Responsible Tourism

Critical Issues for Conservation and Development

• Author(s): Anna Spenceley,
• Publisher: Earthscan
• Pages: 415
• ISBN_10: 1849772398
  ISBN_13: 9781849772396
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Development / Economic Development , Business & Economics / Industries / Hospitality, Travel & Tourism , Nature / Ecology , Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection , Political Science / Public Policy / Economic Policy , Science / Life Sciences / Biological Diversity , Social Science / Developing & Emerging Countries , Technology & Engineering / Environmental / General , Travel / Special Interest / Ecotourism ,

Description:... This book opens with an overview of the issues looks at what sustainable and responsible tourism are in practice and how they may contribute to conservation poverty alleviation and local economic development. Pt .1. examines policies and institutional activities in responsible tourism by governments donor agencies and nongovernmental organizations and addresses the market for responsible travel. Pt .2. considers responsible nature-based tourism the economics of wildlife tourism and ecotourism transfrontier conservation areas ecological impacts of tourism and other issues. Pt .3. looks at more detailed case studies of community-based tourism projects and highlights the reasons for successes and failures in this sector. The book concludes with a synthesis of the key findings with implications for policy destination planning business management and future private sector and donor interventions. Published with the Southern African Sustainable Use Specialist Group (SASUSG) of IUCN--Publisher.