Forest tourism and recreation [[electronic resource] ] : case studies in environmental management / / edited by Xavier Font and John Tribe

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, Oxon, UK ; ; New York, : CABI Pub., c2000
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (304 p.)
• Disciplina: 333.78/4
• Soggetto topico: Ecotourism; Forest reserves - Recreational use
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: FontXavier TribeJohn
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: FOREST TOURISM AND RECREATION; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Recreation, Conservation and Timber Production: a Sustainable Relationship?; 2. The Survival of a Forest Fragment:Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore; 3. Competing Interests on a Former Military Training Area: a Casefrom Estonia; 4. Hypotheses about Recreational Congestion: Tests in the Forest of Dean (England) and Wider Management Implications; 5. Balancing Tourism and Wilderness Qualities in New Zealand's Native Forests ; 6. A Review of Ecology and Camping Requirements in the Ancient Woodlands of the New Forest, England7. Ecotourism on the Edge: the Case of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica; 8. Ecotourism in Tropical Rainforests: an Environmental Management Option for Threatened Resources?; 9. Wilderness Management in the Forests of New Zealand: Historical Development and Contemporary Issues in Environmental Management; 10. From Wasteland to Woodland to 'Little Switzerland': Environmental and Recreational Management in Place, Culture and Time ; 11. Forest Tourism: Putting Policy into Practice in the Forestry Commission12. Recreation, Forestry and Environmental Management: The Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, Ontario, Canada; 13. Writing an Environmental Plan for the Community Forest of Mercia, England; 14. Forest Tourism and Recreation in Nepal; 15. Planning for the Compatibility of Recreation and Forestry: Recent Developments in Woodland Management Planning within the National Trust; 16. Beyond Carrying Capacity: Introducing a Model to Monitor and Manage Visitor Activity in Forests ; 17. Implementing Environmental Management Systems in Forest Tourism: the Case of Center ParcsIndex
• Sommario/riassunto: This text provides examples of environmental management techniques applied to timber producing, recreational and conservation forests. It includes case studies from various countries, and practitioner-orientated contributions on Center Parcs, the National Trust and Forest of Mercia.
• Titolo autorizzato: Forest tourism and recreation
• ISBN: 1-280-90823-8; 9786610908233; 1-84593-303-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910450472203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II