Zoos and tourism : conservation, education, entertainment? /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Frost, Warwick
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bristol, UK ; Buffalo : Channel View Publications, [2011]
Series:Aspects of tourism.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Re-thinking zoos and tourism / Warwick Frost
  • Zoo tourism and the conservation of threatened species : a collaborative program in the Phillipines / Corazon Catibog-Sinha
  • A typology of animal displays in captive settings / Amir Shani and Abraham Pizam
  • Ecotourism and the commodification of wildlife : animal welfare and the ethics of zoos / Stephen Wearing and Chantelle Jobberns
  • The rhetoric versus the reality : a critical examination of the zoo proposition / Liam Smith, Betty Weiler and Sam Ham
  • Conservation, education or entertainment : what really matters to zoo visitors? / Sharon Linke and Caroline Winter
  • Fun, fascination and fear : exploring the construction and consumption of aquarium shark exhibits / John Dobson
  • Singapore Zoo and night safari / Joan Henderson
  • Heterogeneous spaces of tourism and recreation at Mumbai Zoo, India / Kevin Hannam
  • Zoos as tourist attractions : theme parks, protected areas or museums? / Warwick Frost
  • Up close and personal : rethinking zoos and the experience economy / Warwick Frost and Jennifer Laing
  • Feeding time at the zoo : food service and attraction management / Phillipp Boksberger, Markus Shuckert and Richard Robinson
  • The value of zoo volunteer programs / Kirsten Holmes and Karen Smith
  • I can't look : disgust as a factor in the zoos experience / Nancy Cushing and Kevin Markwell
  • Visitor expectations and visit satisfaction at zoos / Gary Crilley
  • Zoos and the media / Peter Mason
  • Zoos Victoria : branding, marketing and designing multi-location zoos / Leanne White
  • From Winnie-the-Pooh to Madagascar : fictional media images of the zoo experience / Warwick Frost
  • Zoos and tourism in a changing world / Warwick Frost.