01806nam a2200241Ia 450000500170000000800410001724500320005810000180009026000440010825000110015230000240016330000110018750000190019802000180021765000150023505000180025054600120026850502930028052009560057333600090152933700150153833800110155320260803094056.0251212s2008    xx            000 0 und d1 aEcotourism /cDavid Weaver.  aWeaver, David  aMilton Qld :bJohn Wiley & Sons,c2008.  a2nd ed  axii, 348 p.: bill.  c24 cm.  aIncludes index  a9812-53-303-6  aEcotourism  a338.4791 W37e  aEnglish  aCriteria and context -- Emerging markets -- Ecotourism environments -- Ecological impact -- Economic and sociocultural impact -- Ecotourism as a business -- External environments -- Organisations and policies -- Selected environments and activities -- Ecotourism world survey -- Glossary.  aThis book reflects contemporary developments in the field. Building on the strengths of the first edition, the text discusses the significance of ecotourism in the domestic and international tourism sectors. The origins, markets, venues and impact of ecotourism form the basis of the first part of the book. Business aspects of ecotourism, external environments, organisations and policies are examined in the second part of the book, along with special environments, such as islands, polar regions and indigenous territories, and distinctive activities, such as whale-watching and penguin-watching. The management of ecotourism is covered comprehensively and is illustrated by extensive industry and destination examples derived mainly from the peer-reviewed literature. A highlight of the book is a regional survey of ecotourism that offers comparative insights into ecotourism in Australia, the South Pacific, Asia, Europe, the Americas and Africa.  aText  aUnmediated  aVolume