Nature-based tourism and conservation new economic insights and case studies /
Nature-based Tourism and Conservation unearths new or neglected principles relevant to tourism and recreational economics, environmental valuation and economic theory. Its three parts have chapters on nature-based tourism and its relationships to conservation including case studies dealing with the...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Corporate Author: | |
Other Authors: | |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Cheltenham, U.K. :
Edward Elgar,
2012.
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781848448674.xml |
Summary: | Nature-based Tourism and Conservation unearths new or neglected principles relevant to tourism and recreational economics, environmental valuation and economic theory. Its three parts have chapters on nature-based tourism and its relationships to conservation including case studies dealing with the consequences of World Heritage listing of natural sites, Antarctic, subtropical and tropical national park-based tourism and an NGO's conservation efforts modelled on ecotourism. The final part focuses on tourism utilizing particular wildlife, including sea turtles, whales, penguins, royal albatross, glow-worms and tree kangaroos. |
---|---|
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 506 p.) : ill., maps. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781781005163 (e-book) |