Ecotourism: A Sustainable Option (Royal Geographic Society Academic) [Hardcover]

Erlet Cater (Editor), Gwen Lowman (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471948969 | ISBN-13: 978-0471948964 | Publication Date: November 8, 1994 | Edition: 1

Ecotourism A Sustainable Option? Edited by Erlet Cater University of Reading, UK and Gwen Lowman Royal Geographical Society, UK Recent years have witnessed growing public and professional concern with environmental issues, including the fields of tourism and leisure. The adverse impacts of conventional mass tourism have led to demands for more environmentally sensitive approaches to tourist and leisure development. Increasing environmental awareness has also led to a rise in travel to destinations offering a wealth of unspoiled nature. These trends, broadly defined as "ecotourism", have produced one of the fastest growing and most hotly debated sectors in the tourism industry. This well-balanced and wide-ranging book provides the first overview of this key area, providing definitions, theoretical perspectives and detailed case studies, contributed by researchers, professionals and activists. This is an essential introduction to a dynamic and central topic in contemporary tourism.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Ecotourism has led to a rise in travel to destinations offering a wealth of unspoiled nature. This book examines the problems and prospects from the points of view of host populations, tourist guests, environmentalists and tourism organizations. The diverse backgrounds and disciplines of the contributors have been well represented: decision makers, practitioners, conservationists, consultants, advisors and academics. The geographical coverage of the text is equally diverse, incorporating case studies which range from local to national, polar to tropical, developing to developed.

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Ecotourism A Sustainable Option? Edited by Erlet Cater University of Reading, UK and Gwen Lowman Royal Geographical Society, UK Recent years have witnessed growing public and professional concern with environmental issues, including the fields of tourism and leisure. The adverse impacts of conventional mass tourism have led to demands for more environmentally sensitive approaches to tourist and leisure development. Increasing environmental awareness has also led to a rise in travel to destinations offering a wealth of unspoiled nature. These trends, broadly defined as "ecotourism", have produced one of the fastest growing and most hotly debated sectors in the tourism industry. This well-balanced and wide-ranging book provides the first overview of this key area, providing definitions, theoretical perspectives and detailed case studies, contributed by researchers, professionals and activists. This is an essential introduction to a dynamic and central topic in contemporary tourism.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 230 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (November 8, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471948969
• ISBN-13: 978-0471948964
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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