Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and ManagementChannel View Publications, 2002 - 340 pages The book covers all facets of tourism in natural areas. The book is underpinned by a strong foundation of environmental understanding. It then describes the range of impacts, which occur when tourism takes place in the natural environment and illustrates how managers can plan, develop and appropriately manage tourism developments in natural areas. Finally, the book addresses ongoing management concerns such as monitoring environmental change and the need to introduce appropriate management strategies. |
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... determine the structure of vegetation within latitu- dinally determined climatic zones . The tropical climatic zone , for example , contains a range of vegetation formations that are determined by the amount of reliable rain- NUTRIENTS ...
... determine the structure of vegetation within latitu- dinally determined climatic zones . The tropical climatic zone , for example , contains a range of vegetation formations that are determined by the amount of reliable rain- NUTRIENTS ...
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... determined . The choice of techniques depends on several factors , including the ability of land managers to share ... determine a numeric carrying capacity for a natural area , generally without success . Yet the search continues . At ...
... determined . The choice of techniques depends on several factors , including the ability of land managers to share ... determine a numeric carrying capacity for a natural area , generally without success . Yet the search continues . At ...
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... determine changes over time . Another approach is to take a 360 ° panorama of the site by rotating a camera located at fixed point . Repeat photos may also be taken of vegeta- tion quadrats ( usually a square 1 m × 1 m , laid over the ...
... determine changes over time . Another approach is to take a 360 ° panorama of the site by rotating a camera located at fixed point . Repeat photos may also be taken of vegeta- tion quadrats ( usually a square 1 m × 1 m , laid over the ...
Contents
Spectrum of recreation opportunities | 22 |
The Ecological Perspective | 24 |
xi | 65 |
Copyright | |
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Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and Management David Newsome,Susan A. Moore,Ross Kingston Dowling No preview available - 2002 |
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