Case Study Bali How Mass Tourism is Impacting

Case Study: Bali How Mass Tourism is Impacting The Island

Where Is It?

A province and island in Indonesia

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Basic Info About Bali �Who lives there: over 4 million people, mostly Hindu �What is it known for: most popular tourist destination in the country, beautiful dive sites and coral reefs

How Many Tourists Go There? �In 2013, 3. 27 million tourists visited Bali

What is “Mass Tourism”? : Mass tourism is the act of visiting a destination with large amounts of people at one time

The Struggle: �How can tourism be promoted and developed in a way that will sustain the beauty, nature, and culture of this unique place?

Video �“Is Bali in Danger of Losing Its Soul? ” �https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=r. BXLm. UAtb. VA �While watching, think about. . . �What impact is tourism having on Bali’s environment? �What impact is tourism having on Bali’s people?

Economic Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Effects �It does bring in a lot of money �The money can trickle down into the local economy and be used in helpful ways to benefit the local community �It creates jobs and can raise the HDI of an area

Economic Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Effects �A lot of the money goes overseas to international developers �Many of the jobs created are low-level, with the higher-end jobs going to non-locals

Social Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Impact �It can bring different cultures together to learn from each other �It can promote tolerance for different ways of living

Social Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Impact �It can cause materialism �It can cause the society to become more Westernized �It can cause more of a clash between the older and younger generations with their differing values

Cultural Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Impact �It can help preserve certain aspects of the culture that would have been forgotten

Cultural Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Impact �The unique culture can be over-simplified and ‘dumbed down’ for the tourists until it is just costumes, food and dancing

Environmental Impact of Mass Tourism Positive Impact �Some of the money generated can be used to help preserve the environment �Some sites can be officially protected as national parks or UNESCO sites

Environmental Impact of Mass Tourism Negative Impact �Water pollution and water shortages �Too much garbage and not enough space to put it all �Urban sprawl into vulnerable or agricultural land �Devastation of local ecosystems