Sustainable tourism in protected areas : guidelines for planning and management

Sustainable tourism in protected areas : guidelines for planning and management /

This report tells how to ensure that tourism follows a sustainable path and that it contributes to the sustainable management of protected areas. Guidelines are presented to help readers understand protected area tourism and its management, and practical suggestions are based on theory and practice...

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Main Authors: Eagles, Paul F. J., 1949- (Author), McCool, Stephen F. (Author), Haynes, Christopher D. (Author)
Corporate Authors: United Nations Environment Programme (sponsoring body.), World Tourism Organization (sponsoring body.), International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (sponsoring body.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Gland, Switzerland : IUCN--the World Conservation Union, 2002.
Series:Best practice protected area guidelines series ; no. 8.
Subjects:
Ecotourism.
Protected areas.
Écotourisme.
Aires protégées.
ecotourism.
protected areas.
Nachhaltigkeit
Naturschutzgebiet
Tourismus
Áreas de conservação.
Desenvolvimento sustentável.
Turismo ecológico.
Table of Contents:
  • Protected areas, biodiversity and conservation
  • Tourism in protected areas
  • Planning for protected area tourism
  • Sensitive development of infrastructure and services
  • Managing the challenges of tourism in protected areas
  • Tools for visitor management
  • The economics of tourism in protected areas
  • Financial aspects of tourism in protected areas
  • Human resources planning for tourism in protected areas
  • Monitoring tourism in protected areas.

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