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Zoos are important and popular tourist attractions. Spread around the world, they are typically located in major cities, with visitation levels comparable to other major attractions. Nature-based attractions constructed in artificial settings, they face the challenge of trying to balance potentially conflicting aims of conservation, education and entertainment. The best are continually developing fresh and effective techniques on visitor interpretation and management, the worst highlight the manipulation of animals for human gratification. Taking a global approach, this book examines the problems and paradoxes of zoos as they try to balance their roles as visitor attractions while repositioning themselves as leading conservation agencies.
Zoos --- Wildlife conservation --- Tourism --- Jardins zoologiques --- Faune --- Tourisme --- Protection --- Wildlife conservation. --- Tourism. --- 379.851.62 --- toerisme --- dieren --- dierentuinen --- educatief toerisme --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Animal conservation --- Animals --- Conservation of wildlife --- Preservation of wildlife --- Protection of wildlife --- Species conservation --- Species preservation --- Species protection --- Wildlife preservation --- Wildlife protection --- Wildlife resources conservation --- Wildlife resources preservation --- Wildlife resources protection --- Conservation of natural resources --- Nature conservation --- Endangered species --- Wildlife management --- Gardens, Zoological --- Zoological gardens --- Zoological parks --- Parks --- Social aspects. --- dierentoerisme, safaritoerisme, wildlife --- Economic aspects --- Conservation --- Social aspects --- E-books --- animal ethics. --- animal welfare. --- attraction management. --- ecotourism. --- nature-based attractions . --- tourist attractions. --- visitor experience. --- visitor interpretation . --- visitor management. --- wildlife conservation. --- zoo tourism.
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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.
Tourism. --- Tourism --- Natural areas. --- Environmental aspects. --- Area preserves, Natural --- Conservation land --- Conservation lands --- Land, Conservation --- Landmarks, Natural --- Lands, Conservation --- Natural area preserves --- Natural history reservations --- Natural landmarks --- Nature conservation areas --- Nature conservation lands --- Nature preserves --- Nature reserves --- Preserves, Natural area --- Preserves, Nature --- Protected natural areas --- Protected natural regions --- Protected natural sites --- Reservations, Natural history --- Reserves, Nature --- Holiday industry --- Operators, Tour (Industry) --- Tour operators (Industry) --- Tourism industry --- Tourism operators (Industry) --- Tourist industry --- Tourist trade --- Tourist traffic --- Travel industry --- Visitor industry --- Economic aspects --- Natural resources conservation areas --- Protected areas --- National parks and reserves --- Nature conservation --- World Heritage areas --- Service industries --- National tourism organizations --- Travel --- Natural areas --- Environmental aspects --- E-books --- 379.85.09 --- natuurtoerisme --- duurzaam toerisme --- visitor management --- toerisme --- ecologie --- invloeden, oorzaken en gevolgen van toerisme --- environmental impacts. --- management frameworks. --- natural area tourism. --- nature-based tourism. --- protected area management. --- sustainable tourism. --- tourism development. --- tourism in natural areas. --- tourism industry. --- tourism management strategies. --- tourism management.
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