Bali-not only a sun island

Economic, social and ecological consequences of the tourism in Bali

The island Bali

It is called also island of the Gods and the 10,000 temples. The prevailing religion on Bali is the Hinduism. Bali belongs to a still very volcanically active island chain, which is situated between the Indian ocean and the Pacific. Neighbouring islands are: Java, Lombok, Sumbava, Flores, Sumba and Timor. With a total area of 5,426 square kilometers and a total population of approx. 2.5 million humans, is it a medium sized island. The majority of the population nourishes itself still of agriculture and fishing. The tourism and the pertinent sources of income, like arts and crafts increase however. Many people of Bali live however nevertheless in quite modest conditions. The capital of the island is Denpasar.

Development of the tourism

Since the 20-years Dutch navigation companies came on the island. First tourists followed, artists and scientists established themselves on the island and made it's duty to protect and retain that cultural one inheritance. Libraries and museums developed, the traditional painting and the wood carving art was promoted and the spezial dancing art of Bali and the music from traditional consciousness and because of cultural to know learning for the tourists is practiced. Only 1965 were put the base for the mass tourism with the policy of the " new order ". With the opening of the airport " Ngurah Rai " 1969, Bali was attached to the international network of air routes. It is a dramatic rise of the tourist number of 1282379 in the period of 1969 to 1997.

Economic consequences

Positive influences

incomes for the businessmen (native souvenir dealers) ·
employee salaries and incomes of the owners (vacation homes / hotel) ·
trading profits, dividends, interest, rents (boat letting) ·
occupation in the private sector and public sector (tourist leader) ·
incomes for the public sector (municipality, countryof the Federal Republic, federation) ·
fast development (with tourism came telephone, television, fax and Internet) ·
many people of Bali live on the tourism
better formation of the children from Bali on the tourism ·

Negative influences ·

private costs ·
common-economic costs ·
costs of the quality of life (environmental pollution, health and property endangerment) ·
fiscal costs (public investments, additional feed capacities, performances of the public hand, new marketing concepts

Counter measures:

promotion sozio cultural international tourism on Bali, because of which ·
the investments should themselves concentrate dramatic aggravation of the situation on the job market on the building of smaller enterprises to promote around a local economic gain ·
infrastructure measures in tourist centers, in addition, in remote villages, already existing, must be tackled.
smaller projects, which introduce the tourists to the native culture, who were built from local raw materials, etc. should be more strongly put into the marketing.

Social consequences

Positive influences ·

the cultural inheritance (music, wood art...) ·
almost none, or very few criminality is maintained contrary to Barbados, Jamaica, etc. ·
commercialization of cultural properties (direct of native ones)

Negative influences ·

· absence necessary respect of the tourists in relation to the people of Bali ceremonies and temple celebrations those it attend

Ecological consequences

Negative influences ·

each economical growing means with nature-legal necessity environmental impact. And with each form of work, which uses subject and energy, in order to manufacture the desired product, waste products develop - and usually superproportionally ·
tourism is always an interference factor and changes inevitable landscape and people.

Counter measures: ·

journeys, which a considerationful handling nature ensure, reduce those to water -, soil and air pollution, reduce noise pollutions and save for energy ·
intensified clearing-up ·
calls to more discipline in nature ·
appeals to the sense of responsibility of all people ·
intensified development of the public suburban traffic and on driving bans for auto in leisure areas

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