Concept information
Preferred term
environmental impacts of tourism
Definition
- Tourism is defined by the United Nations World Tourism Organization as the activities of persons traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business, and other purposes. Tourism can also be viewed as a form of development that depends on natural resources and the built environment. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Environmental Impacts of Tourism]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/environmental_impacts_of_tourism
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