Nature-based tourism and conservation [electronic resource] : new economic insights and case studies / Clem Tisdell and Clevo Wilson.
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TextPublication details: Cheltenham, U.K. : Edward Elgar, 2012Description: 1 online resource (viii, 506 p.) : ill., mapsISBN: 9781781005163 (e-book)Subject(s): Ecotourism | Nature conservationGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: No titleLOC classification: G156.5.E26 | T57 2012Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current library | Call number | URL | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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.
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