Nature-Based Tourism in Peripheral Areas : : Development or Disaster? /

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

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...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (296 p.)
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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

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