Overview
- Fills a gap in the literature by discussing ‘wildlife tourism’, ‘ecological issues’, and ‘environmental education and interpretation’ as intertwined themes
- Comprehensively examines the major potentials and controversies in the wildlife tourism industry
- Presents an interdisciplinary approach to effective management for best practices in wildlife tourism and serves to inspire individuals, companies, government bodies, institutions and organisations to innovate
- Sheds new light on the importance of using ‘tourism’ as a tool and driver for ecological security and environmental learning
- Pursues an insightful, provocative and hands-on approach
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism (GGAG)
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Wildlife Tourism and Conservation: Conceptual and Practical Issues
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Ecological Learning in Wildlife Encounters
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Ethical Issues and Wildlife Tourism: Dealing with the Stalemates
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About this book
This book outlines the status quo of worldwide wildlife tourism and its impacts on planning, management, knowledge, awareness, behaviour and attitudes related to wildlife encounters. It sets out to fill the considerable gaps in our knowledge on wildlife tourism, applied ecology, and environmental education, providing comprehensive information on and an interdisciplinary approach to effective management in wildlife tourism.Â
Examining the intricacies, challenges, and lessons learned in a meaningful and rewarding tourism niche, this interdisciplinary book comprehensively examines the major potentials and controversies in the wildlife tourism industry. Pursuing an insightful, provocative and hands-on approach, it primarily addresses two questions: ‘Can we reconcile the needs of the wildlife tourism industry, biodiversity conservation, ecological learning and animal ethics issues?’ and ‘What is the Future of the Wildlife Tourism Industry?’.Â
Though primaril
y intended as a research text, it also offers a valuable resource for a broad readership, which includes university and training students, researchers, scholars, tourism practitioners and professionals, planners and managers, as well as the staff of government agencies.ÂEditors and Affiliations
About the editors
Ronda holds a PhD in zoology and has conducted much ecological and behavioural research over the years, especially seed dispersal by fruit-eating animals and the effects of habitat alteration on wildlife, also play behaviour of chimpanzees and various aspects of wildlife tourism. She has had extensive experience in nature interpretation for all ages, having run a holiday farm, worked as ranger in charge of interpretive activities, lectured at university and adult education classes, among others. S
he is currently chair of Wildlife Tourism Australia and Scenic Rim Wildlife.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Wildlife Tourism, Environmental Learning and Ethical Encounters
Book Subtitle: Ecological and Conservation Aspects
Editors: Ismar Borges de Lima, Ronda J. Green
Series Title: Geoheritage, Geoparks and Geotourism
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55574-4
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-55573-7Published: 30 June 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-85698-8Published: 02 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-55574-4Published: 13 June 2017
Series ISSN: 2363-765X
Series E-ISSN: 2363-7668
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 292
Number of Illustrations: 24 b/w illustrations, 60 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Tourism Management, Nature Conservation, Science Education, Applied Ecology
Industry Sectors: Biotechnology, Finance, Business & Banking