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Book Tourism in National Parks and Protected Areas

Download or read book Tourism in National Parks and Protected Areas written by Paul F. J. Eagles and published by CABI. This book was released on 2002 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the state of the art of tourism planning and management in national parks and protected areas. It also provides guidelines for best practice in tourism operations. Other objectives are to: Describe case studies and guidelines that contribute to conservation of biological diversity; consider the role of local communities within or near these areas; outline the development of tourism infrastructure and services; discuss visitor management; provide guidelines to enhance the quality of the tourism experience. The focus is global and the book will appeal to both academics and practitioners.

Book Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas

Download or read book Sustainable Tourism in Protected Areas written by Paul F. J. Eagles and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2002 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report tells how to ensure that tourism follows a sustainable path and that it contributes to the sustainable management of protected areas. Guidelines are presented to help readers understand protected area tourism and its management, and practical suggestions are based on theory and practice from around the world. Coverage includes biodiversity and conservation, planning for protected area tourism, culturally sensitive design and operation, visitor management, and human resources. There is no subject index. Eagles teaches at the University of Waterloo, Canada. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

Book Guidelines for Public Use Measurement and Reporting at Parks and Protected Areas

Download or read book Guidelines for Public Use Measurement and Reporting at Parks and Protected Areas written by Kenneth E. Hornback and published by IUCN. This book was released on 1999 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Visitors to parks and protected areas impact at many levels: political, economic, social and ecological. To ensure effective park management for increasing visitor numbers, good quality global data on visitor use is necessary. This manual describes terms, approaches and techniques for gathering information about public use of parks and protected areas. It covers a mixture of options ranging from direct measurements with automatic counters to indirect measurements based on simple mathematical calculations, providing a kit for producing the most accurate and sustainable enumeration of public use of protected areas under existing circumstances.

Book Visitors count

    Book Details:
  • Author : Federal Agency for Nature Conservation
  • Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
  • Release : 2021-08-18
  • ISBN : 9231004654
  • Pages : 112 pages

Download or read book Visitors count written by Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and published by UNESCO Publishing. This book was released on 2021-08-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Visitor Monitoring in Nature Areas

Download or read book Visitor Monitoring in Nature Areas written by and published by Nordic Council of Ministers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Policies  Methods and Tools for Visitor Management

Download or read book Policies Methods and Tools for Visitor Management written by Tuija Sievänen and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories

Download or read book Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories written by Nigel Dudley and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2008 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: IUCN's Protected Areas Management Categories, which classify protected areas according to their management objectives, are today accepted as the benchmark for defining, recording, and classifying protected areas. They are recognized by international bodies such as the United Nations as well as many national governments. As a result, they are increasingly being incorporated into government legislation. These guidelines provide as much clarity as possible regarding the meaning and application of the Categories. They describe the definition of the Categories and discuss application in particular biomes and management approaches.

Book Communicating Protected Areas

Download or read book Communicating Protected Areas written by Denise Hamú and published by IUCN. This book was released on 2004 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Protected areas operate within complex ecological and social systems, presenting challenges that cannot be resolved by technical solution alone. Achieving the management objectives of protected areas requires a social approach in which strategic communication is a key instrument. This publication explores the often underestimated potential of communication, sharing valuable experiences from protected areas across the world, drawing on papers presented at the Vth IUCN World Parks Congress, 2003 and others.

Book Recreation Ecology

    Book Details:
  • Author : M. Liddle
  • Publisher : Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers
  • Release : 1997-10-31
  • ISBN : 9780412266300
  • Pages : 666 pages

Download or read book Recreation Ecology written by M. Liddle and published by Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers. This book was released on 1997-10-31 with total page 666 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text brings together disparate bodies of ecological knowledge pertinent to countryside areas used for recreation. It summarizes our understanding of recreation as an ecological factor and outlines the problems needing further research, for the benefit of students and others concerned with countryside conservation. Information is drawn from several countries and the text highlights common features as a means for providing a theoretical base for practical advice which the planner or manager can use as a guide when faced with problems for which there is no direct information.

Book Soundscape Assessment

    Book Details:
  • Author : Östen Axelsson
  • Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
  • Release : 2020-01-13
  • ISBN : 2889633292
  • Pages : 151 pages

Download or read book Soundscape Assessment written by Östen Axelsson and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-01-13 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Carter  Masson  and Richard Nominations

Download or read book Carter Masson and Richard Nominations written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 990 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Ecotourism Third Edition

Download or read book Ecotourism Third Edition written by David A. Fennell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-11-14 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on an array of economic, social and ecological inconsistencies that continue to plague ecotourism in theory and practice, this book examines ecotourism in reference to other related forms of tourism, impacts, conservation, sustainability, education and interpretation, policy and governance, and the ethical imperative of ecotourism as these apply to the world’s greenest form of tourism. This revised edition includes: new information on the magnitude of the tourism industry, nature-based tourism and the pros and cons of mass ecotourism revised chapters on development, economics, marketing, policy, ecotourism in practice and biodiversity conservation a section on governance models, ecotourism programmes, operators and guides, interpretation, certification, and ecolodge design a discussion of ecotourism as an ethical or responsible form of tourism approximately 300 new references. It includes case studies and considers the perspectives of many adjacent fields, including geography, economics, business, philosophy, biology, and environmental studies.