Ecotourism : management, development and impact

By:

Anton Krause

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Tourism and hospitality development and management seriesPublication details: New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2010.Description: xiii, 284 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cmISBN:

9781608767243

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DDC classification:

910.68

Summary: Ecotourism can be conceptualized as a reconciliation of tourism and environmentalism. The environmentalist dimension of ecotourism involves environmental education and financial support of nature conservation. Extensive and intense human activity has altered the balance of ecosystems to the detriment of the natural environment. The movement of people, capital, goods and services has caused different types of ecosystem changes, including deforestation. Marine ecotourism offers contemporary attractive alternatives to marine resource use within marine protected areas (MPAs). This book reviews our current state of knowledge on the development, effects and management of ecotourism in MPAs, identifies factors affecting the appropriateness, success and sustainability of ecotourism in MPAs, and highlights research and practice priorities in the future.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Botho University Botswana Open Shelves	Faculty of Hospitality & Sustainable Tourism	910.68 ECO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		BU-LIB20084

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ecotourism can be conceptualized as a reconciliation of tourism and environmentalism. The environmentalist dimension of ecotourism involves environmental education and financial support of nature conservation. Extensive and intense human activity has altered the balance of ecosystems to the detriment of the natural environment. The movement of people, capital, goods and services has caused different types of ecosystem changes, including deforestation. Marine ecotourism offers contemporary attractive alternatives to marine resource use within marine protected areas (MPAs). This book reviews our current state of knowledge on the development, effects and management of ecotourism in MPAs, identifies factors affecting the appropriateness, success and sustainability of ecotourism in MPAs, and highlights research and practice priorities in the future.

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