Description
The global tourism industry continues a trend of sustained growth, moving more people and generating domestic and foreign revenues, often at the expense of the social and ecological integrity of destination regions. As a result, tourism policy makers have been forced to consider a variety of new approaches to ensure that the environment, local people, tourists, and business remain unaffected by the negative impacts of the industry.
Chapter
1 The Context of Ecotourism Policy and Planning
2 Institutional Arrangements for Ecotourism Policy
2 Linking Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism Policy
4 Sharing the Country: Ecotourism Policy and Indigenous Peoples in Australia
5 Culture, Consumption and Ecotourism Policies
6 Economic Instruments of Environmental Tourism Policy Derived from Environmental Theories
7 Local Government, World Heritage and Ecotourism: Policy and Strategy in Australia’s Tropical Rainforests
8 Processes in Formulating an Ecotourism Policy for Nature Reserves in Yunnan Province, China
9 Ecotourism Development and Government Policy in Kyrgyzstan
10 Ecotourism Development in Fiji: Policy, Practice and Political Instability
11 Ecotourism and Protected Areas in Australia
12 The Scope and Scale of Ecotourism in New Zealand: a Review and Consideration of Current Policy Initiatives
13 Ecotourism Policy and Practice in New Zealand’s National Estate
14 Ecotourism Management in Europe: Lessons from the Biosphere Reserves in Central and Eastern Europe
15 A Regional Look at Ecotourism Policy in the Americas
16 Ecotourism Policies and Issues in Antarctica
17 Ecotourism Policy and Planning: Stakeholders, Management and Governance