Ecotourism /
Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of its promise of achieving sustainability through conservation mindedness, community development, education and learning, and the promotion of nature based activities that were sensitive to both ecological and social syst...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
2015.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Ecotourism continues to be embraced as the antithesis of mass tourism because of its promise of achieving sustainability through conservation mindedness, community development, education and learning, and the promotion of nature based activities that were sensitive to both ecological and social systems. The extent to which this promise has been realised is open to debate. Focusing on an array of economic, social and ecological inconsistencies that continue to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, the volume examines ecotourism in reference to other related forms of tourism, impacts, conservation, sustainability, education and interpretation, policy and governance, and the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the world's greenest form of tourism. Ecotourism is a growing field attracting increasing attention from students and academics. Fennell provides an authoritative and comprehensive review of the most important issues that continue to both plague ecotourism and make it one of the most dynamic sectors in the tourism industry. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xviii, 336 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781134113545 1134113544 9780203382110 |