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A trip too far : ecotourism, politics, and exploitation / Rosaleen Duffy
London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2002
222 pages. : illustrations
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 338.4791
"Tourism is the world's largest industry, and environmentally sustainable tourism, or 'ecotourism', has become a major area of interest for governments, the private sector and international lending institutions. It is regarded as a way of allowing economic development whilst protecting against environmental degradation, especially in those countries with fragile ecosystems." "Does ecotourism deliver real environmental benefits or is it just a marketing opportunity - 'green greed'? Through extensive use of case study and interview material, A Trip Too Far presents the first critical analysis of the impacts of ecotourism, both positive and negative, and shows how, given the right political context and regulation, it can work to support conservation and local economies." "The ideas and proposals that are presented will be important for the development of ecotourism around the globe and will be vital reading for academics in development and environmental studies and those working in environmental non-governmental organizations and the tourism industry."
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Biodiversity and tourism : conflicts on the world's seacoasts and strategies for their solution / German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
Berlin : Springer, 1997
342 pages. : illustrations
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 910
It is in the best interest of all concerned that tourism become sustainable and environmentally compatible. This need for "sustainable development" is and more by the responsible parties. Moreover, in the being recognised more search for solution strategies the realisation is gaining ground that tourism must be viewed as a worldwide phenomenon whose development must be co-ordinated in a co-operative effort spanning regions and continents. That the preservation of biological diversity also requires global co­ operation has been confirmed by over 170 countries which have already acceded to the "Convention on Biological Diversity". It is thus an important task to provide the foundations for joint action. Germany, one of the largest source countries of international tourism, must feel particularly obligated in this regard. The report published here is the result of a research project com­ missioned by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. The study pursued and examined the thesis that the Convention on Biological Diversity be used as a central instrument for arriving at international principles and regulations for combining nature conservation and tourism which could lead to a sustainable development of tourism. To further the discussion, the authors brought the study to a logical conclusion by working out a proposal for a "tourism protocol" additional to the existing Convention on Biodiversity. Such a protocol additional to the Convention would entail the stipulation of internationally binding implementation and regulations for achieving sustainable tourism.
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Critical debates in tourism / [Edited by] Tejvir Singh
Buffalo : Channel View Publications, 2012.
417 pages. : illustrations
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 338.4791
In this volume tourism experts collectively discuss and debate some intriguing questions that the tourism industry poses, such as the relevance of mass tourism, the dilemma of authenticity, whether small tourism is beautiful, whether volunteer tourism is benign, whether tourism contributes to climate change, as well as many others. The book brings together the expertise of 35 renowned international scholars of tourism to examine these perplexing issues. Multidisciplinary in its content, it touches upon anthropology, sociology, geography, climatology, biosciences, and planning and development aspects of tourism. The book provides a dialogue for an academic discussion which challenges research conservatism and stereotypes in tourism studies. It will encourage scholars to test the consistency of critical notions whose heuristic value is often taken for granted.
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Critical issues in ecotourism : understanding a complex tourism phenomenon / James E S Higham
Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2007
458 pages. : llustrations ; Includes index.
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 338.4791
"Critical Issues in Ecotourism" sweeps aside the rhetoric associated with ecotourism in an attempt to highlight the complex issues associated with this form of tourism development. Drawing upon emerging insights provided by pre-eminent scholars in the field, it identifies and comprehensively addresses the critical issues and complex challenges associated with contemporary ecotourism development. It provides the reader with the following: a critical, direct and hard hitting analysis of the real issues that apply to the field of ecotourism; contributions from prominent international scholars; dissemination of the scholarly works addressing this field; and a collection of works by outstanding international scholars. "Critical Issues in Ecotourism" highlights the complexities of ecotourism development and addresses the urgency of understanding and responding to the critical issues associated with a complex tourism phenomenon. -- From publisher's description.
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Environment and tourism / Andrew Holden
London ; New York : Routledge, 2008.
297 pages. : illustrations
Ký hiệu phân loại (DDC): 338.4791
"The second edition of Environment and Tourism reflects changes in the relationship between tourism, society and the natural environment in the first decade of the new century. Alongside the updating of all statistics, environmental policy initiatives, examples and case studies, new material has been added. This includes two new chapters: one on climate change and natural disasters; and the other on the relationship between tourism and poverty. These themes have direct relevance not only to tourism but are reflective of the wider relationship between nature and society, a thesis that contextualises the book. Tourism is also analysed as an interconnected system, linking the environments of where tourists come from, with the ones they go to. Further issues addressed in the book include tourism's interaction with nature; economic opportunities for conservation; market failure that causes tourism to create environmental problems; environmental management and planning for tourism; environmental ethics; sustainable tourism and ecotourism; poverty and tourism; climate change, natural disasters and tourism."-
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