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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... human altered areas where the natural environment has been modified to such an extent that it has lost its original characteristics and has been transformed into human created places and spaces . Such areas include rural and urban ...
... human altered areas where the natural environment has been modified to such an extent that it has lost its original characteristics and has been transformed into human created places and spaces . Such areas include rural and urban ...
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... humans at the centre of things . These two are the human - centred or anthropocentric view that underlies most industrial societies and the ecocentric or life - centred outlook . Key principles of the human - centred approach are that ...
... humans at the centre of things . These two are the human - centred or anthropocentric view that underlies most industrial societies and the ecocentric or life - centred outlook . Key principles of the human - centred approach are that ...
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... humans being present , as in walking , human - created sound and driving vehicles in a natural setting . Behavioural responses of wild animals to humans Tourists can have various attitudes towards wild animals . While some people enjoy ...
... humans being present , as in walking , human - created sound and driving vehicles in a natural setting . Behavioural responses of wild animals to humans Tourists can have various attitudes towards wild animals . While some people enjoy ...
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