Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and ManagementThe 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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The increased levels of nutrients give rise to dramatic increases in algal biomass and the resultant intense metabolic activity reduces the oxygen content of the water . Deoxygenation of rivers and lakes results in the death of fish and ...
The increased levels of nutrients give rise to dramatic increases in algal biomass and the resultant intense metabolic activity reduces the oxygen content of the water . Deoxygenation of rivers and lakes results in the death of fish and ...
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Besides speleothem deterioration , fauna such as bats may decline as a result of increased visitation to caves ( Craven , 1999 ) . Caves that receive large numbers of visitors are also subject to track degradation and pathways can ...
Besides speleothem deterioration , fauna such as bats may decline as a result of increased visitation to caves ( Craven , 1999 ) . Caves that receive large numbers of visitors are also subject to track degradation and pathways can ...
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Technology , and particularly lightweight camping and trekking equipment , has made extended stays in remote areas possible for increasing numbers of visitors . Also , at least in the 1960s and 1970s , people had increased leisure time ...
Technology , and particularly lightweight camping and trekking equipment , has made extended stays in remote areas possible for increasing numbers of visitors . Also , at least in the 1960s and 1970s , people had increased leisure time ...
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Contents
Types of tourism | 10 |
Tourisms Impacts in Natural Areas | 19 |
RecreationTourism Planning Frameworks | 22 |
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