Bringing together the diverse experiences of park agencies and managers, conservation NGO's and international agencies this book examines the role of tourism in protected area management. Using case studies from around the world it provides examples of successful partnerships between community, public and private sectors. It also explores how tourism can be used as a management tool for financing protected areas. It concludes by summarizing the lessons learnt and the challenges facing protected areas in the future.

Readership

Researchers in tourism and protected areas, practitioners, managers, NGOs and conservationists.

Main Contents

Foreword, D Sheppard, WCPA
Preface, Eugenio Yunis, WTO

Section 1: Tourism and Conservation in the 21st Century

Tourism and Protected Areas: Benefits Beyond Boundaries, R Bushell, R Staiff, University of Western Sydney, Australia, and P Eagles
Tourism as a Tool for Conservation and Support of Protected Areas: Setting the Agenda, R Bushell, and S F McCool, The University of Montana, USA
Global Trends Affecting Tourism in Protected Areas, P F Eagles
Key Principles and Directions for Tourism in Protected Areas: A Review of Existing Charters, Guidelines and
Declarations, J Foxlee, Darwin, Australia

Section 2: Management Issues and Case Studies

Tourism, Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas in Developing Nations, L M Scherl, Arcadia, Australia and S Edwards, Recreation and Conservation International, Ecuador
Joint Management: Aboriginal involvement in tourism in the Kakadu World Heritage Area, P Wellings, Darwin, Australia
Tourism as a tool for community-based conservation and development, P Figgis, World Commission on Protected Areas, Australia, T Berno and R Bushell
The World Heritage Tourism Programme: Lessons Learned, A Pederse, UNESCO World Heritage Centre, France
Transfrontier Conservation Areas and Sustainable Nature-based Tourism, A Spenceley, Durban, South Africa Sustainable Nature Tourism in Europe: An Overview of NGOs, M Schelhaas, Plantage Middenlaan 2K, The Netherlands
Capacity-Building for Ecotourism: Training Programmes for Managers of Protected Areas, W Strasdas, University of Applied Sciences, Eberswalde, Germany, B Corcoran, Howick, South Africa and T Petermann, InWEnt, Germany
The Role of Certification and Accreditation in EnsuringTourism Contributes to Conservation, M Honey, The International Ecotourism Society, USA

Section 3: Economic Issues and Case Studies

Tourism-based Revenue Generation for Conservation, A Drumm, The Nature Conservancy, USA
Economic Impacts of Parks on Surrounding Communities: Findings from New South Wales, N Conner, NSW
Department of Environment & Conservation, Australia Management Information Tools for Setting Visitor Fees, K Lindberg, Oregon State University, USA
Conservation and Community Development:The Conservation Corporation Africa Model, L Carlisle, CC Africa, South Africa
Sabi Sabi: A Model for Effective Ecotourism, Conservation and Community Involvement, R Loon, Hoedspruit, South Africa, I Harper, and P Shorten
Financial Parks through Marketing: A Case Study of Ontario Parks, E Halpenny, Waterloo, Canada
Concessions and Commercial Development: Experience in South African National Parks, P Fearnhead, Sunninghill, South Africa
Tourism on the Great Barrier Reef: A Partnership Approach, A Skeat and H Skeat, Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia

Section 4: Conclusion

Tourism, Protected Areas and the World Parks Congress: Fundamental Lessons, New Horizons and Promising Directions, S F McCool, P F J Eagles, R Bushell and J McNeely, Gland, Switzerland

"should become recommended reading for postgraduates students of tourism and practitioners working in this field" - The Tourism Society Journal, May 2008

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