The environmental impacts of religious tourism / Kiran A. Shinde, Daniel H. Olsen -- Pilgrimage, religious tourism, biodiversity, and natural sacred sites / Daniel H. Olsen -- Managing the environment in religious tourism destinations : a conceptual model / Kiran A. Shinde -- Human sanctuaries can be created everywhere : pilgrimage, tourism, and conservation in Vrindavan, India / Joshua Nash -- The Beyul : Sherpa perspectives on landscapes characteristics and tourism development in Khumbu (Everest), Nepal / Sanjay K. Nepal, Yang Mu, Po-Hsin Lai -- Religious tourism and environmental conservation in Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, World Heritage Site, Nepal / Anouk Lafortune-Bernard, Rajendra, N. Suwal, Kai Weise, Robin A.E. Coningham -- Interreligious dialogue : trees, stones, water, and interfaith ritual experiences in Lebanon / Nour Farra Haddad -- Mimicking mountains : Antoni Gaudí's Sagrada Família and the mountain of Montserrat / Josep-Maria Garcia-Fuentes -- Disease and health-related issues at mass religious gatherings / Daniel H. Olsen -- The natural environment and waste management at the Hajj / Jahanzeeb Qurashi -- The effects of natural disasters on religious tourism sites : earthquakes in the spiritual heart of Italy / Michael Di Giovine, Elisa Ascione -- Religion, the environment, and sacred places : lessons learned and future directions / Daniel H. Olsen, Kiran A. Shinde |