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 57
... zone of deeper water . The Great Barrier Reef , Australia ( Figure 2.11 ) which occurs from 35 to 100 nautical miles offshore , is a striking example of barrier reef development . Many islands are surrounded by fringing reefs and ...
... zone of deeper water . The Great Barrier Reef , Australia ( Figure 2.11 ) which occurs from 35 to 100 nautical miles offshore , is a striking example of barrier reef development . Many islands are surrounded by fringing reefs and ...
Page 198
... zones are delineated . The first , general use , provides for commercial and recreational uses , so both commercial and recreational fishing where they are consistent with conserving the natural resources . In the recreation zone ...
... zones are delineated . The first , general use , provides for commercial and recreational uses , so both commercial and recreational fishing where they are consistent with conserving the natural resources . In the recreation zone ...
Page 294
... zone ( Opportunity Class I ) the standard is 1 human impacted site per 290 ha compared to 6 sites in the most developed zone ( Oppor- tunity Class IV ) . To allow for short periods with high levels of visitor use , a probability was ...
... zone ( Opportunity Class I ) the standard is 1 human impacted site per 290 ha compared to 6 sites in the most developed zone ( Oppor- tunity Class IV ) . To allow for short periods with high levels of visitor use , a probability was ...
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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