Abstract
In the past two decades, the Maldivians have built up a flourishing tourist industry. Tourist resorts have been established on hitherto uninhabited small islands and by 1990 the number of tourists has increased to nearly 200 000. The Maldivian tourist resorts represent a special type of tropical beach resorts catering only to the tourists’ needs for accommodation, board, leisure and recreation. They are distinctly separate from the islands inhabited by the Maldivians and intercultural communication does not take place. These resorts are in effect ‘tourist enclaves’. Holiday facilities in the resorts are clearly geared to the coastal environment - the beach, lagoon and reef. The impact of tourism on the atoll ecosystem has resulted in ecological and environmental conflicts.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Domroes, M. (1985), Tourism resources and their development in the Maldive Islands, GeoJournal 10,119–126.
Domroes, M. (1989), Attraktivitätspotential und organisationsphänomene des fremdenverkehrs auf den Malediven, Die Erde 120,35–49.
Domroes, M. (1990), Tourism in the Maldives: the potential of its natural attraction and exploitation, Applied Geography and Development 36, 61–78.
Goodall, B. (1987), The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography Penguin, Harmondsworth.
Lawson, F. and Baud-Bovy, M. (1977), Tourism and Recreation Development, Architectural Press, London.
Maniku, H.A. (1990), Changes in the Topography of the Maldives, Male.
Wong, P.P. (1990), The geomorphological basis of beach resort sites — some Malaysian examples, Ocean and Shoreline Management 13,127–147.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1993 Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Domroes, M. (1993). Maldivian Tourist Resorts and their Environmental Impact. In: Wong, P.P. (eds) Tourism vs Environment: The Case for Coastal Areas. The GeoJournal Library, vol 26. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2068-5_6
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-2068-5_6
Publisher Name: Springer, Dordrecht
Print ISBN: 978-94-010-4917-7
Online ISBN: 978-94-011-2068-5
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive