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1 online resource : illustrations, maps. |
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text file |
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Tourism and hospitality development and management
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Tourism and hospitality development and management.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Making tourism more sustainable : the role of ecotourism and of other forms of green tourism / Serrano-Bernardo, Francisco A., Luigi Bruzzi, Marianna Marcucci, Alessandra Bonoli, Rosúa-Campos, José Luis, Department of Civil Engineering -- Island ecotourism in Brunei Darussalam : its role in biodiversity conservation and environmental education / Azman Ahmad, Alifatul Haziqah Abu Hanipah -- Management of the visitation impacts at the National Park of Campos Gerais, Brazil : the case of Mariquinha's waterfall / Jasmine Cardozo Moreira, Robert C. Burns -- Ecotourism in Colombia / Fernando Ramírez, Julio Cesar Augusto Pinzón -- Accounting for the underwater behaviour of Hong Kong divers / Shan-shan Chung -- Evaluating sustainable tourism using indicators : problems and solutions / Georges A. Tanguay, Juste Rajaonson. |
| Summary |
Tourism is defined as the set of activities of persons traveling to and staying for the sake of rest, leisure, culture, health, etc. in places that are outside their usual environment for a period not exceeding one year. Ecotourism or green tourism is a form of sustainable tourism, focused on the discovery and preservation of nature and ecosystems. Ecotourism's main objective is to discover and preserve different forms of natural resources such as fascinating landscapes, local flora and fauna, while respecting ecosystems, even helping to restore, in a voluntary approach. This book examines the. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ecotourism -- Case studies.
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Ecotourism. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
Ecotourism -- Environmental aspects -- Case studies.
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Ecotourism -- Environmental aspects. |
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Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Added Author |
Brophy, Shannon C., editor of compilation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Ecotourism New York : Nova Publisher's, 2015. 9781634820271 (softcover) (DLC) 2015001260 |
| ISBN |
9781634820356 (ebook) |
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1634820355 |
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9781634820271 (softcover) |
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1634820274 |
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