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Whilst tourism is widely promoted as an instrument of economic development, it may also give rise to adverse social and environmental impacts in the host community. Recent commercial tourist development in the Patara Valley, Turkey, is examined in terms of facility provision, beneficial and adverse impacts, and tourists' reactions. It is concluded that, unless specific corrective measures are taken, the future development of the industry may be unsustainable.
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Dr Paul Selman is a Principal Lecturer in the Department of Countryside and Landscape at Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education. Pat' Morrison is a graduate Environmental Scientist from the University of Stirling, and she is currently studying for a PhD. in Geoarchaeology at the University of Birmingham.
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Morrison, P., Selman, P. Tourism and the environment: A case study from Turkey. Environmentalist 11, 113–129 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01266631
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