Turismo en la era de la globalización implicaciones de equidad para la sociedad y el ambiente internacional
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2001-08-01
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Furst, Edgar
Hein, Wolfgong
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Editorial Universidad Nacional
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Es bastante sorprendente que para un sector económico tan dinámico como el turismo no existan análisis comprensivos y realmente serios, sobre su impacto en el desarrollo sostenible en el ámbito internacional. Sin duda alguna, hay una discusión amplia sobre problemas de transporte y viaje, particularmente de viajes aéreos para fines turísticos, con relación al efecto de calentamiento atmosférico (“greenhouse effect”).1 Así mismo, recientemente se han llevado a cabo una serie de estudios sobre el impacto local (positivo y negativo) del turismo en la economía, la vida sociocultural, el ambiente, etc. (ver las diferentes contribuciones en Hein 1997). Sin embargo, en el nivel de una estrategia internacional se pueden encontrar mayormente sobre-generalizaciones inaceptables de tales estudios de impacto, las cuales condenan (como ONGs más radicales) o elogian el turismo (como algunos escritos sobre eco-turismo), pero con razonamientos igualemente poco diferenciados y mayormente superficiales.
It is quite surprising that for an economic sector as dynamic as tourism, there are no really serious and comprehensive analyzes of its impact on sustainable development in the international arena. Undoubtedly, there is a wide discussion on transportation and travel problems, particularly air travel for tourism purposes, in relation to the effect of global warming (“greenhouse effect”) .1 Likewise, a series of recent studies on the local impact (positive and negative) of tourism on the economy, socio-cultural life, the environment, etc. (See the different contributions in Hein 1997). However, at the level of an international strategy, one can find mostly unacceptable over-generalizations of such impact studies, which condemn (as more radical NGOs) or praise tourism (as some writings on eco-tourism), but with reasoning. equally poorly differentiated and mostly superficial.
It is quite surprising that for an economic sector as dynamic as tourism, there are no really serious and comprehensive analyzes of its impact on sustainable development in the international arena. Undoubtedly, there is a wide discussion on transportation and travel problems, particularly air travel for tourism purposes, in relation to the effect of global warming (“greenhouse effect”) .1 Likewise, a series of recent studies on the local impact (positive and negative) of tourism on the economy, socio-cultural life, the environment, etc. (See the different contributions in Hein 1997). However, at the level of an international strategy, one can find mostly unacceptable over-generalizations of such impact studies, which condemn (as more radical NGOs) or praise tourism (as some writings on eco-tourism), but with reasoning. equally poorly differentiated and mostly superficial.
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TURISMO, GLOBALIZACIÓN, SOCIEDAD, DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE, TOURISM, GLOBALIZATION, SOCIETY, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT