Ecotourism and environmental sustainability [[electronic resource] ] : principles and practice / / edited by Jennifer Hill and Tim Gale

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910454028703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Farnham, England ; ; Burlington, VT, : Ashgate, c2009
• ISBN: 1-317-14605-0; 1-317-14604-2; 1-282-24291-1; 9786612242915; 0-7546-7621-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (279 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): HillJennifer <1969-> (Jennifer Louise); GaleTim
• Disciplina: 910.68/4; 910.684
• Soggetti: Ecotourism - Environmental aspects; Ecotourism; Electronic books.
• 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: Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; PART 1 The Context of Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability; 1 Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: An Introduction; 2 An Introduction to Tourism-Environment Relationships; 3 Thinking Globally about Ecotourism Impact: The Contribution of Ecological Footprint Analysis; PART 2 Thematic Case Studies; 4 A Comparative Study of Tourism Impacts on Alpine Ecosystems in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepaland the Huascarán National Park, Peru; 5 Tourism, Local Community and Natural Resources: Tourism Impact Assessment and Tourism Management Analysis in the Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve, China6 Environmental Sustainability and Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada; 7 Managing Bear-Viewing to Minimize Human Impacts on the Species in Alaska; 8 Pugmarks, Tyre-Tracks and Footprints: The Actual and Potential Roles of Ecotourism in Protecting ; Wild Tigers in India; 9 Managing Wildlife for People or People for Wildlife? A Case Study of Dingoes and Tourism on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia; 10 Kohlberg: A Theoretical Framework for Informing Seal-Viewing Behaviour at the Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand11 Can the Conservation Attitudes and Behavioural Intentions of Tourists to Tropical Forest be Improved through Biodiversity Interpretation? A Case Study from Australia; 12 Broadening the View of Ecotourism: Botanic Gardens in Less Developed Countries; PART 3 The Future for Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability; 13 Exploding the Myth of Ecotourism; 14 Conclusion: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Drawing on a diverse series of international case studies this book offers conceptual and practical insights into the complex interactions between ecotourism and the natural environment. The result is a critical examination of ecotourism and environmental sustainability that highlights ideas for best practice and proposes new directions for future research.