2nd Edition

Sustainable Tourism

Edited By Rob Harris, Peter Williams, Tony Griffin Copyright 2002
330 Pages
by Routledge

332 Pages
by Routledge

311 Pages
by Routledge

Sustainable Tourism is vital reading for anyone seeking to understand the complexities associated with sustainable tourism development, and how government and industry have responded to the challenges the concept poses. The major areas addressed in this edited volume are: * perspectives and issues associated with the concept of sustainable tourism development * accreditation, education and... Read more
Issues and perspectives - Aspects of the sustainable tourism debate from a natural resources perspective (Colin Hunter); An optimistic perspective on tourism's sustainability (Tony Griffin); Accreditation, education and interpretation - Interpretation as the centerpiece of sustainable wildlife tourism (Sam H. Ham & Betty Weiler); Travel ecology and developing naturally: making theory-practice connections (Tom Potts & Rich Harrill); Green Globe 21: sustainability accreditation for tourism (Tony Griffin et al); The European Blue Flag Campaign for beaches in Slovenia (Tanja Mihalic); PAN Parks: WWF's sustainable tourism certification programme in Europe's national parks (Xavier Font & Andre Brasser); Tourist destination areas - Perspectives on sustainable tourism in the South Pacific (David Weaver); How sustainable is Mekong tourism (Anita Pleumarom); Towards sustainability: examples from the UK coast (David Johnson); Steps towards sustainable monitoring: the case of the resort municipality of Whistler (David Waldon & Peter Williams); Farm Tourism (Leslie Roberts); Tourism Enterprises and Attractions - Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park (Andrew Lepp); Convicts and conservation: Con Dao national park, Vietnam (Greg Ringer); Making tourism sustainable at Phillip Island Nature Park (Rob Harris); Making paradise last: Maho Bay Resorts (Christina Symko & Rob Harris); The Fairmont Chateau Whistler Resort (Esther Speck); Wildlife conservation, tourism and the private sector: the case of Earth Sanctuaries Limited (Rob Harris); Selected organizations and programmes.

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Rob Harris, Tony Griffin, Peter Williams