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 115
... Tour boats carried 7488 tourists in 1992–3 and averaged 16 boat - viewing trips per day . Activity budgets of both disturbed and undisturbed birds were assessed . Tour boat visits were seen to significantly increase alert time , but ...
... Tour boats carried 7488 tourists in 1992–3 and averaged 16 boat - viewing trips per day . Activity budgets of both disturbed and undisturbed birds were assessed . Tour boat visits were seen to significantly increase alert time , but ...
Page 247
... tour operator's perspective The Pantanal is a large wetland and a major habitat for migratory birds , endemic species and species threatened with extinction . Spectacular and enig- matic species include the Hyacinth Macaw ...
... tour operator's perspective The Pantanal is a large wetland and a major habitat for migratory birds , endemic species and species threatened with extinction . Spectacular and enig- matic species include the Hyacinth Macaw ...
Page 257
... tour operators are in the best situation to deliver the full range of interpretation about marine ecosystems and tourism . Given that the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in Australia views education as a major process in ...
... tour operators are in the best situation to deliver the full range of interpretation about marine ecosystems and tourism . Given that the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority in Australia views education as a major process in ...
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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