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 25
... important to appreciate how ecosystems fit into the landscapes that form tourism resources . The ecological view in this chapter is therefore presented largely in terms of the composition and functioning of ecosystems . This view is ...
... important to appreciate how ecosystems fit into the landscapes that form tourism resources . The ecological view in this chapter is therefore presented largely in terms of the composition and functioning of ecosystems . This view is ...
Page 52
... important ecological characteristics of selected ecosystems Selected ecosystem property Coral reef Major structural ... important in the recycling of woody materials . Complex vertical structure of woody vegetation . Epiphytes . Forest ...
... important ecological characteristics of selected ecosystems Selected ecosystem property Coral reef Major structural ... important in the recycling of woody materials . Complex vertical structure of woody vegetation . Epiphytes . Forest ...
Page 73
... important , and sometimes highly specific , component of natural area tourism it important to appreciate the main causes of disturbance to wildlife and have some understanding of the ensuing biological and ecological effects . Wild ...
... important , and sometimes highly specific , component of natural area tourism it important to appreciate the main causes of disturbance to wildlife and have some understanding of the ensuing biological and ecological effects . Wild ...
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