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 241
... experience , and by illustrative media , rather than simply to communicate factual information . ' Meaning is achieved through stimulation and revelation . Whereas education per se is generally a more formal provision of facts ...
... experience , and by illustrative media , rather than simply to communicate factual information . ' Meaning is achieved through stimulation and revelation . Whereas education per se is generally a more formal provision of facts ...
Page 242
... experience ' alive ' and make it more enjoyable and satisfying . By analogy simply looking at food is not as satisfying as smelling it , feeling its texture in the mouth and then tasting it ! Similarly , the smells ( oils and resins in ...
... experience ' alive ' and make it more enjoyable and satisfying . By analogy simply looking at food is not as satisfying as smelling it , feeling its texture in the mouth and then tasting it ! Similarly , the smells ( oils and resins in ...
Page 244
... experience From a psychological standpoint it is recognised that visitor experience can exist in several cognitive states during a particular interpretive experience . Cognition relates to the processes of perception and reasoning in ...
... experience From a psychological standpoint it is recognised that visitor experience can exist in several cognitive states during a particular interpretive experience . Cognition relates to the processes of perception and reasoning in ...
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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