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 106
... river - bank camping occurred . Ongerth et al . ( 1995 ) found that the more heavily used Hoh River had 1-3 Giardia cysts / 100 ml of water as compared to the much less intensively used Queets River which had 0.2–1 Giardia cysts / 100 ...
... river - bank camping occurred . Ongerth et al . ( 1995 ) found that the more heavily used Hoh River had 1-3 Giardia cysts / 100 ml of water as compared to the much less intensively used Queets River which had 0.2–1 Giardia cysts / 100 ...
Page 111
... River banks When utilising aquatic ecosystems , such as rivers and lakes , tourism and recre- ational activity can be more dispersed than in the well - defined ' confined ' situation of a campground or walking trail . Despite this ...
... River banks When utilising aquatic ecosystems , such as rivers and lakes , tourism and recre- ational activity can be more dispersed than in the well - defined ' confined ' situation of a campground or walking trail . Despite this ...
Page 112
... river . Smith ( 1998 ) also demonstrated the impacts on riparian vegetation resulting in erosion that was associated with river bank campsites ( Plate 3.2 ) . Trail networks leading from campsites to and along the Warren River showed ...
... river . Smith ( 1998 ) also demonstrated the impacts on riparian vegetation resulting in erosion that was associated with river bank campsites ( Plate 3.2 ) . Trail networks leading from campsites to and along the Warren River showed ...
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