Postdoctoral/Doctorate/Master Title: Postdoctoral
Abstract: Tourism is the world’s biggest industry. According to the World Tourism Organization, it is sa
among 50 of the world’s most backward countries, tourism revenue is one of the main sources of income in 46 o
those countries. Therefore, tourism has great driving force to promote economic and social development, but th
sheer size of the tourism industry means it could greatly affect ecosystem structures and processes since it coul
degrade natural non-renewable resources. The more a site is characterized by rich biological and cultural value
the more it becomes popular and more likely it could be degraded by heavy visitation, that also reduces the qualit
of tourist experience. Ecosystems change in response to the stress imposed by human use, and human societies tr
to adjust their behavior affecting ecosystems in response to perceived changes in these systems. In some cases, th
growth of tourist numbers and their spread to previously quite remote regions of western China ha
highlighted the potentially paradoxical character of nature-based tourism. Therefore, the sustainabl
development of tourism is currently considered to play a significant role in a ecological economy.
Keywords: Low carbon; eco-tourism
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