Description
Published on behalf of The Task Force on Tourism and Protected Areas of the World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), this book serves as a comprehensive record of the tourism issues discussed at the World Parks Congress held in Durban, South Africa in 2003. The issues discussed reflect the past 10 years of global challenges and lessons learnt in protected area management, the place of tourism in this and the projected issues for the next decade.
Chapter
Section 1: Tourism and Conservation in the 21st Century
Chapter 1 – Tourism and Protected Areas: Benefits Beyond Boundaries
Chapter 2 – Tourism as a Tool for Conservation and Support of Protected Areas: Setting the Agenda
Chapter 3 – Global Trends Affecting Tourism in Protected Areas
Chapter 4 – Key Principles and Directions for Tourism in Protected Areas: A Review of Existing Charters, Guidelines and Declarations
Section 2: Management Issues and Case Studies
Chapter 5 – Tourism, Indigenous and Local Communities and Protected Areas in Developing Nations
Chapter 6 – Joint Management: Aboriginal Involvement in Tourism in the Kakadu World Heritage Area
Chapter 7 – Tourism as a Tool for Community-based Conservation and Development
Chapter 8 – The World Heritage Tourism Programme: Lessons Learned
Chapter 9 – Trans-frontier Conservation Areas and Sustainable Nature-based Tourism
Chapter 10 – Sustainable Nature Tourism in Europe: An Overview of NGOs
Chapter 11 – Capacity-building for Ecotourism: Training Programmes for Managers of Protected Areas
Chapter 12 – The Role of Certification and Accreditation in Ensuring Tourism Contributes to Conservation
Section 3: Economic Issues and Case Studies
Chapter 13 – Tourism-based Revenue Generation for Conservation
Chapter 14 – Economic Impacts of Parks on Surrounding Communities: Findings from New South Wales
Chapter 15 – Management Information Tools for Setting Visitor Fees
Chapter 16 – Conservation and Community Development: The Conservation Corporation Africa Model
Chapter 17 – Sabi Sabi: A Model for Effective Ecotourism, Conservation and Community Involvement
Chapter 18 – Financing Parks through Marketing: A Case Study of Ontario Parks
Chapter 19 – Concessions and Commercial Development: Experience in South African National Parks
Chapter 20 – Tourism on the Great Barrier Reef: A Partnership Approach
Chapter 21 – Tourism, Protected Areas and the World Parks Congress: Fundamental Lessons, New Horizons and Promising Directions