Nature-Based Tourism in Peripheral Areas : : Development or Disaster? / / ed. by C. Michael Hall, Stephen W. Boyd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CVP eBook-Package Backfile 2000-2013
• HerausgeberIn: Boyd, Stephen W.,; Hall, C. Michael,
• MitwirkendeR: Boyd, Stephen,; Dupuis, Ludovic,; Fredline, Elizabeeth,; Frost, Warwick,; Hall, C. Michael,; Johnston, Margaret,; Lovelock, Brent,; Lusseau, David,; Lübcke, Hildegard,; Musa, Ghazali,; Müller, Dieter K.,; Orams, Mark,; Payne, Robert,; Queiros, Dorothy,; Robinson, Kevin,; Russell, Roslyn,; Saarinen, Jarkko,; Scheyvens, Regina,; Shelton, Eric J.,; Thomas, Philippa,; Tokalau, Filipo,; Westwood, Nicholas J.,; Wheeller, Brian,; Wilson, G.D.H. (Deon),
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol, UK;, Blue Ridge Summit, PA : : Channel View Publications, , [2004]; ©2004
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Language: English
• Series: Aspects of Tourism ; 21
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (296 p.)

This book provides one of the first detailed examinations of the problems of nature-based tourism development in peripheral areas. A diverse range of environments is used to illustrate the challenges and difficulties of managing nature-based tourism resources. A central theme throughout the book is the degree of opportunity that nature-based tourism provides as the basis for peripheral region development.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- Part 1: Introduction -- 1. Nature-based Tourism in Peripheral Areas: Introduction -- Part 2: Nature-based Tourism in Alpine, Forest and Sub-polar Environments -- 2. Ecotourism and Regional Transformation in Northwestern Ontario -- 3. Tourism in the Northern Wildernesses: Wilderness Discourses and the Development of Nature-based Tourism in Northern Finland -- 4. Mountain Scenic Flights: A Low Risk, Low Impact Ecotourism Experience within South Island, New Zealand -- 5. Regional Contrasts in Ecotourism in Australian Rainforests: A Comparative Study of Queensland and Victoria -- 6. Mountain Resorts in Summer: Defining the Image -- 7. Time-Space Use Among Cross-country Skiers in Abisko (Sweden) and Vercors (France) -- 8. The Importance of Health as a Factor in Achieving Sustainability in a High Altitude Destination of a Less Developed Country: A Case Study of Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal -- 9. Second Home Tourism in the Swedish Mountain Range -- Part 3: Island, Coastal and Marine Environments -- 10. Maximizing Economic Returns from Consumptive Wildlife Tourism in Peripheral Areas: White-tailed Deer Hunting on Stewart Island/Rakiura, New Zealand -- 11. The Economic Benefits of an Ecotourism Project in a Regional Economy: A Case Study of Namuamua Inland Tour, Namosi, Fiji Islands -- 12. Growth of Beach Fale Tourism in Samoa: The High Value of Low-cost Tourism -- 13. Doing it Right the First Time? Ecotourism on the Wild Coast of South Africa -- 14. Penguins as Sights, Penguins as Site: The Problematics of Contestation -- 15. Dolphins, Whales and Ecotourism in New Zealand: What Are the Impacts and How Should the Industry Be Managed? -- 16. The State of the Scenic Cruise Industry in Doubtful Sound in Relation to a Key Natural Resource: Bottlenose Dolphins -- Part 4: Nature-based Tourism in Peripheral Areas: A Tool for Regional Development? -- 17. Ecotourism/Egotourism and Development -- 18. Nature-based Tourism in Peripheral Areas: Making Peripheral Destinations Competitive -- Index