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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A significant change in the ability of the abiotic environment to support vegetation can lead to loss of biodiversity and a reduced capacity for ecosystem function . Disturbance and succession , however , are features of all ecosystems ...
A significant change in the ability of the abiotic environment to support vegetation can lead to loss of biodiversity and a reduced capacity for ecosystem function . Disturbance and succession , however , are features of all ecosystems ...
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type of use , density and relative fragility of vegetation influence the degree of impact . Vegetated surfaces can be altered through the development of flattened vegetation or narrow trails , at one end of the scale , through to a ...
type of use , density and relative fragility of vegetation influence the degree of impact . Vegetated surfaces can be altered through the development of flattened vegetation or narrow trails , at one end of the scale , through to a ...
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The importance of riparian vegetation lies in its protective function and through the influence of fringing vegetation on aquatic fauna . Natural river channels demonstrate a balance between bank erosion and the deposition of sediment ...
The importance of riparian vegetation lies in its protective function and through the influence of fringing vegetation on aquatic fauna . Natural river channels demonstrate a balance between bank erosion and the deposition of sediment ...
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Contents
Types of tourism | 10 |
Tourisms Impacts in Natural Areas | 19 |
RecreationTourism Planning Frameworks | 22 |
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| Title | Natural Area Tourism: Ecology, Impacts, and Management Issue 4 of Aspects of Tourism Collection Volume 4 of Aspects of tourism, ISSN 2753-0663 G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Series |
| Authors | David Newsome, Susan A. Moore, Ross Kingston Dowling |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Channel View Publications, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1873150253, 9781873150252 |
| Length | 340 pages |
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