Environmental impacts of Tourism on the Kenyan Coast.
The coast of Kenya if approximately 640 km long and has a continental shelf of approximately 6860 km2. It is famous worldwide for its high biological diversity. Kenya's marine and coastal resources are subject to increasing environmental impacts from coastal tourism, including overuse or overharvesting of resources, sewage and oil pollution, diminishing fresh water supply, solid waste pollution, deforestation, declining energy supplies, air pollution, and siltation. These problems do not occur singly, but are compounded - causing serious ecological imbalances. They occur as a result of increased tourism, increases in population, expanding industrialization, and a surge towards higher standards of living. Strategies need to be developed and several actions taken to anticipate problems and apply mitigation measures. An integrated coastal zone management plan is required to accommodate various interests in a sustainable manner. The plan should also include the establishment of a management agency, endorsed by all sectors, to coordinate cross-sectoral development likely to affect the coastal area.
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| Format: | Journal Contribution biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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1992
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| Subjects: | Environmental impact, Tourism, Oil pollution, Coastal zone management, Sewage, Pollution effects, |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1834/7746 |
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