is the concept of visiting a place as a tourist and trying to make a positive impact on the environment, society, and economy.

is a set of rules, regulations, guidelines, directives and development, promotion objectives, and strategies that provide the framework within which the collective are taken.

is one of the bases of tourism planning, along with national local development plans, natural and cultural assets of the place, environmental policy, cultural policy, foreign policy, and expressed national or local needs.

Countries frequently experiencing natural disasters have their hentage sites and attractions at risk.

The carbon footprint of certain locations allects the preservation of cultural treasures in a country.

It put heritage sites and attractions at high risk, severe damage to destruction is imminent.

Many valuable relics, artifacts, and artworks are insured in case of theft.

Tourists are the common perpetuators of these in heritage sites.

Mass tourism may reap revenues but its social costs can be immeasurable.

is not just a scientific concept or formula of obtaining a number beyond which development should cease; it is also a process wherein the eventual limits must be considered as guidance.

is not fixed and it develops with time and growth of tourism and can be affected by management techniques and controls.

refers to the maximum number of population that an area can support without undergoing deterioration.

is the maximum number of people that may visit a tourist destination at the same time without destroying the physical, economic, socio cultural environment and having an unacceptable decrease in the quality of visitors' satisfaction. (WTO)

is a key geographical concept. The idea orginally emanated from farming industry. It hrst pertained to the maximum number of people that can be fed on the food produced in an area.

of the environment is the maximum population size of a biological species that can be Sustained in the specific environment given the food, habitat, water, and other resources available.

This refers to the maximum number of tourists that an area is able to support.

This related. To a level of acceptable change within the local economy of a tourist destination.

This relates to the negative socio-cultural impacts associated with tourism development. An indicator of when the social carrying capacity has been exceeded is a reduced local tolerance for tourism as described by Doxey's Index of Irritation.

is bases on the understanding of local residents' attitude change toward tourists and tourism development in different stages of a destination life cycle.

This relates to the extent of which the natural environment can tolerate interference from tourists. It is also used with reference to ecological and physical parameters, capacity resources, ecosystems, and infrastructure. It is reached when the environment cannot cope with the number of people using it. It is the level of of tourist development of recreational activity beyond beyond which the environment as previously experienced is degraded or compromised.

of a country, race, or indigenous tribe are always a sight to behold as they tell many stories about traditions and customs, means of livelihood, milestones in their ancestry, and way of life.

of countries depicts the genre and quality of building designs of particular cras or periods. Some serve specific functionalities, some are merely for aesthetics, while some combine both.

are important structures or facilities with significant historical historical value.

are structures or places discovered usually through excavation and other mcthods that reveal ancient civilizations.

are structures commonly found in public arcas plazas, parks, gardens, historic places, schools, facades of government buildings, and entrances or gateways to key cities.

depict tangible multi dimensional art pieces as a medium of expression by an artist based on inspiration. They may come in varying sizes, materials, and may take any subject.

may take many forms and it is taught to the youth from grade school to senior high school.

may be transformed into performing arts when they are converted into films, stage plays, documentaries, etc.

are very old pieces or objects collected through tedious and scientific methods and they date back many centurics ago to ancients times and pre historic times.

are materials or objects not necessarily as old as relics but carry significant historic value for a country or region.

Some governments have been responsible for the loss, misplacement, or repression of valuable artworks and relics.

Many important artworks have been forged, reproduced, or replicated without the permission of their rightful owners.

The temptation to build huge edifices and infuse state-of-the-art technology sites is usually enabled by financial support. When it comes to heritage sites, they have to be tempered to preserve the authenticity of the tourist experience.

commonly occurs in heritage sites either deliberately or by accident.

There is no excuse for not having a good housekeeping and maintenance program.

One of the current challenges to heritage sites and attractions is the diminished interest of both the foreign and local tourists in them in favor of more nature-driven tourist sites and destinations.

Many heritage sites and attractions are in peril because of a lack of financial support.

Somc cultural attractions may become instrumental in the perpetration of crimes and immoral acts.