Global ecotourism policies and case studies : perspectives and constraints

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Global ecotourism policies and case studies : perspectives and constraints

edited by Michael Lück and Torsten Kirstges

(Current themes in tourism)

Channel View Publications, c2003

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Tourism is now known as the world's largest industry and a major foreign exchange earner for many countries. With continuously growing tourist numbers, pressure on resources increases, and there is a need to preserve and protect natural, cultural and historic resources. Various more sensitive forms of tourism have emerged and in recognition of the need for this development the United Nations proclaimed 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism. This book introduces the reader to a number of case studies from different parts of the world and illustrates opportunities and constraints associated with the implementation of the ecotourism concept.

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Michael Luck and Torsten Kirstges: Acknowledgements Hector Ceballos-Lascurain: Preface Torsten Kirstges: Basic Questions of 'Sustainable Tourism': Does Ecological and SociallyAcceptable Tourism Have a Chance? Rodrigo Gonzalez and Adriana Otero: Alternative Tourism Activities Management in the Argentinean-Chilean Great Lakes Corridor Inge A. Niefer, Joao Carlos G.L. da Silva and M. Amend: Analysis of the Visitors of Superagui National Park, Brazil Pamela A. Wight: Supporting the Principles of Sustainable Development in Tourism and Ecotourism: Government's Potential Role David Barkin and Carlos Pailles Bouchez: NGO-Community Collaboration for Ecotourism: A Strategy for Sustainable Regional Development W. Glen Croy and Lise Hogh: Endangered Visitors: A Phenomenological Study of Eco-Resort Development Ron Mader: Latin American Ecotourism: What is it? Ric Goodman: Pastoral Livelihoods in Tanzania: Can the Maasai Benefit from Conservation? Thea Schoemann: Socio-political Aspects of Establishing Ecotourism in the Qwa-QwaNational Park, South Africa Noah Shepherd: How Ecotourism can go Wrong: The Cases of SeaCanoe and Siam Safari, Thailand Heidi C. de Haas: Sustainability of Small-Scale Ecotourism: The Case of Niue, South Pacific Harold Goodwin: Local Community Involvement in Tourism around National Parks: Opportunities and Constraints Michael Luck: Large-scale Ecotourism -A Contradiction in Itself? Michael Luck: Looking into the Future of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism

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