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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Page 15
... ecotourism is an ideal , but one worth working towards , because at best ecotourism fosters envi- ronmental conservation and cultural understanding . It has also been stated that ecotourism is often nothing more than a marketing tool ...
... ecotourism is an ideal , but one worth working towards , because at best ecotourism fosters envi- ronmental conservation and cultural understanding . It has also been stated that ecotourism is often nothing more than a marketing tool ...
Page 17
... ecotourism use does not cause harm to natural areas . The very incorporation of ' eco ' in its title suggests that ecotourism should be an ecologically responsible form of tourism . Indeed if this is not the case then the natural ...
... ecotourism use does not cause harm to natural areas . The very incorporation of ' eco ' in its title suggests that ecotourism should be an ecologically responsible form of tourism . Indeed if this is not the case then the natural ...
Page 19
... ecotourism experience is essential to long - term viability of the ecotourism industry . Included in this concept is the importance of visitor safety in regard to political stability . Information provided about ecotourism opportunities ...
... ecotourism experience is essential to long - term viability of the ecotourism industry . Included in this concept is the importance of visitor safety in regard to political stability . Information provided about ecotourism opportunities ...
Contents
Spectrum of recreation opportunities | 22 |
The Ecological Perspective | 24 |
xi | 65 |
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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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activities animals applied approach assessment Banff National Park Barrier Reef behaviour birds Bob Marshall Wilderness camping campsites carrying capacity cave centre chapter communities coral reef corridors damage disturbance ecological ecosystems Ecotourism effects environmental impacts Environmental Management erosion example facilities Forest Service groups habitat Hammitt & Cole human increased indicators interpretation Island Kakadu National Park Kruger National Park Land Management landscape Leung levels Liddle Limits of Acceptable located management actions Marion McArthur measure ment monitoring programme Mountains natural area tourism natural environment nutrients off-road vehicles opportunity classes planning frameworks plants population potential problems protected areas rainforest reduced Research reserves resource result river roads social soil species stakeholders standards Stankey Stirling Range survey techniques tion tour tourism development trampling trees tropical vegetation visitor impacts visitor management visitor monitoring visitor numbers Warren National Park Western Australia wilderness areas wildlife zone