Wasteful tourism in developing economy? A present situation and sustainable scenarios

Manomaivibool, Panate

doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2015.07.020

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“…For waste generation, the waste generation in study area was slightly below the national average waste generation rate, reported as 1.14 kg capita -1 d -1 [4]. However, a previous study indicated that the waste generation rate of the tourism area was 1.7 kg night -1 guest -1 [20]. This study found that some wastes were not collected because some of the study areas were high-slope areas and roads were narrow and often inaccessible, making it difficult to collect waste.…”

Section: Results and Discussion 1) Solid Waste Generation And Composimentioning

confidence: 91%

“…Thus, an appropriate area-based waste management should be considered, since the results of studies done in other locations with different characteristics cannot contribute meaningfully to making the right decisions for achieving effective and sustainable MSW management in the study area [29]. For successful implementation, some municipalities have introduced MSW management based on unit-based pricing under the legal framework [20].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Moreover, the Department of Environmental Quality Promotion (DEQP) and local government should promote green hotels, motels and restaurants through campaigns to reward compliance by hotels, motels, and restaurants over the long term. To create incentives or motivate business sector, it should apply a fairer system that not only reflects seasonal variations but also reward effective waste management at source based on the polluter-pays principle [20]. Local municipalities should collect waste management fees from businesses at a higher rate than that for residents because these sectors generate a higher amount of waste.…”

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Waste Composition Evaluation for Solid Waste Management Guideline in Highland Rural Tourist Area in Thailand

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This study investigated municipal solid waste generation rate and its compositionincluding the level of knowledge, attitude and practice on municipal solid waste (MSW) management of highland rural tourist area in Chiang Rai Province, Mae Salong Nok Sub-district, Thailand in order to propose the guidelines for effective MSW in rural tourist areas. Samples of MSW were collected during weekdays and several weekends, and separated into 4 categories: general,recyclable, organic and hazardous waste. About 40 % of the MSW consisted of organic waste; plastic bags were widely present, comprising more than 60 % of the mass of the general waste group. Level of knowledge, attitude and practice(KAP) on MSW was evaluated using questionnaires. While respondents scored 80 % and 76 %, respectively, on their level of knowledge of, and attitude to MSW, practice fell far short at only 37 %. The results led to a recommendation to strengthen waste separation at source, implement waste reduction and recycling concepts to reduce the volume of plastic bags, and introduce composting of food waste. The study also highlights economic and financial benefits of waste recycling. Additional value-added could be derived from the organic waste recycling program by promoting production of bioextracts and compost at household level, in order to reduce the amount of organic wastes and carbon emissions. The general and recyclable wastes could also be converted to energy as refuse-derived fuel 2 (RDF-2); the estimated average heating value of this RDF-2 was 23.56 MJ kg-1. To sustain MSW management in tourist areas, environmental education and environmental awareness campaigns are needed, using the appropriate local languages for communication, and introduction of a fairer system based on the polluter-pays principle for the business sector.

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Section: Results and Discussion 1) Solid Waste Generation And Composimentioning

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Waste Composition Evaluation for Solid Waste Management Guideline in Highland Rural Tourist Area in Thailand

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“…Solid waste is another important issue for the sustainability of tourism. An average waste generation rate of a tourist can be considerable [3]. In addition, tourist destinations in developing countries are often located in remote areas lacking basic infrastructure and public services like proper waste collection and safe disposal.…”

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Tourism and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Economies: Challenges and Opportunities

Manomaivibool¹

2018

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Tourism is a driving force for an increase in municipal solid waste (MSW) in developing countries. An average tourist may generate more MSW than a local resident and the tourist destinations are often located in remote areas deprived of proper infrastructure and services for the management of MSW. This combination can lead to a vicious cycle of tourism that destroys natural environment and host communities. However, there are sustainability standards and good practices that will maximize benefits of tourism while minimize negative impacts. This paper uses Thailand as a case study for both challenges and opportunities tourism offers to MSW management. In addition, the revenues from tourism can be channeled for the improvements of the hard and soft infrastructures and the services in a systematical way.

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“…The tourism and hospitality industry's environmentally sustainable actions constitute an enormous opportunity for its long-term success and the Earth's wellbeing. The millions of non-human life forms that exist within most tourist locations coupled with the rapid loss of global biodiversity necessitate new approaches to sustainability (Liu et al, 2012;Budeanu, Miller, Moscardo, & Ooi, 2015;Manomaivibool, 2015). A macroscopic approach to industry development and sustainability may better assure that the companies and other organizations that benefit from the preservation of ecosystems avert the exhaustion of ecological resources caused by short-term, narrow perspectives and actions that are intended to address comprehensive largescale issues (Meißner, 2013).…”

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Applying the Holistic Conceptual Conservation Framework for Sustainable Tourism

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2016

Journal of Tourism Insights

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Wasteful tourism in developing economy? A present situation and sustainable scenarios

Cited by 57 publications

References 26 publications

Waste Composition Evaluation for Solid Waste Management Guideline in Highland Rural Tourist Area in Thailand

Waste Composition Evaluation for Solid Waste Management Guideline in Highland Rural Tourist Area in Thailand

Tourism and Municipal Solid Waste Management in Developing Economies: Challenges and Opportunities

Applying the Holistic Conceptual Conservation Framework for Sustainable Tourism

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