Tourism 2.3

Question 1

Positive social impacts of tourism

Answer 1

many tourist visit places w rich cultural heritage
Incentive for locals to preserve their traditional practices

Enhancing preservation efforts, give locals sense of belonging
E.g. china shadow puppetry

Enhances cultural ecosystem services offered by nature

Question 2

how does cultural commodification affect social impacts of tourism

Answer 2

Cultural commodification
- lose their authenticity
- exaggerated staged or condensed to suit request of tourist
- mass produced
-causing conflict btwn those who support and against

e.g. kenya

Question 3

how does cultural clashes affect social impacts of tourism

Answer 3

cultural clashes
- tourist insensitive to norms, to religious customs
- tourist may cause congestion and pollution

e.g. USA – locals did not wish for Hawaii to be open as tourist did not wear their masks properly

Question 4

how does rise in crimes affect social impacts of tourism

Answer 4

DR may experience rise in crime rates
- tourists often carry large sums of money and valuable items
- they tend to be more relaxed
- making tourists feel less safe if kept on being targeted

e.g. spain

Question 5

how local communities and tourists influence social impacts of tourism

Answer 5

• mutually depend on each other
• their relationship tends to be unequal because tourism industry focuses more of tourists needs and wants rather than locals
• greater the difference in power, the more negative the social impact