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 96
... effects of roads on birds Kuitunen et al . ( 1998 ) point out that traffic induced mortality and road barrier effects are not significant as when compared to the mortality suffered by other vertebrates . Moreover a study carried out in ...
... effects of roads on birds Kuitunen et al . ( 1998 ) point out that traffic induced mortality and road barrier effects are not significant as when compared to the mortality suffered by other vertebrates . Moreover a study carried out in ...
Page 112
... effects ( various forms of pollution ) and ecological impacts . Major physical impacts include the erosional effects of wave action on river banks and lake shorelines . According to Liddle and Scorgie ( 1980 ) waves and ripples ...
... effects ( various forms of pollution ) and ecological impacts . Major physical impacts include the erosional effects of wave action on river banks and lake shorelines . According to Liddle and Scorgie ( 1980 ) waves and ripples ...
Page 189
... effects . On the other hand , creating more reserves , even if they are small , reduces the possi- bility of a single catastrophic event , such as a fire or disease , destroying a species because all individuals are located in one large ...
... effects . On the other hand , creating more reserves , even if they are small , reduces the possi- bility of a single catastrophic event , such as a fire or disease , destroying a species because all individuals are located in one large ...
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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