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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450071303321

Autore

Newsome David <1951->

Titolo

Wildlife Tourism / / David Newsome, Susan A. Moore, Ross K. Dowling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, UK; ; Blue Ridge Summit, PA : , : Channel View Publications, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

1-84541-316-4

1-280-62786-7

9786610627868

1-84541-008-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Aspects of Tourism

Disciplina

338.4759

338.4791

Soggetti

Tourism

Wildlife-related recreation

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Authors and Contributors -- Chapter 1. Viewing Animals in the Wild -- Chapter 2. Ecological Impacts -- Chapter 3. Human Dimension of Wildlife Interactions -- Chapter 4. Stakeholder Engagement -- Chapter 5. Wildlife Tourism Policies -- Chapter 6. Managing Potential Impacts -- Chapter 7. Natural Science and Wildlife Tourism -- Chapter 8. Researching Ecological Impacts -- Chapter 9. Conclusions -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a landmark contribution to the rapidly growing field of wildlife tourism, especially in regard to its underpinning foundations of science, conservation and policy. Written by a number of environmental and biological scientists it explains the synergy between wildlife and tourism by drawing on their global experiences.