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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... recreation spectrum for the natural area of interest . 2. Determine the capability of the area to provide for different recreation oportunities via a resource capability analysis . 3. Identify which recreation opportunities are ...
... recreation spectrum for the natural area of interest . 2. Determine the capability of the area to provide for different recreation oportunities via a resource capability analysis . 3. Identify which recreation opportunities are ...
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... recreation use levels and associated conflicts in the Mt Cole forest , an area of some 12,150 ha in south - eastern Australia ( Figure 4.7 ) , were dramatically increasing . ROS was applied to help deal with these concerns ( Leonard ...
... recreation use levels and associated conflicts in the Mt Cole forest , an area of some 12,150 ha in south - eastern Australia ( Figure 4.7 ) , were dramatically increasing . ROS was applied to help deal with these concerns ( Leonard ...
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... recreation . Parks and Recreation , July , 88–94 . Manning , R.E. , Lime , D.W. and Hof , M. ( 1996 ) Social carrying capacity of natural areas : Theory and application in the U.S. national parks . Natural Areas Journal 16 ( 2 ) , 118 ...
... recreation . Parks and Recreation , July , 88–94 . Manning , R.E. , Lime , D.W. and Hof , M. ( 1996 ) Social carrying capacity of natural areas : Theory and application in the U.S. national parks . Natural Areas Journal 16 ( 2 ) , 118 ...
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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