Nature Tourism: Managing for the Environment
- ISBN-10
- 155963037X
- ISBN-13
- 9781559630375
- Pages
- 223
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991
- Publisher
- Island Press
- Author
- Tensie Whelan
Description
Tourism remains the world's most significant growth industry, and is a lifeline to the future for many developing countries. But there is often an environmental price to be paid for tourism, which is an activity that concentrates pressure on landscapes in both spatial (most people want to see the same things) and temporal (most people travel at the same time) senses. This collection addresses both the growing trend in favor of "ecotourism" and its environmental impacts. Contributors present a sampling of nature tourism experiences (Kenya, Yellowstone, Costa Rica), and deal with nuts-and-bolts issues such as economics, marketing, and the crucial role of local involvement. The book focuses on the ways in which nature tourism can continue to stimulate local economies while minimizing environmental degradation. ISBN 1-55963-037-X: $34.95.
