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 5
... natural area tourism is that governments , the tourism industry , operators , tourists and the local communities should all play a part in not ... nature and biological diversity as well INTRODUCTION 5 Types of natural areas Tourism Tourists.
... natural area tourism is that governments , the tourism industry , operators , tourists and the local communities should all play a part in not ... nature and biological diversity as well INTRODUCTION 5 Types of natural areas Tourism Tourists.
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... natural area tourism that this may be achieved ( Holden , 2000 ) . While it is impera- tive that the earth's environmental elements are not perceived solely as attributes , the reality is that if natural areas are to survive they must ...
... natural area tourism that this may be achieved ( Holden , 2000 ) . While it is impera- tive that the earth's environmental elements are not perceived solely as attributes , the reality is that if natural areas are to survive they must ...
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... natural areas . Voluntary strategies include codes of conduct , accreditation and best practice . Strategies employed by government organisations , more ... natural areas • Creating Protected Areas Protected areas as a recent phenomenon •
... natural areas . Voluntary strategies include codes of conduct , accreditation and best practice . Strategies employed by government organisations , more ... natural areas • Creating Protected Areas Protected areas as a recent phenomenon •
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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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 damage disturbance diversity ecological ecosystems ecotourism effects environmental impacts Environmental Management erosion example experience facilities Forest Service fynbos groups habitat Hammitt & Cole human increased indicators interpretation Island Kakadu Kakadu National Park Kruger National Park Land Management landscape Leung levels Limits of Acceptable located management actions management strategies Marion McArthur measure ment minimise monitoring programme Mountains National Park natural area tourism natural environment off-road vehicles opportunity classes organisations planning frameworks plants problems protected areas rainforest Ramsar Convention reduce Research reserves resource river roads social soil species stakeholders standards Stankey survey techniques tion tourism development trampling trees users vegetation visitor impacts visitor management visitor monitoring visitor numbers Warren National Park Western Australia wilderness areas wildlife zone