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1 online resource (290 pages)
ISBN:
9781845934378
Serie:
Ecotourism book series v.v. 7
Inhalt:
Using several case studies, regional overviews and thematic analyses, this book evaluates the pros and cons of ecotourism for communities and ecosystems. Focusing on the Americas, it draws perspectives from private tour operators, non-governmental conservation and development organizations, local and indigenous communities and tourism researchers.
Inhalt:
Intro -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part I: Introduction -- 1 The Bold Agenda of Ecotourism -- Part II: Community-based Ecotourism -- 2 Ecotourism and Conservation: the Cofan Experience -- 3 An Ecotourism Partnership in the Peruvian Amazon: the Case of Posada Amazonas -- Part III: Ecotourism in Marine Environments -- 4 Ecotourism and Marine Protected Areas in a Time of Climate Change -- 5 Fishing for Solutions: Ecotourism and Conservation in Galapagos National Park -- Part IV: Ecotourism in the USA -- 6 Can Responsible Travel Exist in a Developed Country? -- 7 A Montana Lodge and the Case for a Broadly Defined Ecotourism -- Part V: Educating Tourists -- 8 Environmental Interpretation versus Environmental Education as an Ecotourism Conservation Strategy -- 9 Educating Ecotourists: Lessons from the Field -- Part VI: Outcomes for Communities -- 10 Tourism, Indigenous Peoples and Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon -- 11 Ecotourism Equations: Do Economic Benefits Equal Conservation? -- Part VII: National Perspectives -- 12 Protected Areas and Tourism in Cuba -- 13 Ecotourism and Ecolodge Development in the 21st Century -- Part VIII: Guidelines and Standards -- 14 An Ecotourism Project Analysis and Evaluation Framework for International Development Donors -- 15 Setting Standards: Certification Programmes for Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism -- Part IX: Conclusion -- 16 The Challenge Ahead: Reversing Vicious Cycles through Ecotourism -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W.
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ISBN 9781845934002
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Print version Ecotourism and Conservation in the Americas
Sprache:
Englisch
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