Wildlife Tourism

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-1-84541-006-3
Verlag: Multilingual Matters Limited

Buch, Englisch, 299 Seiten, Format (B × H): 173 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 491 g

This book is a landmark contribution to the rapidly growing field of wildlife tourism, especially in regard to its underpinning foundations of science, conservation and policy. Written by a number of environmental and biological scientists it explains the synergy between wildlife and tourism by drawing on their global experiences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Newsome, David

Dowling, Ross K

Moore, Susan A

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Wirtschaftssektoren & Branchen Dienstleistungssektor & Branchen Tourismuswirtschaft, Gastgewerbe

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Viewing of Animals in the Wild

2. Ecological Impacts

3. Human Dimension of Wildlife Interactions - by Joan Bentrupperbäumer

4. Stakeholder Engagement

5. Wildlife Tourism Policies

6. Managing Potential Impacts

7. Natural Science and Wildlife Tourism - by Kate Rodger and Mike Calver

8. Researching Ecological Impacts - by Mike Calver

9. Conclusions

Über Autor(innen)

Newsome, David
David Newsome is an associate professor in environmental science at Murdoch University, Australia.  David’s research and teaching focus on the sustainable recreational use of landscapes, maintaining the integrity of peri-urban reserves and the assessment and management of tourism activity in protected areas. He has co-authored and/or edited 5 books in the areas of natural area tourism, wildlife tourism and geotourism and is a member of the IUCN World Protected Areas Committee.

Moore, Susan A
Susan A. Moore leads the Nature Based Tourism Research Group at Murdoch University, Western Australia. Her expertise is natural area tourism, protected area management and biodiversity conservation policy. She has 150 publications including journal articles, books and reports and has successfully led more than 30 research projects delivering outputs to industry, government and non-government organizations, and the Australian Research Council.

Dowling, Ross K
Ross Dowling is Foundation Professor of Tourism, Faculty of Business & Law, Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. He has worked in the field of tourism in natural areas for almost 40 years as a foundation member of the NZ Ministry for the Environment, a founder and current director of Ecotourism Australia, and as a tour guide to national parks and wilderness areas.

David Newsome is a senior lecturer in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch University, Western Australia. His research interests include wildlife tourism, ecotourism and geo-tourism. He is regarded as one of the world’s leading researchers in recreation ecology.

Ross Dowling is the foundation professor and head of tourism at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia. His research expertise includes wildlife tourism, ecotourism, cruise ship tourism and geo-tourism. He has published numerous books and journal articles in these areas.

Susan Moore is a senior lecturer in the School of Environmental Science at Murdoch university, Western Australia. Her related research interests include wildlife tourism and natural area tourism with a particular focus on social perceptions of impacts and performance reporting. She has over 100 publications, including books, journal articles and reports.