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 39
... example , are habitat to a wide array of marine organisms . Niche refers to the role that species has in the community ( the food it eats , its position in the food chain and the ways it competes for resources ) in combination with how ...
... example , are habitat to a wide array of marine organisms . Niche refers to the role that species has in the community ( the food it eats , its position in the food chain and the ways it competes for resources ) in combination with how ...
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... examples of uncontrolled and poorly planned ecotourism and where interpretation is pivotal in providing for a more enriching experience . A third example illustrates the case of where interpre- tation is vital in reducing negative ...
... examples of uncontrolled and poorly planned ecotourism and where interpretation is pivotal in providing for a more enriching experience . A third example illustrates the case of where interpre- tation is vital in reducing negative ...
Page 294
... example of the Limits of Acceptable Change planning process . A central feature of this process was defining indicators and standards . This wilderness complex covers 682,000 ha of the Rocky Mountains in the north - western United ...
... example of the Limits of Acceptable Change planning process . A central feature of this process was defining indicators and standards . This wilderness complex covers 682,000 ha of the Rocky Mountains in the north - western United ...
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