This book offers conceptual and practical insights into the complex interactions between ecotourism and the natural environment, with consideration given to government policy, marketing by suppliers, consumer behaviour and visitor/environmental management. Illustrated by international case studies the roles of and interplay between tour operators, their clients, resource managers and local communities are examined. This creates a comprehensive and insightful overview of the factors that work for and against the achievement of environmental sustainability in and through ecotourism. The result is a critical examination of ecotourism and environmental sustainability that highlights ideas for best practice and proposes new directions for future research
Part 1 The Context of Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability; Chapter 1 Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: An Introduction, Tim Gale, Jennifer Hill; Chapter 2 An Introduction to Tourism-Environment Relationships, Andrew Holden; Chapter 3 Thinking Globally about Ecotourism Impact: The Contribution of Ecological Footprint Analysis, Colin Hunter; Part 2 Thematic Case Studies; Chapter 4 A Comparative Study of Tourism Impacts on Alpine Ecosystems in the Sagarmatha (Mt. Everest) National Park, Nepal and the Huascarán National Park, Peru, Alton Byers; Chapter 5 Tourism, Local Community and Natural Resources: Tourism Impact Assessment and Tourism Management Analysis in the Jiuzhaigou Biosphere Reserve, China, Wenjun Li; Chapter 6 Environmental Sustainability and Cruise Tourism in Arctic Canada, Emma J. Stewart, Dianne Draper; Chapter 7 Managing Bear-Viewing to Minimize Human Impacts on the Species in Alaska, Terry D. DeBruyn, Tom S. Smith; Chapter 8 Pugmarks, Tyre-Tracks and Footprints: The Actual and Potential Roles of Ecotourism in Protecting Wild Tigers in India, Simon Evans; Chapter 9 Managing Wildlife for People or People for Wildlife? A Case Study of Dingoes and Tourism on Fraser Island, Queensland, Australia, Georgette Leah Burns; Chapter 10 Kohlberg: A Theoretical Framework for Informing Seal-Viewing Behaviour at the Kaikoura Peninsula, New Zealand, Davina Stanford; Chapter 11 Can the Conservation Attitudes and Behavioural Intentions of Tourists to Tropical Forest be Improved through Biodiversity Interpretation? A Case Study from Australia, Jennifer Hill, Georgie Gough; Chapter 12 Broadening the View of Ecotourism: Botanic Gardens in Less Developed Countries, Lucy A. Sutherland; Part 3 The Future for Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability; Chapter 13 Exploding the Myth of Ecotourism, Ken Simpson; Chapter 14 Conclusion: Lessons Learnt and Ways Forward, Jennifer Hill, Tim Gale;
