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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828220003321

Autore

Newsome David <1951->

Titolo

Wildlife tourism / / David Newsome, Ross K. Dowling, and Susan A. Moore ; with Joan Bentrupperb?aumer, Mike Calver, and Kate Roger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Clevedon ; ; Buffalo, : Channel View Publications, c2005

ISBN

1-84541-316-4

1-280-62786-7

9786610627868

1-84541-008-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Aspects of tourism ; ; 24

Altri autori (Persone)

DowlingRoss Kingston

MooreSusan A

Disciplina

338.4/759

Soggetti

Tourism

Wildlife-related recreation

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 (p. 268-295) and index.

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.