Describe some types of tourism that help to mitigate

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QUESTION 1

While sustainable development is intended to encompass three pillars that is economic, socio-cultural and environmental over the past years it has been often compartmentalised as only an environmental issue. The reason behind is socio-cultural impacts of tourism usually occur slowly over time in an unspecular fashion

Describe the social dimension of Sustainable Tourism Development

QUESTION 2

United Nations Commission Environment Development (UNCED) gave birth to a number of international instruments that provide framework for sustainable development. This included the groundbreaking Agenda 21 which offered a practical approach to applying sustainable development policies at the local and national level

Describe the application of Agenda 21 in the present era

QUESTION 3

Today globalisation is a reality and a controversy. The controversy centers on whether globalisation aggravates or mitigates disparities in the world

Describe some types of tourism that help to mitigate this imbalance and bring forward sustainability

QUESTION 4

Sustainable development is a visionary development paradigm. In 1992 leaders set out the principles of sustainable development at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. However after 20 years, it can be seen that we are still lagging behind in achieving sustainable development. Critically describe how far the principles of sustainable Tourism Development can be put into practice

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