1 option
Ecotourism : impacts, potentials, and possibilities / Stephen Wearing and John Neil.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wearing, Stephen, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ecotourism.
- Tourism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (183 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; Boston : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1999.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- '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 species, global warming and land degradation have galvanised public support for conservation. The interest in Ecotourism and nature-orientated tourism has coincided with this worldwide concern Using relevant case studies, 'Ecotourism' examines the poten
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [145]-158) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786611013189
- 9781136408656
- 1136408657
- 9781281013187
- 1281013188
- 9781429483582
- 142948358X
- 9780080494661
- 0080494668
- OCLC:
- 437182127
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.