the location, using more resources than the location is used to, and producing more waste than normal.