Ecotourism

Impacts, Potentials and Possibilities?

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ID19925650
AuthorsStephen Wearing (0000-0002-5158-059X), Wearing Wearing (corresponding author)
Year2009
Pages286
Publication date2009-04-09
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueEcotourism (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780080940182
OpenAlexW4241477147
Open LibraryOL25551750M
ISBN9780080940182
LanguageEN
Citations received26

Ecotourism: Impacts, Potentials and Possibilities analyzes the impacts of mainstream tourism in first, second and third world countries, and argues the benefits of adopting the philosophical approaches of ecotourism to create a more sustainable tourism industry in every country around the world. Conservation and ecotourism issues are now at the forefront of public opinion. The decline of natural rainforests, loss of endangered species, global warming and land degradation have galvanized public support for conservation. Building on the success of the first edition, this text has been fully revised and updated to include: updated and new international case studies a new chapter devoted to the theory and technique of Rapid Rural Appraisal (the practice whereby communities are empowered to improve their own environment) questions and further readings at the end of each chapter to facilitate student's learning critical analysis of ecotourism explores the movement of ideas around post-modern approaches to the field. Using relevant case studies, Ecotourism examines the potential positive social and environmental benefits of ecotourism and is ideal for both students of tourism and practitioners within the tourism industry. Ecotourism will also be of interest to environmental groups, land managers, academics and planners

Archaeology · Business · Ecotourism · Geography · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Business & Economics · Hospitality, travel & tourism · Industries · Ökotourismus · Sanfter Tourismus

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