ENVIRONMANTAL IMPACTS OF TOURISM IN MAURITIUS

1- Human environment - Positive and negative impacts 2- Physical environment - Positive and negative impacts
When we talk about the tourism industry, it includes various tourist activities.
These activities take place in an environment. We can say clearly that tourism depends on this environment. This includes everything around us; we speak of physical and human environment. The aim of the study is actually to highlight the impacts of Tourism on the environment; in the case of Mauritius. Whether, they are positive or negative. human environment?
For example, on January, 1, 2009; Socyberty, published an article entitled “Tourism impacts in Mauritius”, According to this article, the socio-cultural relation tends to change, attitudes, lifestyle, mode of expression and community structures. The impacts described previously are related to the effects on the host communities of direct and indirect relations with tourists, and of interaction with the tourism industry, said the author.
Positive and negative points are cited by the author of the article. Here are some examples:
- Facilities developed for tourism can benefits resident”: People living in the region of Flic- En -Flac and Wolmar can benefit from the facilities provided by the government in order to supply a good and efficient service to Tourists. The government made provision for facilities such as medical services, transport improvements, restaurant, new sport, rules and regulations to ensure safety for tourists for example beach police and good road network.
- Tourism as a force of peace: Most local people in the location are in contact with tourism and it has helped them in the contribution of better understanding between individuals and cultures
In the other side, it mentions the bad impacts we cannot overlook, such as “job level friction”: the distribution of jobs in hotels create a lot of anger and frustration among employees because