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 82
... potential for , and nature of , any environmental impact is properly understood and anticipated ( Figure 3.2 ) . As already noted by Tyler and Dangerfield ( 1999 ) we must attempt to understand the ecosystems that we are dealing with ...
... potential for , and nature of , any environmental impact is properly understood and anticipated ( Figure 3.2 ) . As already noted by Tyler and Dangerfield ( 1999 ) we must attempt to understand the ecosystems that we are dealing with ...
Page 121
... potential disturbance to bears because of the many access routes through the mountains and in particular in the vicinity of moth sites . They noted that bears disturbed by climbers spent 53 % less time foraging and 23 % more time ...
... potential disturbance to bears because of the many access routes through the mountains and in particular in the vicinity of moth sites . They noted that bears disturbed by climbers spent 53 % less time foraging and 23 % more time ...
Page 138
... potential for camping impacts , wildlife disturbance and pollution to occur at more remote and relatively unused sites . This case study explores a range of potential impacts caused by the use of off - road vehicles with examples drawn ...
... potential for camping impacts , wildlife disturbance and pollution to occur at more remote and relatively unused sites . This case study explores a range of potential impacts caused by the use of off - road vehicles with examples drawn ...
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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