Tisdell, Clem. <br/><br/>
Nature-based tourism and conservation  new economic insights and case studies /  [electronic resource] : 
Clem Tisdell and Clevo Wilson. 
 - Cheltenham, U.K. :  Edward Elgar,  2012. 
 - 1 online resource (viii, 506 p.) :  ill., maps. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Background -- pt. 2. Tourism, protected areas and nature conservation -- pt. 3. Particular wildlife species or groups of species as tourist attractions -- pt. 4. This study in retrospect. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781781005163 (e-book) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2012930567 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Ecotourism.<br/>Nature conservation.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>G156.5.E26  / T57 2012