Ecotourism Principles and Practicing Spring

Research papers: REQUIRED OF ALL

One (1) – 10 page paper on any UNESCO World Heritage site, or National or State Park in any country.

To include the following: (200 Points)

• Bibliography of more than 5 different sources

Discuss any of the following topics, you do not need to discuss all of them

• Why is this park or site significant?
• If UNESCO what were the factors that got it nominated?
• If a National or State Park – what is the important historical, cultural or environmental considerations for the park
• The impact of tourism on the economy both on a local level and a national level
• The impact of tourism on the local culture
• The impact of tourism on the environment and local wildlife
• How is the location dealing with the environmental impact of tourism?
• What plans do they currently have in place to combat any ecological damage being done?
• What programs do they have to educate the local population and the visiting tourists?
• Do they have any sustainability issues?
• What is the park or site doing to give back to the community
• Who supports them? Both monetarily and otherwise.
• What plans do they have for the future of the area?
• Form an unbiased opinion

Points to remember

• If you quote a source, you must give credit. – forget to give credit 25 points off for each
  • Using a number that refers back to your numbered bibliographic list will be fine.
• Do not bullet point the paper, use paragraphs.  You will lose points
• Do not use heading for each paragraph. You will lose points
• You can include up to 1 page worth of pictures in your paper
• Do not count the cover page nor the bibliography paper as part of your ten (10) pages
• You should use APA format as a writing style for the paper.
• Use Spell check – Spelling counts. Points off for bad spelling
• Good grammar counts
• Read over your paper, if something you wrote does not make sense to you it will not make sense to me – points off
• If you come to a conclusion, it must be reflected in your writing, do not make blanket statements without a sound backup – bad logic – points off