Geographical Implications of “Drifter” Tourism Boracay, Philippines
1990; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 15; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/02508281.1990.11014566
ISSN2320-0308
Autores Tópico(s)Philippine History and Culture
ResumoModern “drifter” tourism was first identified in the 1960's with the drug-cult “hippies” whose overland travels to Nepal left a socially disruptive trail. In the 1980's an affluent itinerant young population from industrialized countries moves from one tropical beach to the next-Ceylon, Pattaya (Thailand), Mombasa, Boracay-leaving behind prostitution, alcoholism, juvenile crime and narcotics. The geographical consequences of their presence in Boracay-in terms of pollution of the groundwater table, endemic disease, unplanned resort construction and inadequate waste disposal-are examined. Unless politically controlled, it is predictable these “drifters”, having ruined one island, will move on to another, perpetuating future land use problems.
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