Ecotourism impacts, potentials, and possibilities
'Ecotourism' outlines the phenomenon of Ecotourism; its sources and its development as a concept. Conservation issues are now at the forefront of public opinion - Nature is calling us to its wilds and we are responding in droves. The decline of natural rainforests, loss of endangered speci...
| Otros Autores: | , |
|---|---|
| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Oxford ; Boston :
Butterworth-Heinemann
1999.
|
| Materias: | |
| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009644288006719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Ecotourism: Impacts, Potentials and Possibilities; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; About the authors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Departure - surveying the ground; 2 If ecotourism is not just an activity but a philosophy, which philosophy?; 3 Tourism development: government, industry, policy and planning; 4 Ecotourism and protected areas: visitor management for sustainability; 5 The role of interpretation in achieving a sustainable future; 6 Linking conservation and communities: community benefits and social costs; 7 Case studies: the local and the national
- Case study 1: the local - Costa Rica, the Santa Elena Ecotourism Rainforest Reserve and Monteverde Cloud Forest PreserveCase study 2: the national - 'Issues in protected area policy in Australia'; 8 Marketing ecotourism: meeting and shaping expectations and demands; 9 Could the 'real' ecotourist please stand up!; 10 Ecotourism - a model for sustainable development; Appendix I: Select glossary; Bibliography; Index
