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 141
... damage . Greller et al . ( 1974 ) for example showed that the impact of snowmobiles was greatest on soil and rock lichens and rigid cushion plants . Those plants that resisted and tolerated the damage were found to have less height and ...
... damage . Greller et al . ( 1974 ) for example showed that the impact of snowmobiles was greatest on soil and rock lichens and rigid cushion plants . Those plants that resisted and tolerated the damage were found to have less height and ...
Page 275
... damage indicators , including tree stumps ( % ) and damaged trees ( % ) . The groundcover and exposed soil ... damage but the area disturbed was relatively small compared to extensively impacted campsites . The area of these sites ...
... damage indicators , including tree stumps ( % ) and damaged trees ( % ) . The groundcover and exposed soil ... damage but the area disturbed was relatively small compared to extensively impacted campsites . The area of these sites ...
Page 292
... damaged , acceptable to 50 % of visitors , was two trees . Therefore , if damage to more than two trees occurred this would be an unacceptable impact and warrant management intervention . The standard for group size was six people or ...
... damaged , acceptable to 50 % of visitors , was two trees . Therefore , if damage to more than two trees occurred this would be an unacceptable impact and warrant management intervention . The standard for group size was six people or ...
Contents
Approaches to nature | 4 |
Natural Area Tourism | 10 |
Further Reading | 23 |
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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