The Impacts of Tourism on the Local Community in Tung Chung

Tourism has taken a toll on many Native Hawaiians and is a huge human rights issue today. Most Hawaiians dislike tourism greatly due to the selfishness and greediness tourists bring to their home country. The pastor at a small rural church on the island of Kauai, Reverend Kaleo Patterson, has witnessed and dealt with numerous Hawaiians who struggle with the issues of tourism. Numerous vacation resorts that attract tourists have taken over gravesites of Hawaiians that have passed away. Due to this problem ancient Hawaiians have to partake in reburials. Tourism causes destruction to coral reefs and rivers because of mindless pollution. Reverend Patterson has protested and given public hearings in effort to acknowledge her fury on tourism. Tourism has brought an uncontrollable worldwide business that has no sympathy or thoughtfulness for the original people of Hawaii.

The trip to Vietnam from the 16th of November to the 1st of December was an eye-opener to my life as I saw how the locals live and operate daily. This has helped myself gain a new perspective on life. With gaining a new perspective it has helped myself understand and give direction to achieve my future goals and personally help with figuring out a which career path within tourism and hospitality I would like to go down. Over recent years in Vietnam tourism and hospitality impacted the local lives which helped myself understand how they live the way they do. Travelling to diverse cities such as Ho Chi Minh, Hoi An and Halong Bay showed me that Vietnam has different aspects on offer to help myself understand their cultural but also the hospitality and tourism industry. The hospitality and tourism within each city support the history of Vietnam. This increases the experience economy as individual travel for their traditions but also to be educated about Vietnam and their past.

Anyone who travels to a place other than their residence for less than 12 months and the purpose of staying is not earning money in that place, is called tourist [1]. Tourists are one of the sources of waste production in some cities and parts of the world [1] and sometimes their waste production is several times of locals' waste [2], so that the amount of tourists' waste has been estimated 200 times of that of locals in Silver Pagoda, Cambodia, 250 times in Gianyar Island, Indonesia, 180 times in Cusco, Peru and 120 times in Bellwald mountainous region, Switzerland [3,4]. Therefore, their appropriate collection and disposal requires accurate and efficient management. But there is no scientific and precise method for determining the exact number of tourists in a region, as well as the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of waste produced by tourists yet, and different researchers use empirical methods or cross-sectional observations for this purpose. For example, Nayseang Sun et al. in their study, considering amount of tourists at Bangkok airport, suggested 185000 tourists per day and the per-capita output of each tourist was 410 gr [3]. Also, Arbulu et al. in their study in Mallorca, surveying number of passengers of trains and planes entering the city, reported 112500 tourists per day and per-capita waste for each tourist was 1200 gr that paper and carton were the highest amount of garbage [4]. Mateu-Sbert et al. by examining amount of tourists at the airport of

Light pollution is a comparatively unknown and yet relatively serious problem that is constantly growing. Because of the way most lights are designed they throw light not just down, where it's needed, but also up and to the sides. This causes unnecessary light to be cast that can disorient animals as well as throw off their normal routines.

Other features of Hawaii, such as the economy, also effect trash management, namely tourism. In 2015 about 8.5 million people visited Hawaii—that’s almost six times as much as its population of 1.4 million (Hawaii Tourism Authority). Though city and state governments in Hawaii encourage waste consciousness, tourists are often not aware of the waste problems. Though only estimates are available, it is clear that tourists and tourist centered businesses produce a significant amount of waste, as well as a large amount of water and power consumption (Saito). Tourists don’t have to deal with the problems they contribute to, so they can easily ignore the issues.

Light pollution is not just affecting large populated cities. Light pollution is happening here at Milligan College. Students are unaware of this problem because they do not know what light pollution is and how it’s a problem. Students already have plenty of worries, whether it has to do with their academics, sports, social or family relationships and even income problems. Nonetheless, students at Milligan should be aware of light pollution and the effects it can have on each individual. Joshua Filmer author of “Light Pollution: How does it impact people?”, states that the exposure of light at night can lead to problems such as cancer, obesity, depression, sleeping disorder, and others; this is also supported by an increasing numbers of sources and studies being done. Therefore, a quick survey was done and a handful of students were asked what is light pollution and how is it affecting you? (The students who participated in this survey

Several studies have investigated the perception of the local community on the tourism impacts and tourism development. The research by Ramkissoon and Nunkoo (2011) in Port Louis showed that favorable attitude toward the tourism industry was found to support for tourism development, with higher insights of positive tourism impacts, this means that the community shows higher support for the industry. Nejati, Mohamed & Omar (2014) found that locals in Perhentian Island have an ominously greater level of outlook towards the positive economic impacts of tourism than residents in Redang Island after comparing the two islands in Malaysia. Aside from the perceived negative environmental impacts of tourism, locals on both islands

The environment may be destroyed in the process of building these infrastructures, like the clearing of lands for not only the hotels and shops, but also for better accessibility and transport system. This may eventually lead to overcrowding of the tourist spot. Following are the air and noise pollution, unavoidable when overpopulation occurs. This further degrades the environment.

The uncollected waste in these informal settlements had become crucial and major concern for the local authorities responsible for public health. In addition, the uncollected waste made the environment filthy and dirty, which led to outbreaks of water-borne diseases and created a general deterioration of the environment (Mwaura, 1991, p.35). Houses in Armall were

Have you ever wondered what light pollution is? Light pollution is the effect of artificial lights on the night sky. The problems of light pollution in the United States includes the hampers of our view of some of life’s most spectacular sights, the harming of wildlife and it prevents us from seeing the night sky.

Tourism has greatly increased over the years and has brought people of different cultures closer. There are many places to go explore and learn about how other live in different countries. Tourism has allowed travelers to the world around them, however the impacts from tourism on the host country are not known by many of the travelers. Some of these impacts from tourism can be negatively affecting the host country and those travelers who do not educate themselves on where they are going are most likely contributing to the negative impact. The Kayan people are one of the societies that are greatly affected by the tourism that comes to their village. The women are the main attraction of the village due to the rings that they wear around

Simply, living in the modernized age has faced us with the large issue of light pollution within the United States and other urbanized locations. After the invention of the light bulb, by Thomas Edison in 1879, the problem of light pollution has been exponentially increasing throughout the years. The brightening of the skies above our heads at night, due to man-made sources, had led to disruptive effects across the globe. For instance, light pollution washes out the view of the Universe; therefore, interferes with astronomical research on the ground. At the same time, light pollution can also have devastating effects on the natural ecosystem on Earth. Consequently, this type of pollution from light can also result in the increase in adverse

Even if sea turtle survival or stargazing isn’t high on our priority list, light pollution should still concern us. As humans, we are dependent on visual cues, so illumination of our nightscapes seems comfortable and necessary. However, unnatural nighttime lighting affects our circadian rhythm, or 24 hour day/night pattern. According to a 2009 Environmental Health Perspective article on the dangers of light pollution, “Disruption of the circadian clock is linked to several medical disorders in humans, including depression, insomnia, cardiovascular

many other are causes of our planet’s degradation. All these have been observed in our city,

The Travel and Tourism industry is still one of the largest single businesses in world commerce and its importance is widely recognized. The tourism industry is now one of the largest sectors earning foreign exchange. In the face of many benefits, many countries have started assigning due weight age to the tourism industry in their national development agenda. Tourism is an industry that operates on a massively broad scale: it embraces activities ranging from the smallest sea-side hotel; to air-lines, multi-national hotel chains and major international tour operators. Originally, non-traditional industries such as tourism emerged as a solution to strike a balance between ecology and industry