Tourism has increased so much over the last 50years that it is having a mainly negative impact on local inhabitants and the environment. However, others claim that it is good for the economy. Discuss the advantages and the disadvantages of tourism and give your own opinion.

It is constantly discussed in society the positive and negatives aspects of

tourism

to local residents ecosystem and economy. The paragraphs below will discuss both points of view and,

then

, give my own perspective.

To begin

with, there are two possible advantages of encouraging

tourism

in places.

First

of all, it foments local market, increasing purchase value of merchandises and,

consequently

, improve companies' income.

For instance

, tapioca is a

tradicional

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traditional

Brazilian food and

affordable

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to buy in

supermakets

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supermarkets

.

However

, its value augments in touristic hotspots. Another motive to explain the government

investiments

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investments

investment

to amplify

tourism

is the incentive for enterprises to renovate and modernize their structures,

thus

, justifying the price readjustment. In stark contrast, some drawbacks are

also

noticed with the increased touristic movement. A

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outcome discussed among urbanists is the gentrification process. More specifically, local natives whose wages are not enough to follow the readjusted prices are forced to move out of these centres to live in farther venues, giving place to those ones that can afford

paying

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for it, which is unfair.

Moreover

, another problem caused

from

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tourists visiting is the environmental damage. As a consequence of companies production and individual's

consuming

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, more trash is produced

proporcionally

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proportionally

proportional

, which combined with an improper destination, accumulates in the

ecossytem

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ecosystem

. To conclude,

tourism

have

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its merits and demerits.

Although

, in my opinion, a balance should be aimed and reached to control local prices,

environment

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environmental

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damage and encourage visiting by foreigners.

Thus

, natives would still keep their households well located and be able to profit

with

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it

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