Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism : From Principle to Practice in the New Millennium

At a time when the world is plagued with pandemics, natural disasters, wars, and resulting hardships, nature-based tourism is on the decline, disrupting essential funding streams for protected areas where biodiversity and human vulnerability are highest and at greatest risk, especially in Africa and...

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Other Authors Bricker, Kelly S. (Editor), Kariithi, Jacqueline (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Palm Bay, FL : Apple Academic Press, 2025.
EditionFirst edition.
SeriesAdvances in hospitality and tourism book series.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781003494461
9781040120842
9781040052501
9781774916827
9781774916834
Physical Description1 online zdroj (210 stran).

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Table of Contents:
  • PART I: Building a Social Capital1. Setting the Stage: Highlights of Former WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow AwardsRuan De Lange and Kelly S. Bricker2.AWAMAKI-Women's Empowerment and Economic RevitalizationM. Kennedy LeavensPART II: Conservation and Community3. The Upper Navua River, Ecotourism, and Wetland of International ImportanceKelly S. Bricker and Kasimiro Taukeinikoro4. Role of Adventure Programming for Shaping a Conservation Ethic and Connection to the Marine EnvironmentStuart Cottrell, Jana Raadik Cottrell, Michael Johnson, and Ara Jimenez5. Building Networks to Support Community Tourism in the Lower Negro River Region of BrazilSusy Rodrigues Simonetti, Nailza Pereira Porto, and James R. Barborak6. Stakeholder Engagement and Community Participation: Mount Elgon Protected Areas, Western KenyaJacqueline N. Kariithi7. Ecotourism Benefit Sharing Model Directly Linked to Community Wildlife Conservation Outcomes: A Case Study of Nam Et-Phou Louey National Park, Lao PDRJanina BikovaPART III: Private Sector Innovation8. Community-Private Sector Partnerships in NamibiaSusan Snyman and Anna Spenceley9. Selling Community-Based Tourism in National Protected Areas of BrazilThiago V. S. B. Souza, Ana G. C. Fontoura, and Juliana Cristina Fukuda10. Tour Guides as Transformational LeadersN. Qwynne Lackey, Lisa Pennisi, and Mark BurbachPART IV: Culture and Conservation11. Community-Managed Heritage Sites in Protected Areas-Challenges and Opportunities Post-Covid-19: A Case Study of Thingini Shrine in Mt. Kenya National ParkSusan Mbuthia and Margaret Wangui Muriuki12. Engaging Local Communities in the Creation of Handcraft Souvenirs for the Mason River Protected Area, JamaicaSuzanne Davis