Nature Tourism

1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-1-138-96173-9
Verlag: CRC Press

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 496 g

Reihe: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility

In recent decades, the fast rise of emerging economies, like the BRICS nations, has propelled the growth of tourism worldwide. Meanwhile, a plethora of nature destinations has been developed to meet the diverse needs of the new wave of demand from emerging economies and to entice existing tourists from advanced and rich economies.

Nature Tourism augments the current literature on the benefits and pitfalls in recent developments of nature tourism, tracing the history in development, highlighting the ecological impacts and showcasing the current practices in nature tourism, along with discussions on specific tourist markets from holistic viewpoints embracing lessons learned from various destination nations and continents across the globe. A host of topics with global significance will be explored such as the effect of climate change on nature tourism, technological innovation in managing nature tourism, visitor management in nature tourism and market positioning in a highly competitive environment. These are reviewed in a wide range of countries from USA/Canada, South America, Scandinavian countries, the Swiss Alps, Middle-East countries, Africa, China and Australia/New Zealand.

This book will offer significant insight into nature-based tourism and its future development. It will be of interest to upper-level students, researchers and academics in tourism, environmental studies, development and sustainability.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Chen, Joseph S

Prebensen, Nina K

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Lists of Figures

List of Tables

Notes on Contributors



1 Research Progress in Nature Tourism

Joseph S. Chen and Nina K. Prebensen

2 Nature and Well-being: Explorer Travel Narratives of Transformation

Jennifer Laing and Warwick Frost

3 Well-being in Wildlife Experiences: Feeling Good for the Animals?

Giovanna Bertella

4 The Impact of Korea’s Nature-Based Recreation Settings on Tourist’s Emotion, Satisfaction and Subjective Happiness

Timothy J. Lee and Jinok S. Kim

5 Generation Y, Nature and Tourism

Melanie Smith

6 Connectedness and Relatedness to Nature: A Case of Neo-Confucianism among Chinese, South Korean and Japanese Tourists

Nina K. Prebensen, Young-Sook Lee and Joseph S. Chen

7 How Local Traditions and Way of Living Influence Tourism: Basecamp Explorer in Maasai Mara, Kenya and Svalbard, Norway

Oystein Jensen, Frank Lindberg, Damiannah M. Kieti, Bjorn Willy Amo and James S. Nampushi

8 Impact of Climate Change on Tourism in World Heritage Sites: A Case Study from the Wet Tropics Region of Australia

Bruce Prideaux and Michelle Thompson

9 Quality Perspectives in Managing Visitor Experiences

Lynn M. Jamieson

10 A National Park in Turmoil: The Case Study on Vanoise National Park in the Alps

Isabelle Frochot

11 Listening to the Sounds of Silence: Forest-based Wellbeing Tourism in Finland

Raija Komppula, Henna Konu and Noora Vikman

12 Nature Tourism in Germany’s Protected Areas

Marius Mayer and Manuel Woltering

13 Governing Nature Tourism in Eastern and Southern Africa

Rene van der Duim, Jakomijn van Wijk and Machiel Lamers

14 Emerging Trends in Wildlife and Tiger Tourism in India

Krithi K. Karanth, Shivangi Jain and Dincy Mariyam

15 Chinese Approach to Sustainability: Challenges and Suggestions

Rui Song

16 Tourism in Preserved Nature Areas in Taiwan

Yu-Liang Tseng, Noriko Sato, Shih-Shuo Yeh and Tzung-Cheng Huan

17 Forest as a Venue for Recreational Therapy in Japan

Noriko Sato, Yu-Liang Tseng, Shih-Shuo Yeh and Tzung-Cheng Huan

18 Final Remarks: Challenges and Research Directions

Nina K. Prebensen and Joseph S. Chen



Index

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph S. Chenis Professor in Tourism, Hospitality and Event Management, the Department of Recreation, Park and Tourism Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington, USA. His research foci entail tourism marketing, tourist behaviors, social impacts of tourism, Arctic tourism and sustainability in hospitality and tourism.
Nina K. Prebensen is Professor at the University College of South East Norway and at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. She has published papers in various tourism journals. Her research highlights particularly the tourist decision and experience processes, where co-creation of value for hosts and guestsis afocus.