Rainforest tourism, conservation and management: challenges for sustainable development/

"Globally rainforests are under threat on numerous fronts, including clearing for agriculture, harvesting for timber and urban expansion. Yet they have a crucial role in biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and providing other ecosystem services. Rainforests are also attractive...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Prideaux, Bruce, Ed
Format: Printed Book
Published: London: Routledge, 2014.
Series:The Earthscan forest library
Subjects:
Ecotourism- Management.
Rain forest conservation.
Rain forests- Management.
Sustainable development.
Tourism- Environmental aspects.
Online Access:https://books.google.co.in/books?id=P4WQBAAAQBAJ&pg=PR4&lpg=PR4&dq=Rainforest+tourism,+conservation+and+management:&source=bl&ots=gp0jpmbfPy&sig=xFXW9rdSVvuh0Z7CSWo7npWvXXU&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi23suWyp_OAhWDrI8KHST4CQ4Q6AEIKjAD#v=onepage&q=Rainforest%20tourism%2C%20conservation%20and%20management%3A&f=false
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Factors Governing the Development of Tourism in Rainforest Regions / Bruce Prideaux
  • Tropical Rainforest Ecology : Implications for Tourism Development / Bruce Prideaux
  • National Parks, Rainforests and Tourism in Australia : An Historical Perspective / Warwick Frost
  • Climate Change Impacts and Response Strategies for Rainforest Tourism : Cairns Case Study / Robyn F. Wilson
  • Climate Change and Rainforest Tourism in Australia / Stephen M. Turton
  • Trees, Tourists and Trade-offs : The Political Ecology of Rainforest Tourism, Forest Clearance and Biodiversity Conservation in Madagascar / Ivan R. Scales
  • The Lamington National Park : A Contrasts Approach to Rainforest Tourism Research / Noel Scott, Don Getz, Steve Noakes and Eric Laws
  • Visitor Motivations, Expectations and Satisfaction in a Rainforest Context : Implications for Tourism Management / Jennifer L. Hill and Georgina Gough
  • Ecotourism : A New Challenge for Protected Rainforest Areas in Chile / Mirko Vera Campos, Noel Scott and Noreen Breakey
  • Enabling Ecotourism : Principles, Challenges and Achievements from Tambopata, Peru / Jennifer Hill, Ross Hill, Nicolette de Sausmarez
  • Developing Backpacker Tourism in the Brazilian Amazon Rainforest : Adding Value to the Forest / Cristina Rodrigues and Bruce Prideaux
  • The Use of Mayan Rainforests for Ecotourism Development : An Empowerment Approach for Local Communities / Adrian Mendoza-Ramos and Bruce Prideaux
  • Opportunities for Developing Tourism in Cockpit County, Jamaica / Novadene Miller
  • Community Based Ecotourism : Opportunities and Difficulties for Local Communities and Link to Conservation / Hana Sakata and Bruce Prideaux
  • Rainforests and Rural Village Ecotourism Venture in Papua New Guinea : A Case Study / Grace Guaigu
  • Indigenous Peoples and Rainforest Tourism : Canopy Walkways as Tourist Attractions / Heather Zeppel
  • Rainforest Wildlife : A Key Element in Sabah's Destination Appeal / Fiffy Hanisdah Saikim and Bruce Prideaux
  • Implications of Invasive Alien Species for Rainforest Tourism : A Case Study on Feral Pigs in Australia's Wet Tropics World Heritage Area / Kana Koichi
  • Rainforest Primate Tourism in Uganda : Successes, Challenges and the Future / Dan Musinguzi, Eddy K. Tukamushaba, Celestine Katongole and Joseph Obua
  • The Complexities of Community Based Tourism : how External Forces Influence the Sustainability of Bird Watching Tourism in the Remote Arfak Mountains of West Papua / Sharon Harwood and Richard Noske
  • Findings and Research Issues / Bruce Prideaux.

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