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GCSE	Edexcel Geography Specification A syllabus no.1312
B7 Managing Tourism	7  Sustainable tourism - case study: the Maldives
Chapter 7  page 157-159	Tomorrow's Geography  Mike Harcourt and Steph Warren, published by Hodder and Stoughton 0 340 79965 X
7.3 An example of conservation and sustainable tourism in an LEDC.
students should - Define the terms conservation and sustainable tourism Identify the major area of concern. Describe and explain the management policies that have been implemented to try to conserve the area. Analyse the success and assess if sustainable tourism has been achieved. Decide if the attitudes of decision-makers have influenced the policies. Decide if attitudes are affected by the level of development in the country.
Tourism - case study: conservation and sustainable tourism - The Maldive Islands   (3 lessons)       Official Maldive Islands Tourism site   Maldives.. the last Paradise   BBC Tsunami article http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4159091.stm	timeforafrica - short but useful site
GCSE home	Managing tourism 1 Growth Managing tourism 2 Types Managing tourism 3 MEDC coast - Ayia Napa Managing tourism 4 LEDC  coast - Zanzibar Managing tourism 5 MEDC mountain - Malham Managing tourism 6 LEDC  mountain - Machu Piccu managing tourism 7 LEDC  sustainable tourism - Maldives Managing tourism 8 MEDC sustainable tourism - Yosemite    Revision notes for tourism