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 91
... soil surface stabilisation and the reduction of erosion ; ( 2 ) regulation of water flow into soils by absorbing and retaining water ; ( 3 ) production of nitrogen and organic carbon at the soil surface ; ( 4 ) sites for the ...
... soil surface stabilisation and the reduction of erosion ; ( 2 ) regulation of water flow into soils by absorbing and retaining water ; ( 3 ) production of nitrogen and organic carbon at the soil surface ; ( 4 ) sites for the ...
Page 93
... soil profile . Soils dominated by sand and gravel are less cohesive than those with moderate to high clay content . The infiltration of water into the soil profile , on the other hand , is much higher in coarse textured ( coarse sand ...
... soil profile . Soils dominated by sand and gravel are less cohesive than those with moderate to high clay content . The infiltration of water into the soil profile , on the other hand , is much higher in coarse textured ( coarse sand ...
Page 95
... soil environments to degradation . Despite this , the applicability of this prediction model outside of the USA has been significantly limited because of a lack of detailed climate and soil data for many parts of the world . Some soil ...
... soil environments to degradation . Despite this , the applicability of this prediction model outside of the USA has been significantly limited because of a lack of detailed climate and soil data for many parts of the world . Some soil ...
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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