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Ecotourism : impacts, potentials, and possibilities / Stephen Wearing

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London, United Kingdom : Routledge, c2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xvii, 286 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780750662499
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • G 156.5.E26 .W43 2009
Contents:
1. Departure: Surveying the Ground -- 2. If Ecotourism is not just an Activity but a Philosophy, which Philosophy -- 3. Tourism Development: Government, Industry, Policy and Planning -- 4. Ecotourism and Protected Areas: Visitor Management for Sustainability -- 5. The role of interpretation in achieving a sustainable future -- 6. Linking Conservation and Communities: Community Benefits and Social Costs -- 7. Ecotourism Case Studies -- 8. Marketing Ecotourism: Meeting and Shaping Expectations and Demands -- 9. Could the 'Real' Ecotourist Please Stand Up! -- 10. Ecotourism: a Model for Sustainable Development? -- A Guide to Ecotourism Agencies and Other Sustainable Tourism Resources.
Summary: "Significant developments in environmental policy and international political agreement over recent years have catapulted ecotourism from a fringe to significant sector within the tourism industry. this much-anticipated second edition of this book analyses the impacts of mainstream tourism in developing and developed countries, and argues the benefits of adopting the philosophical approaches of ecotourism to create a more sustainable tourism industry in every country around the world."--Jacket.
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GC AS 6 .R64 2013 Conferences and conventions : a global industry / GC BF 637.S4 .P35 2018 The art of gathering : how we meet and why it matters / GC G 156.5.E26 .W43 2008 Ecotourism / GC G 156.5.E26 .W43 2009 Ecotourism : impacts, potentials, and possibilities / GC GT 2850 .A53 2013 Breakfast : a history / GC GT 2853.P4 .S54 2011 Foods of Peru / GC GT 3403 .V36 2009 Event management : for tourism cultural and sporting events /

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Departure: Surveying the Ground -- 2. If Ecotourism is not just an Activity but a Philosophy, which Philosophy -- 3. Tourism Development: Government, Industry, Policy and Planning -- 4. Ecotourism and Protected Areas: Visitor Management for Sustainability -- 5. The role of interpretation in achieving a sustainable future -- 6. Linking Conservation and Communities: Community Benefits and Social Costs -- 7. Ecotourism Case Studies -- 8. Marketing Ecotourism: Meeting and Shaping Expectations and Demands -- 9. Could the 'Real' Ecotourist Please Stand Up! -- 10. Ecotourism: a Model for Sustainable Development? -- A Guide to Ecotourism Agencies and Other Sustainable Tourism Resources.

"Significant developments in environmental policy and international political agreement over recent years have catapulted ecotourism from a fringe to significant sector within the tourism industry. this much-anticipated second edition of this book analyses the impacts of mainstream tourism in developing and developed countries, and argues the benefits of adopting the philosophical approaches of ecotourism to create a more sustainable tourism industry in every country around the world."--Jacket.

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