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Record Nr.

UNINA9910554257203321

Titolo

Wildlife tourism futures : encounters with wild, captive and artificial animals / / edited by Giovanna Bertella

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, England ; ; Blue Ridge Summit, Pennsylvania : , : Multilingual Matters, , [2021]

©2021

ISBN

1-84541-819-0

1-84541-818-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 178 pages) : illustrations

Collana

The Future of Tourism ; ; 4

Disciplina

338.4759

Soggetti

Wildlife watching industry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Contributors -- 1 Introduction: Welcome to the Futures of Wildlife Tourism -- Part 1: Paths Towards the Futures of Wildlife Tourism -- 2 Wildlife Tourism in (Un)sustainable Futures -- 3 Rabbits in the Wild: Close Encounters on an Equal Footing? -- 4 Representing Wild Animals to Humans: The Ethical Future of Wildlife Tourism -- Part 2: Human-Animal Encounters -- 5 The Rise of Selfie Safaris and the Future(s) of Wildlife Tourism -- 6 The Future of Captive Wildlife: Useful and Enjoyable for Animals and Visitors -- 7 Promises and Pitfalls in the Future of Sustainable Wildlife Interpretation -- 8 Interspecies Communication and Encounters with Orcas -- Part 3: Technology Advancements -- 9 Safeguarding Sustainable Futures for Marine Wildlife Tourism through Collaboration and Innovation: The Utopia of Whale-Watching -- 10 Designing Future Wildlife Tourism Experiences: On Agency in Human-Sled Dog Encounters -- 11 The Future of Captive Animals and Tourism: The Zoo and Aquatic Cloning Centre 2070 -- 12 Will Cryptogovernance Save the Wildlife Tourism Commons -- 13 Final Reflections: Travel Notes, Postcards, Treasures and Dragons -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book presents possible future scenarios in wildlife and animal tourism. It offers critically-imagined futures in order to encourage readers to reflect on the possibility of shaping a better future. It will



appeal to researchers, students and practitioners in wildlife tourism, environmental studies, sustainability and conservation.