Natural Area Tourism

Ecology, Impacts and Management

By: David Newsome, Susan A. Moore, Ross K. Dowling

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Paperback | 21 December 2012 | Edition Number 2

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Natural Area Tourism provides a comprehensive description of tourism in natural areas allowing readers to understand the scope of, complexities arising from, and possibilities of undertaking successful tourism developments in natural areas. Furthermore, the second edition contains an overview of recent developments, such as mountain biking, adventure activities in protected areas and geotourism. There is new content and examples from the Asian region on managing the tourism industry and management effectiveness. The book also considers important new developments in monitoring, such as remote sensing and the use of GIS, as well as the use of electronic educational resources in delivering interpretation. Attention is given to the implications of climate change, inadequate protected area security and the ever-increasing influence of the landscape matrix. Moreover, the second edition includes a comprehensive review of the new literature that has emerged since the publication of the first edition more than a decade ago. Accordingly this book will remain an invaluable resource and account of natural area tourism for many years to come.

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This book remains a valuable resource that is highly readable, well-illustrated and extensively referenced. As such, it continues to introduce and equip managers, students, and researchers from a range of disciplines to the phenomenon of tourism in natural areas. It continues to be very useful as a textbook for natural area tourism in the environmental and social sciences and should be recommended reading for tourism and natural area researchers, managers, and practitioners alike.

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List of Figures	p. ix
List of Tables	p. xiii
List of Boxes	p. xv
Acknowledgements	p. xvii
Preface	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
Tourism and the Natural Environment	p. 1
Natural Areas as a Focus for Tourism	p. 3
Nature and Naturalness	p. 4
Human Approaches to Nature	p. 5
Types of Natural Area	p. 7
Tourism and Tourists	p. 8
Defining Sustainable Tourism	p. 12
Natural Area Tourism in Context	p. 13
The Spectrum of Natural Area Tourism	p. 16
Key Issues for Natural Area Tourism in the 21st Century	p. 31
Outline of the Book	p. 37
The Ecological Perspective	p. 40
Introduction	p. 40
An Introduction to Ecosystems and Landscapes	p. 43
Ecological Characteristics and Tourism Activity in Different Types of Ecosystem	p. 69
Wildlife as a Specific Component of Ecosystems	p. 97
Conclusion	p. 102
Environmental Impacts	p. 104
Introduction	p. 104
Sources of Impact	p. 110
Trampling	p. 114
Access Roads and Trails	p. 125
Use of Built Facilities and Camping Areas	p. 147
Use of Water Edges	p. 159
Recreation and Tourism in Mountainous Areas	p. 172
Recreation and Tourism in and around Caves	p. 174
The Observation of Wildlife	p. 178
Wildflower Tourism	p. 184
Recreation and Tourism Focused on Sites of Geological Interest	p. 187
Social Impacts	p. 188
The Impacts of Natural Area Tourism in the Context of Wider Environmental Issues	p. 190
Conclusion	p. 199
Visitor Planning	p. 201
Introduction	p. 201
Stakeholder Involvement in Visitor Planning	p. 205
Planning Concepts	p. 208
Recreation/Tourism Planning Frameworks	p. 211
Conclusion	p. 239
Management Strategies and Actions	p. 241
Introduction	p. 241
Creating Protected Areas	p. 242
Governance and Joint Management	p. 251
Zoning	p. 254
Site Management Actions	p. 256
Visitor Management Actions	p. 270
Choosing Management Actions	p. 278
Managing the Tourism Industry	p. 284
Conclusion	p. 292
Interpretation for Nature Tourism	p. 294
Introduction	p. 294
Principles	p. 295
Stages of the Interpretive Experience	p. 300
Application of Interpretation	p. 302
Techniques Used in the Delivery of Interpretation	p. 303
The Role and Effectiveness of Interpretation	p. 315
Enhancing and Valuing the Role of the Tour Guide: Some Important Issues	p. 319
The Tour Operator as a Role Model	p. 320
Views on the Effectiveness of Interpretation	p. 321
Conclusion	p. 322
Monitoring	p. 324
Introduction	p. 324
Definition	p. 324
Reasons for Monitoring	p. 325
Principles of Monitoring	p. 330
Developing a Monitoring Programme	p. 332
Monitoring Visitor Impacts on Natural Areas	p. 333
Monitoring Visitors to Natural Areas	p. 354
System-Wide and Integrated Approaches	p. 371
Conclusion	p. 378
Conclusion	p. 380
Introduction	p. 380
The Ecological Underpinnings of Natural Area Tourism	p. 381
Tourism's Impacts on Natural Areas	p. 382
Appropriate Planning and Management Strategies	p. 384
Monitoring - The Ongoing Commitment to Natural Area Management	p. 385
Interpretation - The Bridge Between Visitation and Connection	p. 386
Big Picture Issues - Sustainability and Climate Change	p. 387
Emerging Research Trends	p. 388
References	p. 390
Index	p. 442
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