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 101
... off - road bicycle user preferences , Goeft and Alder ( 2000 ) report that users of off - road bicy- cles prefer a variety of settings to cater for various degrees of riding difficulty , terrain and scenery . As in the case of horse ...
... off - road bicycle user preferences , Goeft and Alder ( 2000 ) report that users of off - road bicy- cles prefer a variety of settings to cater for various degrees of riding difficulty , terrain and scenery . As in the case of horse ...
Page 138
... Off - Road Vehicle Driving The use of off - road vehicles as a recreational activity Access into natural areas has been facilitated by the proliferation and wide- spread use of off - road vehicles ( motorcycles and four - wheel - drive ...
... Off - Road Vehicle Driving The use of off - road vehicles as a recreational activity Access into natural areas has been facilitated by the proliferation and wide- spread use of off - road vehicles ( motorcycles and four - wheel - drive ...
Page 140
... off - road vehicle activity also contribute to social discontent where hikers and off - road vehicles use the same areas . In a study of off - road vehicle impacts on Arctic tundra Rickard and Brown ( 1974 ) consider aspects of ...
... off - road vehicle activity also contribute to social discontent where hikers and off - road vehicles use the same areas . In a study of off - road vehicle impacts on Arctic tundra Rickard and Brown ( 1974 ) consider aspects of ...
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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