tourism in a green economy.

Last Thursday, our class have to answer some quiz about sector in tourism industry. After that, Miss Ean Na give us assignment that we need to make in the group which is prepare a presentation on the selected title. The three of us are, me, Fatehah and Nad have chosen topic 1 which is explain the concept of tourism in a green economy and discuss challenges for tourism in a green economy.

Next. Miss Ean Na also give us same assignment but we need to in group blog which consists me, Nad, Fatin and Izzani. But, this group will do topic 1 until topic 4 for the first week. We divide the topic by selecting one topic per person. I choose the first topic for the first week.

1. Explain the concept of tourism in a green economy.

2. Discuss challenges for tourism in a green economy.
    a. Energy and greenhouse gas(GHG) emissions
       Tourism is a significant contributor of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the global scale. The         growth of energy consumption in :

      b. Water consumption 

• The figure excludes domestic tourism as well as indirect water consumption
• for example for the construction of tourist infrastructure or the production of food. It also excludes water used for fuel and electricity generation, which may be more important in terms of overall water use than direct water use at the destination

      c. Waste management

• Waste management is another increasing and well recognized challenge in the industry. Every international tourist in Europe generates at least 1 kg of solid waste per day, and up to 2 kg/person/day. Based on various sources, UNEP estimates that 692.5 million international tourists are likely to have generated no less than 4.8 million t of solid waste. 
• Tourism also affects water quality indirectly. For instance, the over-use of water can lead to saltwater intrusion, land subsidence, and deteriorating groundwater quality. Impacts such as these, will be exacerbated in many coastal areas under climate change scenarios.

      d. Loss of biodiversity

• Coral ecosystems have suffered strong negative impacts from the use of coral for construction materials for hotels, over-fishing of reefs to feed tourists, sewage dumping and sedimentation from improperly managed runoff from buildings, parking lots, and golf courses.
• Failure to incorporate biodiversity concerns in destination planning and investment will have detrimental effects on the natural environment, increase conflict with local communities, and lead to reduced value creation potential for both the destination and investors. 

     e. Effective management of cultural heritage 

• examples of communities overrun by large numbers of visitors, commercialization of traditions, and threats to cultural survival from unplanned and unmanaged tourism. 
• Tourism destinations are occasionally built by outsiders in areas that indigenous or traditional communities consider to be theirs, and where the development was neither desired nor locally validated. 
• Frequently, the cultural issues overlap and are aggravated by environmental issues such as access to water, coastal resources, and wildlife.
• with the growth in ecotourism and alternative travel, tourism impacts on vulnerable cultures has begun to be taken seriously by the tourism industry, governments, non-governmental organizations, and the cultural groups involved.