From a scientific perspective, studying the psychology of opinions can help us people’s understand where their actions come from. iii) What are the effects of ecotourism on the environment? How can ecotourism be improved? In the article of the environmental “Environmental Impacts Tourism”, P.P. Wong studied impacts of tourism in relation to general sociocultural and physical categories, the nature of impacts over space and time, and the specific environmental components that were being affected. Pressure on natural resources, harm to wildlife and habitats, and pollution are three of the biggest issues associated with the increase in tourism. Unless more sustainable measures are taken, a necessary force of equilibrium must exist between tourism and the environment in order to preserve it. For example, air pollution from high occurrences of travel can impact the global climate and ultimately the environment, while economic recession can slow down tourism and allow for natural restoration with the decrease on environmental pressure. The combination of natural, social, and economic changes throughout time are important to study since the tourism industry is at the mercy of fluctuations in all three. It is imperative to remember that there are a number of research constraints when collecting data on environmental effects of an area. Data is often gathered from the viewpoint of a single discipline, which means that there is most likely information being left out concerning the causes and effects of tourism on the environment. Studying a situation from one discipline creates a narrow-minded point of view, biases within the data, and the potential for skewed results. Other disciplines that could research environmental effects and incorporate their expertise are ecologists, biologists, economists, geographers, and sociologists. Another research constraint mentioned by Wong was difficulty of distinguishing the exact causes of environmental impacts due to the complex nature of their progression and a lack of availability of
From a scientific perspective, studying the psychology of people’s opinions can help us understand where their actions come from. iii) What are the effects of ecotourism on the environment? How can ecotourism be improved? In the article “Environmental Impacts of Tourism”, P.P. Wong studied the environmental impacts of tourism in relation to general sociocultural and physical categories, the nature of impacts over space and time, and the specific environmental components that were being affected. Pressure on natural resources, harm to wildlife and habitats, and pollution are three of the biggest issues associated with the increase in tourism. Unless more sustainable measures are taken, a necessary force of equilibrium must exist between tourism and the environment in order to preserve it. For example, air pollution from high occurrences of travel can impact the global climate and ultimately the environment, while economic recession can slow down tourism and allow for natural restoration with the decrease on environmental pressure. The combination of natural, social, and economic changes throughout time are important to study since the tourism industry is at the mercy of fluctuations in all three. It is imperative to remember that there are a number of research constraints when collecting data on environmental effects of an area. Data is often gathered from the viewpoint of a single discipline, which means that there is most likely information being left out concerning the causes and effects of tourism on the environment. Studying a situation from one discipline creates a narrow-minded point of view, biases within the data, and the potential for skewed results. Other disciplines that could research environmental effects and incorporate their expertise are ecologists, biologists, economists, geographers, and sociologists. Another research constraint mentioned by Wong was difficulty of distinguishing the exact causes of environmental impacts due to the complex nature of their progression and a lack of availability of