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 124
... observation of wildlife Major wildlife experience destinations around the world include the Masai Mara Game Reserve and Serengeti and Kruger ... observing wildlife ranks high in their 124 NATURAL AREA TOURISM The observation of wildlife.
... observation of wildlife Major wildlife experience destinations around the world include the Masai Mara Game Reserve and Serengeti and Kruger ... observing wildlife ranks high in their 124 NATURAL AREA TOURISM The observation of wildlife.
Page 125
... Observation of and interaction with sea mammals is an increasingly popular activity and particularly reflected in dolphin and whale watching tourism that now takes place in some 60 countries around the world . Colonies of seals and sea ...
... Observation of and interaction with sea mammals is an increasingly popular activity and particularly reflected in dolphin and whale watching tourism that now takes place in some 60 countries around the world . Colonies of seals and sea ...
Page 253
... observation gallery from which woodland and water birds can be observed . There is an environmental interpreta- tion section containing displays about birds and information on how and why the reserve is managed as it is . There is also ...
... observation gallery from which woodland and water birds can be observed . There is an environmental interpreta- tion section containing displays about birds and information on how and why the reserve is managed as it is . There is also ...
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