Ecotourism: An Introduction - Couverture rigide

Fennell, David A.

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0415142377 ISBN 13 : 9780415142373

Editeur : Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

As tourism takes its place as the worlds largest industry, ecotourism has been identified as the fastest-growing segment of this dynamic global industry. Since the mid to late 1980s ecotourism has become a major economic force for both developed and developing nations around the world. Using a wealth of international case studies and photos, Ecotourism: An Introduction provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the key foundations, concepts and issues related to the subject, including: the foundations of ecotourism tourism and ecotourism policy the economics, marketing and management of ecotourism the social and ecological impacts of tourism ecotourism and development the role of ethics in ecotourism.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Focusing on an array of economic, social and ecological inconsistencies that continue to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, this book examines ecotourism in reference to other related forms of tourism, impacts, conservation, sustainability, education and interpretation, policy and governance, and the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the world’s greenest form of tourism.

This revised edition includes:

• new information on the magnitude of the tourism industry, nature-based tourism and the pros and cons of mass ecotourism
• revised chapters on development, economics, marketing, policy, ecotourism in practice and biodiversity conservation
• a section on governance models, ecotourism programmes, operators and guides, interpretation, certification, and ecolodge design
• a discussion of ecotourism as an ethical or responsible form of tourism
• approximately 300 new references.

It includes case studies and considers the perspectives of many adjacent fields, including geography, economics, business, philosophy, biology, and environmental studies.

Biographie de l'auteur

David Fennell teaches and researches mainly in the areas of ecotourism and tourism ethics at Brock University, St Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Ecotourism, and is an active member on editorial boards of many academic journals.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415142377
• ISBN 13: 9780415142373
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible