05312nam 22008293u 450 991028915920332120230829005216.01-280-73606-297866107360651-84593-123-8(CKB)1000000000466404(EBL)776580(SSID)ssj0000386584(PQKBManifestationID)11266708(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000386584(PQKBWorkID)10389403(PQKB)10485032(SSID)ssj0000099408(PQKBManifestationID)11981980(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000099408(PQKBWorkID)10025979(PQKB)10936327(MiAaPQ)EBC776580(Au-PeEL)EBL776580(CaONFJC)MIL73606(OCoLC)77798043(EXLCZ)99100000000046640420151123d2006|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||txtccrAdventure Tourism[electronic resource]1st ed.CABI20061 online resource (535 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-84593-122-X Contents; Contributors; Lists of Tables and Figures; Preface; Disclaimer; 1 Introduction; Aims and Scope; Defining Adventure Tourism; Difficult Distinctions; Social Contexts and Changes; Equipment, Clothing and Entertainment; Overlaps with Other Subsectors; Information on Adventure Tours; Base and Apex of the Adventure Sector; Skill, Risk, Reward, Remoteness; Evolution of Skilled Adventure Tours in Remote Areas; Structure of Adventure Subsectors; 2 Adventure Recreation Research; Adventure in Tourism and Recreation Texts; Products; Impacts; Risks and AccidentsParticipant Perceptions and Psychology3 Case Study Approach; On-site Audits and Activity Sector; Advantages and Limitations of Case Studies; Parameters and Products; Access and Sponsorship; Limitations on Scope; Academic Disciplines, Methods and Data; Experience, Audits and Case Studies; 4 River Journeys; Sector Structure; Yangbi River, China: Earth Science Expeditions; Qamdo Gorge of the Mekong, Tibet: Shangri-La River Expeditions; Chuya and Katun Rivers, Russia: Team Gorky; Sun Khosi, Karnali, Trisuli, Marsyangdi, Nepal: David Allardice's Ultimate DescentsDrysdale River, Australia: Raleigh International and NOLSJatapu River, Brazil: Fabio Bueno Neto and Carlos Colares; 5 Whitewater Kayaking; Futaleufu River, Chile: Expediciones Chile; Reventazon, Pacuare, Pejibaye and Sarapiqui, Costa Rica: Endless River Adventures; Karamea River, New Zealand: Ultimate Descents NZ; Colorado Grand Canyon, USA: Expeditions Inc. and Others; Franklin River, Australia: World Expeditions; Upper Zambezi, Zimbabwe: Various Operators; 6 Whitewater Rafting; White Nile, Uganda: Adrift; Zambezi River, Zimbabwe: Shearwater AdventuresNymboida River, Australia: World Expeditions, Wildwater Adventures and OthersRio Toachi and Rio Blanco, Ecuador: Yacu Amu Rafting and Rios Ecuador; 'Luva River, Fiji: Rivers Fiji; Tully River, Australia: Raging Thunder, R'n'R; Kawarau River, New Zealand: Various Operators; Shotover River, New Zealand: Various Operators; Rangitata River, New Zealand: Rangitata Rafts; 7 Seakayaking; Sector Structure; Baffin Island, Canada: Blackfeather Inc.; Svalbard, Norway: Southern Sea Ventures and Aurora Expeditions; Prince William Sound, Alaska: National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS)Yasawa Islands, Fiji: Southern Sea VenturesHinchinbrook Island, Australia: Southern Sea Ventures and World Expeditions; Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand: Ocean River and Natural High; Phang Nga Bay, Thailand: John Gray's Sea Canoe; 8 Sailing; Sector Structure; Scotland to Faeroes: Private Yacht; Bay of Islands, New Zealand: Various Operators; Baja Peninsula, Mexico: NOLS Mexico; 9 Expedition Cruises; Sector Structure; South Georgia and Antarctic Peninsula: Abercrombie and Kent, Explorer Shipping; Svalbard: Aurora Expeditions; Sepik River, Papua New Guinea: Various Operators; 10 DivingSector StructureAdventure tourism is a new, rapidly growing area at both practical and academic levels. Written at an introductory level, Adventure Tourism provides a basic background and covers commercial adventure tourism products across a range of adventure tourism sectors.CAB International Book Archive, titles from 2005, 2006, 2007Adventure travelTourismTravelGeographyHILCCTravel & TourismHILCCEarth & Environmental SciencesHILCCAdventure travelTourismAdventure travel.Tourism.Travel.GeographyTravel & TourismEarth & Environmental SciencesAdventure travelTourism338.4791Buckley R C1225987AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910289159203321Adventure Tourism2846461UNINA