Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment

Tourism is the world's largest industry. The fastest growing 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 ecosystems while generating revenue for local communities. In this study, the researcher examines the positive and negative effects of ecotourism on people, culture, and landscape. An analysis of tourism data seems to suggest that developing countries, which are popular ecotour destinations, are benefitting economically and ecologically from properly planned ecotourism.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Department of Geography and Geology

Year

1996

Author dc:creator

• Snow, Richard

• Environmental Health and Protection
• Tourism

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/819

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wku.edu:theses-1822