Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health Week 3

Sustainable Tourism Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers

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Sustainable Tourism Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers – Quiz 3.1

Question 1

Professor Flemming Konradsen refers to a study Solid Waste Generation and Associated Problems of Selected Tourism Destinations in Kerala, India saying that the per capita waste generation per day in India in 2011 is 0.5 kg. Among Indian tourists in Kerala the amount is 3.5 kg per day, but how many per cent more than an Indian tourist does a foreign tourist generate per day?

• 57,14 %
• 20,4 %
• 80,5 %
• 15,2 %

Question 2

Is it true that environmental health risks for regulated dump sites, include contamination of ground water and surface water?

• Yes
• No

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Question 3

Which of the following statements is correct?

• A World Bank review found the down-stream costs higher, than the cost of managing waste properly in the first place.
• A World Bank review found the down-stream costs lower, than the cost of managing waste properly in the first place.
• A World Bank review found the down-stream costs equal to the cost of managing waste properly in the first place.

Question 4

A strategy of building a stronger integrated solid waste management system at tourist destinations would follow the generally accepted hierarchy of waste management priorities. Which would be the least environmentally and resource friendly way for hotels to manage waste is?

• Incineration
• Dumpsite
• Landfill
• Reduce
• Recover
• Reuse

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Question 5

The study ‘Tourism Induced Challenges in Municipal Solid Waste Management in Hill Towns: Case of Pahalgam‘ , found that in the small hill town, Pahalgam, located in the northern Indian state Jammu and Kashmir, Guest Houses constitute 65% of the total accommodation but constitute only 18% of the total solid waste from the accommodation sector, whereas A- Class Hotels constitute only 7% of the total accommodation sector but contribute more than 35% of the total waste. How many kg of waste are respectively generated per day per guest in: A-Class B-Class C-Class Guest House?

• A-Class: 1.9 kg B-Class: 1.9 kg C-Class: 1.7 kg Guest House: 0.9 kg
• A-Class: 2.9 kg B-Class: 2.9 kg C-Class: 1.7 kg Guest House: 0.9 kg
• A-Class: 2.9 kg B-Class: 1.9 kg C-Class: 1.7 kg Guest House: 0.9 kg
• A-Class: 1.9 kg B-Class: 1.9 kg C-Class: 1.7 kg Guest House: 2.9 kg

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Sustainable Tourism Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers – Quiz 3.2

Question 1

In a publication from Zanrec, it says “Due to an absence in policy and lack of access for both community and hotels to proper waste management, an equivalent of the weight of a Boeing 747 gets dumped uncontrolled into Zanzibar’s environment every day, contaminating the environment and causing serious implications to public health and the tourism industry”. According to the same publication, how many tourists a) complain about the poor waste management on Zanzibar and how many consider b) not returning to Zanzibar because of the garbage they saw during their stay.

• a) 1 out of 3 and b) 1 out of 10
• a) 1 out of 3 and b) 4 out of 5
• a) 1 out of 5 and b) 1 out of 10

Question 2

According to Professor Flemming Konradsen local researchers on Zanzibar find that most of the solid waste in Zanzibar is generated at hotels, bars, restaurants and shops. How much of this waste is currently collected for proper disposal?

• 40%
• 20%
• 60%

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Question 3

Why has Zanrec a specific focus on enabling access to sustainable waste management for hotels and not for for example for food producers or market places?

• The Zanzibar Association of Tourism Investors (ZATI) has stated that they do not want to depend on the government but prefer to rely on private companies when it comes to sustainable waste management.
• The hotels on Zanzibar are responsible for the largest share of the waste generation on the island and therefore they are also the sector that is most effective to deal with regarding sustainable waste management.
• The government on Zanzibar has stated that they do not have the capacity to manage solid waste generated by hotels and no other programs support sustainable waste management on the island.

Question 4

What strategy does Assistant Lecturer Aziza Suba Abdulakadir suggest to pursue as a first step to establish sustainable waste management on Zanzibar?

• Reuse
• Composting
• Sorting
• Recycling
• Burning

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Question 5

Around 5 million plastic bottles are consumed at hotels by tourists every year on Zanzibar. While some bottles end up in the environment others are collected by Zanrec. What happens according to General manager at Zanrec, Justin Madho, with the plastic after it is collected by Zanrec?

• Agents collect it, shred it and send it for reuse at the waste plant on the southern part of Zanzibar
• Agents collect it, shred it and send it to Dar es Salaam from where it is send to China for recycling
• As part of Zanrec’s efforts to reduce plastic in the waste stream Zanrec recycle it into useful products

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Sustainable Tourism Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers – Quiz 3.3

Question 1

Few tourists consider how tourism add to the number of mosquito breeding places and how an increased use of chemical insecticides can lead to mosquito insecticide resistance. In case of a disease outbreak it may no longer be possible to control such an outbreak. Which diseases are related to Aedes mosquitoes? (multiple correct answers).

• Zika
• Dengue
• Malaria
• Yellow fever

Question 2

Fatma Saleh mentions that hotels could reduce the mosquito abundance tremendously by looking at the breeding sites within the hotel compound rather than spraying with insecticides. She recommends hotels to implement environmental management practices, for example by… (multiple correct answers).

• … filling the holes in the trees
• … taking care of liquid waste channels
• … managing solid waste
• … covering swimming pools during the night
• … removing outdoor showers

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Question 3

Environmental management for mosquito control seeks to manage the environment in order to decrease the number of mosquitoes and to limit human-mosquito contact, includingby “destroying, altering, removing or recycling non-essential containers that provide egg/ larval/ pupal habitats”. Environmental management for mosquito control is divided into three different types of interventions. How are the three types of environmental management defined by WHO? (multiple correct answers).

• Changes to mosquito habitation
• Environmental elimination
• Environmental manipulation
• Changes to human habitation
• Environmental modification

Question 4

According to WHO, water-storage containers can be mosquito proofed by designing them to prevent mosquitoes from laying eggs on the surface of the water. Which strategies can be used? (multiple correct answers)

• Containers can be fitted with tight lids
• If rain-filled, tightly-fitted mesh screens can allow for rainwater to be harvested from roofs while keeping mosquitoes out
• Removable covers should be replaced every time water is removed and should be well maintained to prevent damage that permits mosquitoes to get in and out
• A tall net needs to be placed at the perimeter of the hotel compound to prevent mosquitoes from entering
• Electronic devices generating a very specific sound needs to be installed outside the hotel rooms to prevent mosquito entry

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Question 5

In the podcast Mapping Mosquitoes, it is mentioned that dengue fever and chikungunya transmitted by two types of Aedes mosquito have become a public health problem the last 20 or 30 years, partly because of increased human mobility, such as people travelling to certain places where the virus was once detected. A scientist from Oxford University, Moritz UG Kraemer has pooled the data from across the world to produce the first distribution map for these mosquitoes. What was his purpose? Kraemer wanted to map the the global distribution of Aedes mosquitoes…

• … to be able to measure how effective future implemented controls will be in certain regions
• … to be able to find novel ways of mitigation and controlling disease outbreaks
• … to be able to measure how particular insecticides used in certain regions influence on resistance

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Sustainable Tourism Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers – Quiz 3.4

Question 1

From which country have the Authorities publicly announced a reduction in tourist activities to protect the environment from overcrowding?

• Sri Lanka
• Cuba
• Thailand

Question 2

A Minister of Tourism and Culture declared in 2015: “We don’t want to demean the value of the X-country. We’re reaching 250,000 people, six times the number of people who live there.” Which country is the minister referring to?

• Seychelles
• Maldives
• The British Virgin Islands
• Sri Lanka
• Aruba

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Question 3

Stig Jensen suggests to compare the situation on Zanzibar with Mallorca and exchange experiences. Which specific challenge does he mention as an example of similarity?

• Water scarcity
• Waste management
• Waste water

Question 4

What does Stefan Gössling roughly respond to the question: “How should collaboration unfold to move towards a 2030 Agenda on Zanzibar”?

• Very much depend on the local Municipal decisions but it is important to involve the tourism industry on one hand and local stakeholders that can develop small businesses on the other hand.
• Very much depend on international policies but it is important to involve the local tourism industry on one hand and local stakeholders that can develop small businesses on the other hand.
• Very much depend on government and political decisions but it is important to involve the tourism industry on one hand and local stakeholders that can develop small businesses on the other hand.

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Question 5

According to an article from Global Voices, Palau has been the first in the world to introduce an immigration-related reform to promote environment awareness and protect the environment. Palau President Tommy Remengesau issued a decree December 6, 2017, requiring visitors to sign an eco-pledge on their passports before being granted a visa upon arrival. But does the visa stamp really says “The only footprint I shall leave are those that will wash away”?

• No
• Yes

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Sustainable Tourism Coursera Week 3 Quiz Answers

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