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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780351403321

Titolo

Ecotourism policy and planning [[electronic resource] /] / edited by D. Fennell and Ross K. Dowling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, USA, : CABI Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-280-83355-6

9786610833559

0-85199-762-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (380 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DowlingRoss Kingston

FennellDavid A. <1963->

Disciplina

338.4/791

Soggetti

Ecotourism

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.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; About the Editors; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 The Context of Ecotourism Policy and Planning; 2 Institutional Arrangements for Ecotourism Policy; 2 Linking Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism Policy; 4 Sharing the Country: Ecotourism Policy and Indigenous Peoples in Australia; 5 Culture, Consumption and Ecotourism Policies; 6 Economic Instruments of Environmental Tourism Policy Derived from Environmental Theories; 7 Local Government, World Heritage and Ecotourism: Policy and Strategy in Australia's Tropical Rainforests

8 Processes in Formulating an Ecotourism Policy for Nature Reserves in Yunnan Province, China9 Ecotourism Development and Government Policy in Kyrgyzstan; 10 Ecotourism Development in Fiji: Policy, Practice and Political Instability; 11 Ecotourism and Protected Areas in Australia; 12 The Scope and Scale of Ecotourism in New Zealand: a Review and Consideration of Current Policy Initiatives; 13 Ecotourism Policy and Practice in New Zealand's National Estate; 14 Ecotourism Management in Europe: Lessons from the Biosphere Reserves in Central and Eastern Europe

15 A Regional Look at Ecotourism Policy in the Americas16 Ecotourism Policies and Issues in Antarctica; 17 Ecotourism Policy and Planning: Stakeholders, Management and Governance; Index



Sommario/riassunto

The global tourism industry continues a trend of sustained growth, often at the expense of the social and ecological integrity of destination regions. This book provides an objective overview of the extent of international ecotourism policy.