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Showing 1 to 20 of 119 for “"Ecotourism"”.
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Community involvement in ecotourism
Ecotourism is an amalgam of interests arising out of environmental, economic and social concerns. Over the last twenty years, it has assumed a global presence and has been acknowledged as a potential tool to improve sustainability by modifying human social behaviour in regard to environmental …
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Ecotourism and Sustainable Development: An Investigation of Ecotourism Visitors’ Experience at Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary, Ghana
The ecotourism project at Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary (BFMS) is a Community-based Ecotourism (CBE) project that has become a popular and fast-growing environmentally friendly segment of the tourism industry in Central Ghana, Africa. The Boabeng-Fiema Monkey Sanctuary’s Community-based Ecotourism …
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Can process facilitation re-route ecotourism development? : case studies in facilitating ecotourism planning in South Africa and Madagascar
Ecotourism¹ is rapidly growing global phenomenon that has significant impacts on wilderness areas around the world (Honey 1999). Ecotoursim projects that have shown to be successful in achieving sustainability² are however rare³, despite the hope and funding that continues to be invested into …
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Investigating Personal Learning in an Ecotourism Setting
It has been proposed that for ecotourism to be the sustainable response to mass tourism, it should not only support local communities and their environments but also educate visitors. This study aimed to understand visitors' perceptions of personal impacts, including personal learning, in an …
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Ecotourism Assessment: Applying the Principles of Ecotourism to Paddle-Based Recreation in St. Lawrence Islands National Park and Environs
This study explores the concept of ecotourism in terms of Honey’s (2008) seven principles of ecotourism (involves travel to natural destinations, minimizes impacts, builds environmental awareness, provides direct financial benefits to conservation, provides financial benefits and empowerment for …
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Destination Resource Management: Integrating Ecotourism in Costa Rica
… richness, Costa Rica has become one of the key ecotourism destinations in the world. However, the social, economic and environmental impacts of ecotourism have resulted in over-crowding, degradation of precious resources for both locals and wildlife. This dissertation is in two parts, the first …
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The Effects Of Ecotourism On Polar Bear Behavior
Polar bears spend the majority of their lives on the sea ice, where they gain access to seals and mates. In western Hudson Bay, the sea ice melts for three to four months in the summer, and polar bears there are forced onto land. These bears live on their fat reserves for the duration of the …
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Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
… segment of the travel and tourist trade is ecotourism. The concept of sustainable development insists that humans cooperate with nature in the search for an ecological economy which can support present and future populations. Ecotourism attempts to attain this elusive goal by preserving …
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Ecotourism: Conserving biocultural diversity and contributing to sustainable development
… future generations. The thesis will address the ecotourism industry and how people who travel with companies that cater to ecotourists can contribute to biocultural diversity and sustainable development. It will utilize a sustainable development framework and a critical theory approach for …
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Ecotourism--tourism development and the environment in the Caribbean
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1993.
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An inclusive ecotourism green finance funding model for South Africa
… to a low carbon economy, through the lens of ecotourism or the energy sector. Interviews were conducted with experienced deal makers from 3 different financial services organisations involved in the energy and tourism sectors. The findings of this current research revealed that global actors …
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Classification and Mapping of Recreation and Ecotourism Areas in West Virginia
… Like any other form of tourism, the growth of ecotourism is dependent on the flow of visitors and therefore, marketing for a destination requires identifying various characteristics of the destination and preferences of stakeholders. The main aim of this dissertation is to classify and map …
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Perceptions of Conservation and Ecotourism in the Taita-Taveta County, Kenya
… plant and animal species, and their support of ecotourism in Kasigau. All individuals listed conservation behaviors and agreed that protecting Mt. Kasigau is important. Many recognized the mountain as the only source of water. Some resources were limited, especially at certain times of the year. …
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Ecotourism planning and management and sustainable development in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand.
This study examines ecotourism planning and management and sustainable development in rural areas of Chiang Rai province, Thailand. The assessment was based on developing a new conceptual framework based on a political ecology approach to examine ecotourism and sustainable development. It drew from …
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Ecotourism in theory and practice : a critical case study of Northern Thailand
This study aims to determine whether ecotourism as currently practices in Northern Thailand conforms to international principles of ecotourism or contributes to sustainability. To achieve the objectives of the study, the methodologies adopted for data collection were: semi-structured interviews and …
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Evaluating the Design and Management of Community-Based Ecotourism Projects in Guatemala
Community-based ecotourism (CBE) has become the newest buzzword in development circles for its purported ability to provide alternative income generation for families and incentives to protect natural resources. Organizations such as the World Bank, World Wildlife Federation and USAID have …
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Evaluating the Design and Management of Community-Based Ecotourism Projects in Guatemala
Community-based ecotourism (CBE) has become the newest buzzword in development circles for its purported ability to provide alternative income generation for families and incentives to protect natural resources. Organizations such as the World Bank, World Wildlife Federation and USAID have …
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Ecotourism: characteristics and involvement patterns of its consumers in the United Kingdom.
Over the last ten years the increased demand for ecotourism has represented not only a growing trend in the tourism industry, but also one of the most significant challenges to the sector. It became evident over this type of consumer had shifted away from mass tourism towards experiences perceived …
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