Nature-based tourism and conservation : new economic insights and case studies
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Nature-based tourism and conservation : new economic insights and case studies
Edward Elgar, c2012
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
Nature-based Tourism and Conservation unearths new or neglected principles relevant to tourism and recreational economics, environmental valuation and economic theory. Its three parts have chapters on nature-based tourism and its relationships to conservation including case studies dealing with the consequences of World Heritage listing of natural sites, Antarctic, subtropical and tropical national park-based tourism and an NGO's conservation efforts modeled on ecotourism. The final part focuses on tourism utilizing particular wildlife, including sea turtles, whales, penguins, royal albatross, glow-worms and tree kangaroos.
Table of Contents
Contents: Preface Part I: Background 1. An Overview of Nature-based Tourism and Conservation 2. The Growing Importance of Nature-based Tourism: Its Evolution and Significant Policy Issues 3. The User-Pays Principle and Conservation in National Parks: Review and Australian Case Study Part II: Tourism, Protected Areas and Nature Conservation 4. World Heritage Listing of Australian Natural Sites: Effects on Tourism, Economic Value and Conservation 5. Antarctic Tourism: Environmental Concerns and the Importance of Antarctica's Natural Attractions for Tourists 6. Rainforest Tourists: Wildlife and Other Features Attracting Visitors to Lamington National Park, Australia 7. Are Tourists Rational? Destination Decisions and Other Results from a Survey of Visitors to a North Queensland Natural Site - Jourama Falls 8. A Case Study of an NGO's Ecotourism Efforts: Findings Based on a Survey of Visitors to its Tropical Nature Reserve Part III: Particular Wildlife Species or Groups of Species as Tourist Attractions 9. Tourism as a Force for Conserving Sea Turtles Under Natural Conditions 10. The Role of Open-cycle Hatcheries Relying on Tourism in Sea Turtle Conservation: A Blessing or a Threat? 11. Whale-Watching as a Tourism Resource and as an Impetus for the Conservation of Whales 12. Little Penguins and Other Seabirds as Tourist Drawcards 13. Yellow-eyed Penguins and Royal Albatross as Valuable Tourist Attractions 14. Glow-worms and Other Insects Entice Tourists 15. Tree-Kangaroos, Tourism and Conservation: A Study of a Little-known Species Part IV: This Study in Retrospect 16. General Conclusions Index
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