Ecotourism in Scandinavia : lessons in theory and practice / Stefan Go ssling and Johan Hultman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gössling, Stefan.

Contributor:

Hultman, Johan.

Series:

Ecotourism book series ; no. 4.

Ecotourism series ; no. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecotourism--Scandinavia.

Ecotourism.

Scandinavia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford : CABI, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Interest in ecotourism in Scandinavia has seen recent growth. Extended forests, rivers, and lakes allow for a great variety of nature-based activities, such as hiking, mushroom collecting, kayaking, snow mobiling and bird watching, making Scandinavia a unique region from a nature-based tourism perspective.

Contents:

Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 An Introduction to Ecotourism in Scandinavia; 2 Ecotourism in Denmark; 3 Sweden: Where Holidays Come Naturally; 4 Ecotourism in Norway: Non-existence or Co-existence?; 5 Iceland: Nature-, Adventure- or Eco-island?; 6 Tourism Certification in Scandinavia; 7 The Role of Nature in Swedish Ecotourism; 8 Ecotourism as Experience-tourism; 9 The Right of Public Access: Potentials and Challenges for Ecotourism; 10 Swedish Mountain Tourism Patterns and Modelling Destination Attributes

11 Environmental Concerns of Swedish Ecotourists: an Environmental-Psychological Perspective12 Rural Development Through Ecotourism; 13 Eco-traveller or Eco-site Visitor?; 14 Ecotourist Choices of Transport Modes; 15 Ecotourism and Indigenous People: Positive and Negative Impacts of Sami Tourism; 16 Hunting Tourism as Ecotourism: Conflicts and Opportunities; 17 Policy, Planning and Governance in Ecotourism; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73609-7

9786610736096

1-84593-137-8

OCLC:

319034024