2B managing social impacts

Question 1

Negative social impacts? (7)

Answer 1

Disruption to everyday life
Loss of culture
Resentment towards visitors
Increased crime
Staged authenticity
Exploitation of locals
Loss of traditional lifestyles

Question 2

Positive social impacts? (4)

Answer 2

Improved quality of life
Access to facilities
Improved transport and infrastructure including healthcare
Improved cultural awareness

Question 3

4 ways to sustainably manage social impacts?

Answer 3

Educating visitors
Improve infrastructure
Involve locals e.g. partnership projects
Use tourist taxes sustainably

Question 4

What 4 things do we need to educate visitors about?

Answer 4

reducing negative impacts of behaviour (think Magaluf)
how to behave and dress appropriately
how to show respect to traditions and religions
how to avoid conflict

Question 5

What infrastructure can be improved to benefit locals?

Answer 5

transport
telecommunications
buildings
power supply
water and sewerage networks
heathcare centres

Question 6

How to engage local communities sustainably?

Answer 6

include them in decision making

include them in partnership projects

Question 7

What are the 5 benefits of partnership projects?

Answer 7

improved profit
improved conservation and less threat to environment
jobs for locals
improved visitor experiences
alternative income for local communities

Question 8

6 examples of tourist taxes

Answer 8

bed tax / hotel tax
air passenger duty
departure tax
VAT (value added tax)
fuel duty
Sustainable tourism tax

Question 9

2 ways taxes can be sustainable?

Answer 9

use the income to fund community projects

use the money to fund environmental projects