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Record Nr.

UNINA9910446340103321

Autore

Buckley Ralf

Titolo

Conservation tourism [[electronic resource] /] / Ralf Buckley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, England ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CAB International, 2010

ISBN

1-282-89352-1

9786612893520

1-84593-708-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (230 p.)

Disciplina

333.95/416

Soggetti

Ecotourism - Research

Ecotourism - Marketing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; List of Tables; About the Author; Contributors; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Preface; 1. Introduction; PART I: GLOBAL LEADERS; PART II: REGIONAL PATTERNS; 13. Conclusions; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The effects of tourism on the ecology and natural environment of tourist destinations are hotly debated and research has expanded in the field of ecotourism and sustainability. This book considers the positive contributions that tourism can make to the conservation of global biodiversity by reviewing and analysing the economic and political contributions of tourism to conservation through establishment of private game and wildlife reserves, lodges and tourist facilities. Featuring 100 international case studies from private marine reserves to bird watching lodges, this book covers key topics i