Marine Ecotourism : Issues and Experiences

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Garrod, B. (Brian)

Contributor:

Wilson, Julie, 1975-

Series:

Aspects of tourism Marine ecotourism

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Marine ecotourism.

Ecotourism.

Marine ecology.

Whale watching industry.

Local Subjects:

Marine ecotourism.

Ecotourism.

Marine ecology.

Whale watching industry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Place of Publication:

Clevedon : Multilingual Matters, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book introduces the concept of marine ecotourism and assesses its value as a sustainable development option. The first section examines the major issues involved in planning and managing marine ecotourism. The second section examines a range of experiences, based on case examples from around the world, of how those issues are being addressed in practice.

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Preface; Editors and Contributors; Introduction; Section 1 Issues in Marine Ecotourism; Section 1 Issues in Marine Ecotourism; Chapter 1 Defining Marine Ecotourism: A Delphi Study; Chapter 2 Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Dilemmas for Marine Ecotourism; Chapter 3 Planning Policy Issues for Marine Ecotourism; Chapter 4 An Assessment of the Framework, Legislation and Monitoring Required to Develop Genuinely Sustainable Whalewatching; Chapter 5 A Methodology for the Determining the Recreational Carrying Capacity of Wetlands

Section 2 Experiences with Marine EcotourismSection 2 Experiences with Marine Ecotourism; Chapter 6 NGOs as Conservation Agents: Achieving Conservation through Marine Ecotourism; Chapter 7 Sipadan: An Over-exploited Scuba-diving Paradise? An Analysis of Tourism Impact, Diver Satisfaction and Management Priorities; Chapter 8 Marine Ecotourism through Education: A Case Study of Divers in the British Virgin Islands; Chapter 9 Reconciling Communities' Expectations of Ecotourism: Initiating a Planning and Education Strategy for the Avoca Beach Rock Platform

Chapter 10 Community Participation in Marine Ecotourism Development in West Clare, IrelandChapter 11 Marine Ecotourism and Regional Development: A Case Study of the Proposed Marine Park at Malvan, Maharashtra, India; Chapter 12 Developing Sustainable Whalewatching in the Shannon Estuary; Chapter 13 Marine Ecotourism Potential in the Waters of South Devon and Cornwall; Chapter 14 Scuba diving: An Alternative Form of Coastal Tourism for Greece?; Chapter 15 Marine Ecotourism in New Zealand: An Overview of the Industry and its Management; Conclusions; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Nov 2020)

ISBN:

1-873150-43-1

9786610627912

1-280-62791-3

OCLC:

437064595