| Descript |
xvii, 439 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
Ecotourism : competing and conflicting schools of thought / James Higham -- Generic issues in ecotourism: Definition paradoxes : from concept to definition / Peter Björk. Ecotourism as a Western construct / Erlet Cater. Ecotourism and global environmental change / Stefan Gössling. Ecotourism, energy use, and the global climate : widening the local perspective / Susanne Becken and Matthias Schellhorn. Biosecurity and ecotourism / C. Michael Hall. Ecotourism : pondering the paradoxes / James Higham and Michael Lück. Against the current : striving for ethical ecotourism / Agnes M. Nowaczek, Cesar Moran-Cahusac and David A. Fennell. The role of sustainable tourism in international development : prospects for economic growth, alleviation of poverty and environmental conservation / Megan Epler Wood. Ecotourism and gender issues / Regina Scheyvens. Ecotourism, CSR and the fourth dimension of sustainability / Pamela Wright -- Critical issues in ecotourism policy, planning and management: Scaling ecotourism : the role of scale in understanding the impacts of ecotourism / C. Michael Hall. Defining critical habitats : the spatio-ecological approach to managing tourism-wildlife interactions / James Higham and David Lusseau. Ecotourism and wildlife habituation / Eric J. Shelton and James Higham. Ecotourism and biodiversity conservation in Asia : institutional challenges and opportunities / Janet Cochrane. Indigenous ecotourism : conservation and resource rights / Heather Zeppel. Indigenous perspectives on ecotourism in Nepal : the Ghale Kharka-Sikles and Sirubari experience / Sanjay K. Nepal. China : ecotourism and cultural tourism, harmony or dissonance? / Trevor Sofield and Fung Mei Sarah Li . Ecotourism certification : potential and challenges / Xavier Font. Negotiating the obstacles : owner/operator perspectives on 'nature' tourism in New Zealand / Anna Carr. Ecotourism : which school of thought should prevail? / James Higham. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Ecotourism.
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Tourism -- Environmental aspects.
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Environmental degradation -- Economic aspects.
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| Alt Author |
Higham, James E. S.
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| Alt Title |
Ecotourism |
| ISBN |
0750668784 (pbk.) |
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9780750668781 (pbk.) |
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