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environmental impact > environmental impact of tourism

Preferred term

environmental impact of tourism  

Definition

  • Extensive damage to the environment caused by recreation and tourism, including despoiling of coastlines by construction of tourist facilities; pollution of the sea; loss of historic buildings to make way for tourist facilities; loss of agricultural land for airport development, etc.

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URI

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2839

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