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Nature-based tourism and conservation : new economic insights and case studies / Clem Tisdell, professor emeritus, School of Economics, the University of Queensland, Australia and Clevo Wilson, associate professor, School of Economics and Finance, Queensland University of Technology, Australia

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Edward Elgar E-Book ArchivePublisher: Cheltenham, U.K ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar, 2012Description: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 506 pages) : diagrams, mapsISBN:
  • 9781781005163
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: 9781848448674. | Erscheint auch als: Nature-based tourism and conservation. Druck-Ausgabe Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 2012. VIII, 506 S.RVK: RVK: QQ 913 | QQ 910LOC classification:
  • G156.5.E26
DOI: DOI: 10.4337/9781781005163Online resources: Summary: pt. 1. Background -- pt. 2. Tourism, protected areas and nature conservation -- pt. 3. Particular wildlife species or groups of species as tourist attractions -- pt. 4. This study in retrospect.Summary: 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 modelled on ecotourism. The final part focuses on tourism utilizing particular wildlife, including sea turtles, whales, penguins, royal albatross, glow-worms and tree kangaroosPPN: PPN: 1023435942Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-1-EWE
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