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 275
... measure- ments at the site and an environmentally similar but undisturbed nearby site . Leung and Marion ( 1999c ) concluded that two aspects of impact , spatial extent ( areal measures ) and intensity ( percent measures ) , could be ...
... measure- ments at the site and an environmentally similar but undisturbed nearby site . Leung and Marion ( 1999c ) concluded that two aspects of impact , spatial extent ( areal measures ) and intensity ( percent measures ) , could be ...
Page 276
... measurements on all sites , it would be better to use an estimate system on all sites than to only take measurements on ... measure of erosion , usually recorded Table 7.6 Summary of trail monitoring techniques Trail monitoring technique ...
... measurements on all sites , it would be better to use an estimate system on all sites than to only take measurements on ... measure of erosion , usually recorded Table 7.6 Summary of trail monitoring techniques Trail monitoring technique ...
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... measurements of 1.4 gcm3 for campsite centres and 0.7 gcm3 or less for perimeters and control sites . Two other indicators measured were loss of overstorey and removal of material for firewood . A spherical densiometer was used to measure ...
... measurements of 1.4 gcm3 for campsite centres and 0.7 gcm3 or less for perimeters and control sites . Two other indicators measured were loss of overstorey and removal of material for firewood . A spherical densiometer was used to measure ...
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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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