Guiding Inquiry: What effect does geographic location have on tourism? How can countries support economic growth through tourism and limit resulting environmental degradation? (2.6.b, 3.1.a, 3.2.a, 3.2.c, 3.3.b, 3.5.b, 3.5.c) Guiding Thought Question: “Based off the readings what are the potential positives and negatives of ecotourism? And How can the industry be properly regulated? Today's Learning Objectives: Students will be able to explain the effect of geographic proximity to the development of tourism and the potentially detrimental ecological effects on a fragile ecosystem. Students will be able to explain how economic factors contribute to the development of ecotourism markets and connections between places. |
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Suggested Sources: - Dr. Jason Hickel, Five Reasons to Think Twice About the UN's Sustainable Development Goals - Dr. Kathleen Smyth, A Historian's Critique of Sustainability (pgs. 921-924) - Andrew Urevig, How are we doing with the Environment-related Sustainable Development Goals? - World Economic Forum (WEF), Which countries are achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals Fastest? - Kaysia Brown and Krista Rasmussen, The Sustainable Development Goals in 2019: People, Planet, Prosperity in Focus Prompt: Are the UN's Sustainable Development environmental goals too lofty? Are the world's environmental issues better left to national or local levels of government to try to address?
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