Sustainable tourism in protected areas : guidelines for planning and management /
This report tells how to ensure that tourism follows a sustainable path and that it contributes to the sustainable management of protected areas. Guidelines are presented to help readers understand protected area tourism and its management, and practical suggestions are based on theory and practice...
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| Corporate Authors: | , , |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Gland, Switzerland :
IUCN--the World Conservation Union,
2002.
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| Series: | Best practice protected area guidelines series ;
no. 8. |
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| Online Access: | Full text This electronic address not available when searched on Oct. 26, 2009 http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pag_008.pdf http://www.unep.fr/pc/tourism/library/sust_prot_areas.htm http://iucn.org/themes/wcpa/pubs/pdfs/tourism_guidelines.pdf |
| Summary: | This report tells how to ensure that tourism follows a sustainable path and that it contributes to the sustainable management of protected areas. Guidelines are presented to help readers understand protected area tourism and its management, and practical suggestions are based on theory and practice from around the world. Coverage includes biodiversity and conservation, planning for protected area tourism, culturally sensitive design and operation, visitor management, and human resources. There is no subject index. Eagles teaches at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Incorporated, Portland, OR. |
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| Item Description: | "Prepared for the United Nations Environment Programme, World Tourism Organization, and IUCN--the World Conservation Union." "World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA)." |
| Physical Description: | xv, 183 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 30 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-183). |
| ISBN: | 2831706483 9782831706481 |