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Ecotourism: Principles and Practices

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Description for Ecotourism: Principles and Practices Paperback. Principles and Practices. Series: CABI Tourism Texts. 384 pages, Illustrations. Focussing on fundamental ecotourism concepts, this textbook provides a basis for studies into environment-based tourism. It covers key topics such as the management, economics and potential environmental impacts both positive and negative of this sector. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: KNSG; RNT. Dimension: 244 x 190 x 20. Weight: 916.
Ecotourism is a useful concept, but not a very well defined one; it has been debated in theory and attempted in practice for nearly two decades. Its key goal is to reduce the net environmental impact of the tourism industry, via mechanisms including minimal impact management measures, education, community involvement, private conservation, contributions to public protected areas, expansion of ecotourism enterprises and mainstreaming of ecotourism principles. Focussing on fundamental ecotourism concepts, this broad-based textbook provides a basis for studies into environment-based tourism. It covers key topics such as the management, economics and potential environmental impacts both positive and negative of ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
CABI Publishing
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
378
Place of Publication
Wallingford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845934576
SKU
V9781845934576
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99-50

About Ralf Buckley
Ralf Buckley is Director of the International Centre for Ecotourism Research, and Research Director of the Climate Response Program at Griffith University, Australia. He has an extensive research record in this field, including previous books published by CABI on Case Studies in Ecotourism, Nature-Based Tourism, Environmental Impacts of Ecotourism, and Adventure Tourism. In 1993 he established the world's first full ... Read more

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This is not 'just a book' on ecotourism, but rather a welcome text on the principles and practices that should be applied to tourism and its development.
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