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The effects the development of large hotels has on the Caribbean environment.
Introduction
In the Caribbean, the development of large hotels has had both positive and negative
effects on the environment. It has been posited that the quality of the environment, whether
natural and man made, is extremely essential to the Tourism Industry. However, the relationship
of tourism with the environment is very complex. This complexity arises as it involves activities
that can have adverse environmental effects for example, the sewage from large hotels can be a
source of pollution if it is not treated and disposed of carefully. Also, the construction of these
large hotels can result in soil erosion, changes in water runoff, and damage to the natural
environments.
On the other hand, sound environmental management of hotel development can increase
benefits to natural areas. However, this requires careful planning for controlled development,
based on analysis of the environmental resources of the area. Once planning early for hotel
development is undertaken, damaging and expensive mistakes can be prevented, thereby
avoiding the gradual deterioration of environmental assets significant to tourism. Therefore the
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sewage from large hotels can be a source of pollution if it is not treated and disposed of carefully.
Most hotel projects include waste water treatment plants, but these can be difficult to maintain in
Conclusion
The development of large hotels has a mixture of benefits and impacts on the
environment. If the development is unplanned, it can have serious social and environmental
impacts while providing little real economic benefit. On the other hand, if the developments are
carefully planned, it can bring about many advantages to the local community and its
environment.
Tourism creates catastrophe situation all over the world and this collapse condition can
extinguish regional collaboration and communication. Everybody should be conscious about the
negative impact of tourism and hotel development and take the proper steps to lessen the
problem especially each government of each country and international authority in regarding of
tourism industry.
A gap that was found when conducting this review was that some of the literature was
bias for they only spoke about the negatives of hotel development. They also did not explore
other causes that damage the environment. We recommend that future researchers focus their
efforts on exploring whether or not the regulatory bodies are effective in implementing measures
to sustain the environment.
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