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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828221003321

Autore

Bulbeck Chilla <1951-, >

Titolo

Facing the wild : ecotourism, conservation, and animal encounters / / Chilla Bulbeck

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Sterling Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005

ISBN

1-136-54811-4

1-280-47508-0

1-84977-385-8

9786610475087

1-136-54810-6

600-00-0059-6

1-4175-8309-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (643 p.)

Disciplina

338.4791

Soggetti

Ecotourism

Nature conservation

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; Half Title; Dedication; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: Back to Nature Tourism; Introduction - Part 1; 1. Zoos and Circuses; Natural history; Zoos: From circus spectacles to Noah's arks; Animal interactions: Touching and feeding; Conclusion: Cute, cuddly or wild; 2. Animals as Ambassadors for Conservation; Turning wilderness into national parks; Saving the wild world; From killing to watching: Whales, penguins and sea lions; Framing penguins; Conclusion: Green messages

3. So Long and Thanks For All the FishOceanic anchors: Dolphin dreaming; Human-dolphin encounters; Dolphins in the community; Conclusion: Wolves of the sea; Part 2: The Nature of Modern Society; Introduction - Part 2; 4. Recapturing Lost Meanings; Where has all the meaning gone?; Woman-native-nature; The masculinity of hunting; Tourism and the Romantic movement; Conclusion; 5. Loving Knowing; Changing scientific paradigms; Dualism: Are humans different



animals?; Experiencing the wild; Feral and wild animals; Conclusion; 6. Respectful Stewardship of a Hybrid Nature

Contesting dualisms in late capitalismHybrid nature; Appendices; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

What do wild animals mean to humans? Will they survive both rampant habitat loss and extinction caused by human encroachment and, as ecotourists, our enthusiasm for them? With ecotourism now the fastest growing segment of tourism, and encounters with wild animals - be it swimming with dolphins, going on safari or bird watching - ever more popular, these are critical questions. Yet until now little has been known about why people crave encounters with wild animals and the meaning for the ecotourism industry, conservation efforts and society at large. Facing the Wild is the first serious empiric