Ecotourism : transitioning to the 22nd Century / Stephen Wearing, Stephen Schweinsberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wearing, Stephen, author.

Schweinsberg, Stephen, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ecotourism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (181 pages)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Milton : Routledge, 2022.

Summary:

Ecotourism has become a major phenomenon in tourism and society in many countries throughout the world. Providing a critical introduction to the analysis of tourism from a sociological and geographical perspective, this is essential reading for students and researchers alike.

Contents:

Sustainable ecotourism futures in a corporatised consumer society

If ecotourism is not just an activity but a philosophy, which philosophy?

Tourism development: government, industry, policy and planning

Ecotourism and natural resource management

Professionalisation and quality assurance

Interpretation as provocation

The community perspective

Marketing ecotourism: shaping expectations for a sustainable future

Could the presidential ecotourist please stand up?

Ecotourism's educational futures

Glossary

A guide to ecotourism agencies and other sustainable tourism resources

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF title page (Taylor & Francis, viewed January 17, 2023).

ISBN:

1-315-47493-X

1-315-47491-3

9781315474939

OCLC:

1057550210