In 1997, 7.2 million overseas tourists visited Thailand. Their average length of stay was fairly long, at 8.3 days (TAT 1997). Such a huge number of visitors may overexploit natural resources and have a heavy impact on the environment. In addition, tourism may require infrastructure, transportation and other facilities which can cause environmental distortion.
Some tourism activities such as trekking and camping have caused environmental pollution from unhygienic disposal of human waste, discharge of sewerage effluent into water sources, and littering. Without strict regulations on appropriate land use, high-rise buildings such as tourist hotels, and the overwhelming number of tourists, have resulted in congestion and spoiled much of the local scenery.
In 1997, 7.2 million overseas tourists visited Thailand. Their average length of stay was fairly long, at 8.3 days (TAT 1997). Such a huge number of visitors may overexploit natural resources and have a heavy impact on the environment. In addition, tourism may require infrastructure, transportation and other facilities which can cause environmental distortion.Some tourism activities such as trekking and camping have caused environmental pollution from unhygienic disposal of human waste, discharge of sewerage effluent into water sources, and littering. Without strict regulations on appropriate land use, high-rise buildings such as tourist hotels, and the overwhelming number of tourists, have resulted in congestion and spoiled much of the local scenery.
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