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Title Ecotourism and conservation in the Americas / edited by Amanda Stronza and William H. Durham
Published Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 275 pages) : illustrations, maps
Series Ecotourism book series ; no. 7
Ecotourism book series ; no. 7.
Contents Contributors; Preface; Part I: Introduction; Part II: Community-based Ecotourism; Part III: Ecotourism in Marine Environments; Part IV: Ecotourism in the USA; Part V: Educating Tourists; Part VI: Outcomes for Communities; Part VII: National Perspectives; Part VIII: Guidelines and Standards; Part IX: Conclusion; Index
Summary This book with 9 parts contains 16 chapters on ecoutourism and conservation in the Americas. The book aims to fulfill its mission, and to offer professionals in conservation and ecotourism organizations, non-governmental organizations and government offices, particularly in the USA and Latin America, a worthy assessment of ecotourism's tangible impacts in the Americas. It also provides useful case studies, testimonies of 'ecotourism at work' in the field, and regional overviews for students and their professors in university classrooms
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Ecotourism -- America
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- Hospitality, Travel & Tourism.
Assessment.
Case studies.
Ecotourism.
Environmental impact.
Higher education.
Nature conservation.
Resource conservation.
Universities.
Ecotourism
America
Form Electronic book
Author Stronza, Amanda
Durham, William H
C.A.B. International.
ISBN 9781845934002
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