 | Ecotourism and Environmental Sustainability: Principles and Practice Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Environment and Sustainability; Geography; Social Sciences; Tourism Hospitality and Events; Conservation - Environment Studies; Tourism; Business Management and Accounting; Human Geography; Sociology & Social Policy; International Business; Cultural Geography; Development Geography; Sociology of Culture; This book offers conceptual and practical insights into the complex interactions between ecotourism and the natural environment, with consideration given to government policy, marketing by suppliers, consumer behaviour and visitor/environmental management. Illustrated by international case studies the roles of and interplay between tour operators, their clients, resource managers and local communities are examined. This creates a comprehensive and insightful overview of the factors that work for and against the achievement of environmental sustainability in and through ecotourism. The result is a critical examination of ecotourism and environmental sustainability that highlights ideas for best practice and proposes new directions for future research Dr Jennifer Hill, Deputy Head of Department, Geography and Environmental Management, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK and Tim Gale, Senior Lecturer in Tourism Geography, Department of Geography and Environmental Management, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK |
