Tourism and Natural Protected Areas |
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| Editor:
| Schmitz, M. F. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-84564-811-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2013 |
| Publisher: | WIT Press
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $131.00 |
Book Description:
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Cultural tourism today specifically includes, along with cities, museums, monuments and rural traditions, the aim of 'getting to know nature'. Protected natural areas are ideal for this. The tourism industry has realised this and so the value of the landscape and natural resources is becoming increasingly recognised. This is a welcome development and represents a challenge for tourism management, for environmental education and for dissemination of nature and conservation. This volume...
More DescriptionCultural tourism today specifically includes, along with cities, museums, monuments and rural traditions, the aim of 'getting to know nature'. Protected natural areas are ideal for this. The tourism industry has realised this and so the value of the landscape and natural resources is becoming increasingly recognised. This is a welcome development and represents a challenge for tourism management, for environmental education and for dissemination of nature and conservation. This volume of the series Tourism Today considers the evolving relationship between tourism and protected natural areas.