Ecotourism and environmental sustainability : principles and practice / edited by Jennifer Hill and Tim Gale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hill, Jennifer (Jennifer Louise), 1969-

Gale, Tim.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecotourism--Environmental aspects.

Ecotourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on a diverse series of international case studies this book offers conceptual and practical insights into the complex interactions between ecotourism and the natural environment. The result is a critical examination of ecotourism and environmental sustainability that highlights ideas for best practice and proposes new directions for future research.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; PART 1 The Context of Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability; 1 Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: An Introduction; 2 An Introduction to Tourism-Environment Relationships; 3 Thinking Globally about Ecotourism Impact: The Contribution of Ecological Footprint Analysis; PART 2 Thematic Case Studies; 4 A Comparative Study of Tourism Impacts on Alpine Ecosystems in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepaland the Huascarán National Park, Peru

5 Tourism, Local Community and Natural Resources: Tourism Impact Assessment and Tourism Management Analysis in the Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve, China6 Environmental Sustainability and Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada; 7 Managing Bear-Viewing to Minimize Human Impacts on the Species in Alaska; 8 Pugmarks, Tyre-Tracks and Footprints: The Actual and Potential Roles of Ecotourism in Protecting Wild Tigers in India; 9 Managing Wildlife for People or People for Wildlife? A Case Study of Dingoes and Tourism on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia

10 Kohlberg: A Theoretical Framework for Informing Seal-Viewing Behaviour at the Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand11 Can the Conservation Attitudes and Behavioural Intentions of Tourists to Tropical Forest be Improved through Biodiversity Interpretation? A Case Study from Australia; 12 Broadening the View of Ecotourism: Botanic Gardens in Less Developed Countries; PART 3 The Future for Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability; 13 Exploding the Myth of Ecotourism; 14 Conclusion: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-315-57876-X

1-317-14605-0

1-317-14604-2

1-282-24291-1

9786612242915

0-7546-7621-8

9781315578767

OCLC:

647792948