Using detailed case studies and regional overviews, Ecotourism and Conservation in the Americas presents the views and experiences of scholars, practitioners, tour operators, and policy makers involved in ecotourism programs in the U.S. and Latin America. The pros and cons of ecotourism for communities and ecosystems are explored, with particular attention paid to the ability of ecotourism to support sustainable development and conservation. The synthesis is inter-disciplinary, cross-cultural, and multi-scale and presents ecotourism as it is currently being practiced.
Researchers and students interested in ecotourism and conservation.
1. The Bold Agenda for Ecotourism A Stronza
2. Ecotourism and Conservation: The Cofan Experience R Borman
3. An Ecotourism Partnership in the Peruvian Amazon J Gordillo, C Hunt, and A Stronza
4. Ecotourism and Marine Protected Areas in a Time of Climate Change S C Stonich
5. Fishing for Solutions: Conservation and Ecotourism in Galapagos National Park W H Durham
6. A Montana Lodge and the Case for a Broadly Defined Ecotourism A Bidwell Pearce and C Ocampo-Reader
7. Can Responsible Travel Exist in a Developed Country? W L Bryan
8. Heritage Interpretation vs. Environmental Education as an Ecotourism Conservation Strategy J Kohl
9. Educating Ecotourists: Lessons from the Field J I Dubin
10. Indigenous People and Conservation in the Ecuadorian Amazon A Rodriguez
11. The Ecotourism Equation: Do Economic Benefits Equal Conservation? F Pegas and A Stronza
12. Protected Areas and Tourism in Cuba T Borges, L C de la Fuente, and K L Wald
13. Ecotourism and Ecolodge Development in the 21st Century H Ceballos-Lascurain
14. An Ecotourism Project Analysis and Evaluation Framework for International Development Donors M E Wood
15. Setting Standards: Certification Programs for Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism M Honey
16. The Challenge Ahead: Reversing Vicious Cycles through Ecotourism W H Durham
Using detailed case studies and regional overviews, Ecotourism and Conservation in the Americas presents the views and experiences of scholars, practitioners, tour operators, and policy makers involved in ecotourism programs in the U.S. and Latin America. The pros and cons of ecotourism for communities and ecosystems are explored, with...
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Island Tourism
by R Butler, J Carlsen
March 2011
Hardback / 9781845936792 / £75.00 / $145.00 / €100.00
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