International handbook on ecotourism
by Ballantyne, Roy Packer, Jan
"This Handbook brings together contributions from over forty international experts in the field of ecotourism. It provides a critical review and discussion of current issues and concepts - it challenges readers to consider the boundaries of what ecotourism is, and could be. The Handbook provides practical information regarding the business of ecotourism; insights into ecotourist behaviour and visitor experiences; and reflections on the practice of ecotourism in a range of different contexts. Th…
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- Full title :International handbook on ecotourism / edited by Roy Ballantyne and Jan Packer.
Summary
"This Handbook brings together contributions from over forty international experts in the field of ecotourism. It provides a critical review and discussion of current issues and concepts - it challenges readers to consider the boundaries of what ecotourism is, and could be. The Handbook provides practical information regarding the business of ecotourism; insights into ecotourist behaviour and visitor experiences; and reflections on the practice of ecotourism in a range of different contexts. The Handbook is designed to be a valuable reference book for tourism scholars and researchers."--Publisher.
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- Publication Date:2013.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Edward Elgar Publishing
- Place of Publication:Cheltenham
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xv, 504 pages)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780857939975, 0857939971, 9781782547501, 1782547509
- oclc:ocn857365154
- LC Classification:G156.5.E26
- Dewey Decimal:338.4791
Table of Contents
1. Ecotourism: themes and issues; PART I ECOTOURISM ISSUES, CONCEPTS AND CHALLENGES; 2. Defining ecotourism: consensus on core, disagreement on detail; 3. The history of ecotourism; 4. Ecotourism and ethics; 5. Ecotourism and community participation; 6. Ecotourism and global environmental change; 7. Ecotourism, biological invasions and biosecurity; 8. Complex interrelationships between ecotourism and Indigenous peoples; 9. Ecotourists: who are they and what should we really call them?; 10. Ecotourists and views of nature; PART II ECOTOURIST BEHAVIOUR AND VISITOR EXPERIENCES 11. Visitor behaviour in ecotourism settings; 12. Generational cohorts and ecotourism; 13. Free-choice learning and ecotourism; 14. Encouraging reflective visitor experiences in ecotourism; 15. The role of emotion in ecotourism experiences; 16. Developing ecotourists' environmentally sustainable behaviour; 17. The intrinsic motivations and psychological benefits of eco and wildlife tourism experiences; 18. The benefits of ecotourism for visitor wellness; PART III THE PRACTICE OF ECOTOURISM; 19. Ecotourism and conservation 20. Ecotourism and the triple bottom line 21. Staffing ecotourism businesses; 22. Risk man…
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