Minimizing the impact of tourism on the aquatic environment of Halong bay, Quang Ninh province, Vietnam | |
| Author | Pham Thi Khanh Van |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.UE-00-02 |
| Subject(s) | Water quality management--Vietnam--Quang Ninh Water quality, Effect of tourism on |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, School of Environment, Resources and Development |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Tourism industry in Vietnam is booming due to restructuring of economic policy, but the basic tourism infrastructure of national level as well as local level is not ready for that industry. Apart from infrastructure, especially, major weakness happens in environmental policy-no sound policy in present condition. Tourism development project in Halong bay is the first stage implementation for national tourism plan, and expect to achieve the goals. Along developing in progress of this project, water quality problem is challenging to that project. To achieve the tourism destination, it simply needs to improve the environmental quality. Proposed program for water quality problem with respect to environmental impact, in Halong bay, is feasible. It is very necessary to restructure and draw a sound tourism management plan in terms of both environmental aspect and technical aspect observing through the weakness of present tourism industry to provide development of tourism industry. Finally, it is essential to define some suggestions for management and technical aspects in order to achieve the expected results for upgrading the environmental quality in Halong Bay. |
| Year | 2001 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Development and Sustainability (DDS) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Urban Environmental and Management (UE) |
| Chairperson(s) | Jamieson, Walter; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Lin, C. Kwei ;Perera, L A S Ranjith; |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SOC) Canadian International Development Agency/ Canadian Universities Consortium (CIDA/CUC) ; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Sc.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2001 |