Professional Documents
Culture Documents
On
IMPACTS OF TOURISM
ON HISTORIC TOWN
-Tools for assessing Carrying Capacity &
Economic Impact
By
Manjula Shyam Sundar
AIM
To attain a balanced development that integrates tourism related
development of the community and to enhance the environment and
quality of life of the residents of a historic area, it is necessary to
derive a methodology to objectively assess existing potentials and to
identify possible impact.
OBJECTIVES
Assessment of the existing resources of the community in terms of
built heritage, natural settings and human resources.
•Walk able
distance
Life in Old Delhi
Castle, Conway
WHAT IS HERITAGE TOURISM?
Tourism Carrying
Capacity
1. Defining Carrying STEPS FOR STUDYING
Capacity CARRYING CAPACITY
2. Requirements 3. Indicators
•Indicators Require study
To Study
•Threshold for of indicators
Carrying
indicators used in past
Capacity
studies
Case Studies
DEFINITION OF CARRYING CAPACITY
Social capacity
Economic capacity
Visitor capacity
Political capacity
Observations
From this study it is seen that the tourism carrying capacity
of a town depends on the carrying capacity of the major
attraction.
CASE STUDY- III BEACH CARRYING
CAPACITY
Research done by: Carlos da Silva
It explores the concepts of
•physical carrying capacity (number of
individuals a beach can physically
accommodate) and
•social carrying capacity (concentration of
individuals above which beach users become
uncomfortable – crowding perception).
Determining Physical Carrying Capacity
Two factors determine the physical carrying capacity of a beach
a) Beach area available for recreation and
b) parking space available
Observations
a behavioral study of the visitors is required to study the actual area
under use.
Parking area may not be a problem in the case of an Indian town;
however studies regarding traffic congestion near the beach, and
mode of transport used by the visitors have to be studied.
Proposed Model For
Measuring Carrying
Capacity Of A Town
Where Tourism Has Not
Yet Been Explored
1. Selection of Indicators
A 20 1000 50 70 65 67 20 15 17 10 20 17
B 12 1200 100 10 15 13 30 25 26 60 60 60
C 11 500 45.45 80 70 73 12 10 11 8 20 16
Here R= residents, E= experts W= weighted mean
D 15 ? ?
Here the same procedure is applied except that
weightage of 2 is given for that given by experts
TO DETERMINE TOTAL CARRYING CAPACITY OF
MAJOR ATTRACTIONS OF THE TOWN
V R V R V
R
Other indicators
Live load carrying capacity of masonry structures, based on wall
thickness.
Wear and tear of material
“If tourism is brought in to a community what may be
the possible impacts”
Impacts Of
Tourism
Economic Impact
Of Tourism
POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM
-Helps to diversify and stabilize the local economy
-Contribution to government revenues
-Employment generation TOTAL & DIRECT JOBS CAUSED BY
-Foreign exchange earnings TOURISM IN SRILANKA
100000
GRAPH 3.2 FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL/ FOREIGN 90000
EXCHANGE EARNINGS IN INDIA ( JAN-JULY)
80000
NUMBER OF JOBS
NO.OF FOREIGN TOURIST/ FOREIGN
250000
EXCHANGE EARNINGS IN 10 LAKHS
70000
60000
200000
50000
40000
150000
30000
100000 20000
10000
50000 0
1978' 1999' 2000' 2001' 2002'
0
YEARS
2001' 2002' 2003'
YEARS TOTAL JOBS DIRECT JOBS
FOREIGN TOURIST ARRIVAL
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS IN 1O LAKHS -Contribution to local economies
NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TOURISM
-Economic dependence of the local TOURIST ARRIVAL IN HERITAGE
TOURIST ARRIVAL X
-Seasonal character of jobs 2000
1500
1000
1000
500
0
1986' 1987' 1988' 1989' 1990' 1991' 1992'
YEARS
AMSTERDAM VENICE
% TOURIST
40 30 32
ARRIVALS
30 24
20 14
10
-Increase in prices 0
JAN- APRIL- JULY- OCT- DEC
Airfare,
Origin
Country
expenses
& Main Urban
Overhead Center
operator
Outbound Costs &
Operator Profits Tourist Market in
& agency
profits Destination Hua- Hin, Thailand
specific
Inbound expenses
Country (lodging,
Revenue for local
expenses foodservices
economy
Socio-cultural
Impacts Of
Tourism
POSITIVE SOCIO-CULTURAL IMPACTS OF
TOURISM •Provides cultural exchange
•Tourism as a force for peace between hosts and guests
•Strengthening communities
•Facilities developed for tourism can
benefit residents
•Revaluation of culture & traditions.
•Tourism encourages civic involvement
& pride
•Uplifting standards of
womenfolk,
Handicrafts a source of
employment for women in Bali
NEGATIVE SOCIO-CULTURAL
IMPACTS OF TOURISM
POPULATION
200000
145000
150000
100000
•Job level friction 50000 32715 32987 31844 31718
0 62%
1950' 1980' 1990' 1997' 2002'
RESIDENT OCCUPIED
YEARS NON RESIDENT OCCUPIED
UN OCCUPIED
GROWTH OF TOURISM TRAFFIC IN
UDAIPUR
TOURISM TRAFFIC IN
800
700
THOUSANDS
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
65 7 5 8 1 8 3 86 87 90 91 92 93 9 4 9 5 9 6
19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19
YEARS
Chaotic Disneyland
•Conflicts with traditional ETHICAL ISSUES
land-uses:
Child labor: 13-19 million
DECLINE IN AREA UNDER CROPS IN LEH children below 18 years of age (10-
10000 15 % of all employees in tourism)
are employed in the industry
AREA HECTARE
8000
6000
worldwide.
4000
2000
Prostitution & Sex Tourism
0
73/74 79/80 80/81 82/83 83/84 84/85 85/86
YEARS
Crime generation
FOOD GRAINS FODDER OTHERS LINK BETWEEN TOURISM AND CRIME (191-92),
NEWPORT
120
POLLUTION
Air pollution
tourism accounts for more
than 60% of air travel hence Internationally renowned
responsible for an important Istanbul skyline has become a
share of air emissions. collection of high rise hotels
Sewage
SOLID WASTE AND
LITTERING
Cruise ships in the Caribbean are
estimated to produce more than
70,000 tons of waste each year.
Passengers on a cruise ship each
account for 3.5 kilograms of
garbage daily - compared with the
0.8 kilograms each generated by
the folk on shore.
Some trails in the Peruvian Andes
and in Nepal frequently visited by
tourists have been nicknamed
"Coca-Cola trail" and "Toilet
paper trail".
BEACH LITTER RECORDED
BEACH LITTER DURING BEACHWATCH UK, 1994
TO 2002
BEACH LITTER
Density of litter depends on
tourists
pressure
litter management policies
LITTER COMPOSITION
-GHAJN TUFFIEHA BAY MALTA
PHYSICAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM
DEVELOPMENT
Construction activities and infrastructure
development
Deforestation and intensified or unsustainable
use of land
Marina development
Alteration of ecosystems by tourist activities
Trails of Homer
GRAPH 3.13 CRUISE PASSENGER ARRIVAL IN
THOUSANDS IN CARIBBEAN
Alaska
CRUISE ARRIVAL IN THOUSANDS
40,000
35,000
30,000 PHYSICAL IMPACTS FROM
25,000
20,000
TOURIST ACTIVITIES
15,000
10,000 Trampling
Anchoring and other marine activities
5,000
0
1992' 1993' 1994' 1995' 1996'
YEARS Increasing cruise ships in the
Caribbean effects the coral reef
Assessment of
Economic Impact
of Tourism
1. Study of effects of 1.1 Direct effect
FLOW DIG. FOR tourist spending Induced effect
STUDYING
ECONOMIC
IMPACT
How to measure the economic impact
Case studies
For studying the sectors chosen
TOURIST SPENDING - IMPACTS AND LEAKAGES
Tourist Spending
INPUTS
Number of visitors
Visitor Spending – in each category
Multipliers
OUTPUTS
1. Total Spending
2. Estimate Amount of Spending in Each Category
3. Direct Effects
4. Total Effects
Economic
= Visits * Spending * Multiplier
Impact
The direct sales effect in this case is $40, not $100, and the
multiplier effects are computed based on the $40 captured
by the region.
SPENDING:
Item wise expenditure pattern of domestic, foreign and staying, non-
staying has to be studied. The items chosen are:
Accommodation
Food
Local Transport
Handloom/ Handicrafts
Other Shopping
The sectors chosen are the following:
Hotels (Classified)
Hotels (Unclassified)
Restaurants/ Cafes
Local transportation
Fishing
Handloom/ Handicrafts
Retail
Manufacturing
Wholesale
Conclusion
METHODOLOGY
LITERATURE STUDY
IDENTIFICATION OF ISSUES
KANNUR KERALA
ALTERNATE SOLUTIONS