The document discusses the environmental impacts that can be created by resorts, including water, air, noise, visual and cultural pollution. Water pollution can occur if sewage is not properly treated before being released. Air pollution can be caused by vehicle emissions. Noise pollution can happen from concentrated tourist areas. Visual pollution may result from poor building design and signage. Cultural impacts include over-commercialization of local arts. The document provides strategies for resorts to reduce their environmental impacts such as using renewable energy, recycling, composting, water conservation and supporting sustainable businesses.

1. ENVIRONMENTALIMPACTS CREATEDBY RESORTS
ANDSTRATEGIES NEEDTO OVERCOME IT

2. RESORTMEANING
 A resort (North American English) is an isolated
place, self-contained commercial establishment
that tries to provide most of a vacationer's wants,
such as food,
drink, lodging, sports, entertainment,
and shopping, on the premises. The
term resort may be used for a hotel property that
provides an array of amenities, typically including
entertainment and recreational activities.

3. ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGES
 Tourism puts enormous stress on local land use,
and can lead to soil erosion, increased pollution,
natural habitat loss, and more pressure on
endangered species. These effects can gradually
destroy the environmental resources on
which tourism itself depends.

4. 1. WATER POLLUTION
If a proper sewage disposal system has not
been installed for hotels, resorts and other
tourist facilities, there may be pollution of
ground water from the sewage, or if a
sewage outfall has been constructed into a
nearby river, lake or coastal sea water and
the sewage has not been adequately treated,
the effluent will pollute that water area.
IMPACTSON THE ENVIRONMENT

5. AIR POLLUTION
Tourism is generally considered a "smokeless
industry." But it can also result in air pollution by
tourist vehicles in a particular area, especially at major
attraction sites, that are accessible only by road. This is
due to improperly maintained exhaust systems of the
vehicles. Also, pollution in the form of dust and dirt in
the air may be generated from open, de vegetated area
if the tourism development is not properly planned,
developed and landscaped or is in an interim state of
construction.

6. NOISE POLLUTION
Noise generated by a concentration of tourists
road and certain types of tourist attractions
such as amusement parks or car/motorcycle
race tracks may reach uncomfortable and
irritating levels for nearby residents and other
tourists. Such loud noise can often result in ear
damage and also a psychological stress.

7. VISUAL POLLUTION
It may result from several sources. These can be due to
poorly- designed hotels and other facility buildings which
are not compatible with local architectural style or not
well integrated into the natural environment. Other
reasons can be poor maintenance of buildings and
landscaping obstruction of scenic views by development
use of large and ugly advertising signs. Littering of
landscape also results in visual pollution.

8. CULTURAL IMPACTS
Over commercialization and loss of authencity of
traditional arts and crafts, customs and ceremonies can
result if these are over modified to suit tourist demands.
For example important traditional dance and work
performances, some of which may have religious
significance, being greatly shortened and changed to fit
tourists' tastes and schedules.

9. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE
ENVIROMENTAL IMPACTS
 Install Energy Saving Technologies
 Embrace Recycling
 Encourage Guests to be Green
 Start Composting
 Save Water
 Plant a Garden

10. Cont…
 Support Local, Sustainable Businesses
 Implement Alternative Energy Sources
 Take Care of Your Linens
 Practice What You Preach