This book is a landmark contribution to the rapidly growing field of wildlife tourism, especially in regard to its underpinning foundations of science, conservation and policy. Written by a number of environmental and biological scientists it explains the synergy between wildlife and tourism by drawing on their global experiences.
Daftar Isi
1. The Viewing of Animals in the Wild
2. Ecological Impacts
3. Human Dimension of Wildlife Interactions – by Joan Bentrupperbäumer
4. Stakeholder Engagement
5. Wildlife Tourism Policies
6. Managing Potential Impacts
7. Natural Science and Wildlife Tourism – by Kate Rodger and Mike Calver
8. Researching Ecological Impacts – by Mike Calver
9. Conclusions
Tentang Penulis
Susan A. Moore leads the Nature Based Tourism Research Group at Murdoch University, Western Australia. Her expertise is natural area tourism, protected area management and biodiversity conservation policy. She has 150 publications including journal articles, books and reports and has successfully led more than 30 research projects delivering outputs to industry, government and non-government organizations, and the Australian Research Council.