Economic, Social and Environmental Tourism Effects in Jerash

Abstract

This study aimed at analyzing the reality of the tourism process and the extent to which the local community benefits from it to promote development in Jerash, the study also emphasizes its importance as it deals with the effects of tourism, whether environmental, economic or social - cultural on the local community in Jerash, which often arise as a result of the transfer of tourists with different cultures and their contact with other peoples with their own customs and traditions. The methodology adopted by the researcher is descriptive approach to the survey. A questionnaire was prepared for this study consisting of 19 questions, and the results show that there are positive and negative sides for the economic, environmental and social effects of tourism in Jerash. The study recommended to establish national policies in the field of environmental tourism to create a balance between tourism activities and environmental elements, and to work on the interest of finding institutes and training centers of the working forces of the local community.

Keywords: economic effects, environmental effects, social effects, tourism, Jerash.