Information about the thesis "The Impact of Tourism Activities on the Natural Environment in Some Coastal Tourist Areas of Khanh Hoa Province" by graduate student Vo Thi Kim Dung, majoring in Tourism Studies.1. Student's Full Name: Vo Thi Kim Dung 2. Gender: Female 3. Date of Birth: November 11, 1978 4. Place of Birth: Vinh City, Nghe An Province 5. Decision No. 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SDH dated November 2, 2007, issued by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: The Impact of Tourism Activities on the Natural Environment in Some Coastal Tourist Areas of Khanh Hoa Province 8. Major: Tourism Studies 9. Scientific Advisor: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Hai – Lecturer, Department of Geography, University of Natural Sciences, Hanoi. 10. Summary of Thesis Results: The thesis results are a research paper of nearly 100 pages on "The Impact of Tourism Activities on the Natural Environment in Some Coastal Tourist Areas of Khanh Hoa Province". Besides the introduction, conclusion, appendix, and references, the main content of the thesis consists of 3 chapters. Regarding the theoretical basis: Based on fundamental theories of coastal tourism and the relationship between tourism and the environment, the thesis has researched and explored in greater depth the significance of linking coastal tourism with sustainable development. This is also an inevitable trend worldwide in researching environmental factors to promote sustainable tourism development. In addition, the thesis analyzes lessons learned from developed coastal tourism destinations both domestically and internationally. This provides a basis for drawing valuable lessons to promote attracting tourists to Nha Trang in the future. In practice: Based on the above analysis, Nha Trang's coastal tourism, alongside its unique advantages, still faces limitations that need to be overcome to fully capitalize on development opportunities and effectively prevent environmental impacts. The strength of integrated tourism is built upon unique and distinctive coastal tourism routes, especially those bearing the unique imprint of Nha Trang and the Central Vietnam coast, as well as supporting activities in infrastructure development, tourism promotion, and human resource development. Furthermore, a strategic vision for exploiting existing competitive advantages and linking tourism between destinations is crucial to creating a robust tourism network for Khanh Hoa province. Moreover, sustainable tourism development requires the collective strength of the community to ensure long-term benefits for future generations. Addressing these issues will allow Nha Trang's coastal tourism to shine even brighter on the national and global tourism map. 11. Practical applications: This thesis can be used as a reference for officials and specialists in state management agencies responsible for sustainable tourism development, marine environmental protection, and biodiversity conservation in the Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected Area. 12. Future research directions: None 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Vo Thi Kim Dung 2. Sex: Female 3. Date of birth: November 11, 1978 4. Place of birth: Vinh City, Nghe An 5. Admission decision number: 2551/2007/QD-XHNV-KH&SĐH dated November 2, 2007 6. Changes in academic process: None 7. Official thesis title: Impact of tourism activity on natural environment in some marine tourism areas in Khanh Hoa province 8. Major: Tourism 9. Code: N/A 10. Supervisors: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Thi Hai – Lecturer of Faculty of Geography 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: The thesis is a nearly 100 – page – long study on “Impacts of tourism activity on natural environment in some marine tourism areas in Khanh Hoa province”. Apart from Introduction, Conclusion, Annex, Reference, thesis's body includes 3 chapters. Theoretical basis: Based on fundamental theory on marine tourism and the relationship between tourism and environment, the thesis aims to thoroughly study the link between marine tourism and sustainable development. The thesis also bases on the world's trend in study of environmental factors to aim at sustainable development for tourism. Additionally, experiences from other nation's and oversea's tourist destinations can be valued lessons for Nha Trang tourism to attract tourists in the time to come. In practical terms: Based on above mentioned analysis, apart from its advantages, Nha Trang marine tourism also needs to overcome its disadvantages to utilize opportunies to develop and to be able to prevent negative impacts on the environment. Nha Trang tourism's advantages come from several unique and characteristic tourist routes, especially with typical features of Nha Trang and Middle of Vietnam's sea area as well as tourism supporting activities in terms of facility, tourism promotion and development of human resources in tourism. Additionally, a strategic vision on taking advantages and connecting between destinations it defines helps to create a sustainable tourism web for Khanh Hoa province. However, sustainable development of tourism requires participation of community to act for the sake of the next generation. To overcome the above-mentioned issues, Nha Trang marine tourism will surely develop among nation's and the world's tourist destination. 12. Practical applicability, if any: Thesis could be served as reference for officers and staffs of State authorities on sustainable development of tourism, protection of marine environment and biodiversity in the Nha Trang Bay Marine Protected area. 13. Further research directions, if any: None 14. Thesis-related publications: None
