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Author : Tony Rouphael,Graeme Inglis
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822009273608
Author : David Huddart,Tim Stott
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319977584
This textbook presents a comprehensive overview of the environmental impacts of various types of outdoor recreation, and how these can be best managed. As a field of study, recreational ecology is both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary, and the authors seek to develop a deeper understanding of both the role and function of the factors that influence visitor numbers and their impact. An accessible and comprehensive textbook, it features numerous types of outdoor recreational activities including hill walking, rock climbing, mountain marathons, skiing, scuba diving and more. Drawn from several global case studies, the authors estimate the current and future numbers involved in outdoor recreation, and how best these numbers can be managed. Effective visitor impact management actions arise from collaboration between recreation ecologists, social scientists, experienced recreation managers, recreation stakeholders and the recreationalists themselves: as such, this book will be multi-disciplinary in scope. This practical and engaging textbook will be invaluable to students and scholars of outdoor recreation and adventure tourism as well as practitioners and managers working in the field.
Author : Brian Garrod,Stefan Gossling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2007-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136376733
‘New Frontiers in Marine Tourism’ is the first book of this kind to address and analyse this burgeoning tourism sector comprehensively. By integrating aspects such as the sustainability, safety, education, experiences and management of diving tourism the text highlights a variety of pressing topics related to the management of diving tourism, including: * different types of diving locations and their particular characteristics and the geographical distribution of dive locations * the growth and economic significance of diving tourism in destinations worldwide * different motivations and typologies of diving tourists, their learning behaviour, knowledge of marine environments, and their interaction with flora and fauna. * diver satisfaction, attitudes and preferences, education and interpretation, and compliance with regulations * environmental impacts, and aspects of risk and health.
Author : Brian Garrod,Julie Wilson
Publisher : Channel View Publications
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2003-01-03
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781845413750
Marine ecotourism is a major growth area within ecotourism, itself a rapidly expanding area within tourism as a whole. The activity has been attracting increasing attention, both from the popular media and from professionals and academics with an interest in tourism’s potential to contribute to sustainable development. However, there is a growing consensus that far too often the term has been used merely as a tool for capitalising on the good intentions of tourists, without the industry itself having to make fundamental changes to their products or to the way they go about their operations. This has often been to the detriment of local environments, economies and host communities. Yet the ideal of ecotourism, as it is properly understood, is to present local communities with a sustainable development alternative – one that works to the benefit of local ecosystems, local economies and local people. The purpose of the first section of this book is therefore to introduce the concept of marine ecotourism and to draw out some of the key issues involved in ensuring that marine ecotourism is developed in a genuinely sustainable manner. The second section then discusses some practical experiences of planning and managing marine ecotourism from around the world, identifying common problems and discussing what might constitute good practice in addressing those problems.
Author : Michael Lück
Publisher : CABI
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781845933500
Marine tourism has become one of the fastest growing areas within the tourism industry. With the increased use of marine environments comes the need for informed planning and sustainable management as well as for the education and training of planners, managers and operators. Combining the disciplines of marine scientists and tourism researchers, this encyclopedia will bring together the terms, concepts and theories related to recreational and tourism activities in marine settings. Entries range from short definitions to medium and long articles.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NWU:35556031873367
Author : Mark Orams
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781134771097
Marine Tourism examines both successful and unsuccessful tourism in coastal and marine environments. The author provides an overview of the history, development and growth of marine tourism and describes the characteristics of 'marine tourists' and the 'vendors' of these tourist activities. The book includes case studies of specific types of tourism including: * the cruise ship industry, * whale and dolphin watching, * yachting - the America's Cup, * personal water crafts and other water sports * and maritime museums and festivals. in locations including Brighton, UK, the Florida Keys and Hawaii, USA Caribbean islands, New Zealand and Australia's Great Barrier Reef. The final section examines tourism impacts on marine ecosystems and coastal communities and explores management techniques aimed at reducing negative impacts and maximizing the benefits of marine tourism.
Author : Ghazali Musa,Kay Dimmock
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-06-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136324949
This volume offers new insight into an important and largely under-examined area of marine leisure and tourism: scuba diving tourism. Knowledge of scuba diving has long been hidden among broad discussions of water-based sports and activities and this focused book aims to shed further understanding and knowledge on this popular international activity. The book examines the current issues central to research into and management of scuba diving Tourism from multidisciplinary perspectives such as health and safety, climate change, policy and regulation and the recreation/leisure context. It further reveals critical management issues of economic, environmental and socio-cultural impacts related to scuba diving tourism which extends to the influence of climate change on the industry’s operations and future. This significant volume which conceptualizes the issues surrounding scuba diving tourism now and in the future is written by leading experts in this field and will be valuable reading for all those interested in marine leisure and tourism.
Author : Jonathan Turnbull Phinney
Publisher : American Geophysical Union
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2006-01-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780875903590
Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Coastal and Estuarine Studies, Volume 61. The effects of increased atmospheric carbon dioxide and related climate change on shallow coral reefs are gaining considerable attention for scientific and economic reasons worldwide. Although increased scientific research has improved our understanding of the response of coral reefs to climate change, we still lack key information that can help guide reef management. Research and monitoring of coral reef ecosystems over the past few decades have documented two major threats related to increasing concentrations of atmospheric CO2: (1) increased sea surface temperatures and (2) increased seawater acidity (lower pH). Higher atmospheric CO2 levels have resulted in rising sea surface temperatures and proven to be an acute threat to corals and other reef-dwelling organisms. Short periods (days) of elevated sea surface temperatures by as little as 1–2°C above the normal maximum temperature has led to more frequent and more widespread episodes of coral bleaching-the expulsion of symbiotic algae. A more chronic consequence of increasing atmospheric CO2 is the lowering of pH of surface waters, which affects the rate at which corals and other reef organisms secrete and build their calcium carbonate skeletons. Average pH of the surface ocean has already decreased by an estimated 0.1 unit since preindustrial times, and will continue to decline in concert with rising atmospheric CO2. These climate-related Stressors combined with other direct anthropogenic assaults, such as overfishing and pollution, weaken reef organisms and increase their susceptibility to disease.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Universidad de Alicante
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2012-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9788497172172
Author : E. J. Milner-Gulland,Ruth Mace
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07-15
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781444313581
This book presents the issues surrounding the conservation of wildspecies and ecosystems used by people. It is aimed at final yearundergraduate and master's students taking courses in conservation,environmental management, ecological economics and relatedsubjects, as well as conservation professionals, includingmanagers, policy-makers and researchers. The structure of the bookis ideal for a course in conservation, comprising a theoreticalsection written by the authors, and a set of ten contributed casestudies intentionally diverse in discipline, geographical regionand system of study. The theoretical section provides the knowledgethat is needed to understand the issues, while the case studies canform the basis of seminars. Readers will emerge with a clearrecognition of the difficulties of limiting the harvesting ofbiological resources to sustainable levels, and of the boundariesof sustainable use as a conservation tool. The authors, an ecologist and an anthropologist, have bothworked on the conservation and sustainable use of wildlife forseveral years, including the ivory and rhino horn trades. The first book to examine the issues underlying thesustainable use debate in a fully interdisciplinary manner. Boththe theoretical section and the case studies approach the issuesusing methods from economics, ecology, anthropology and otherfields Designed as a course textbook, combining a theoretical sectionwith invited case studies written by expert practitioners in thefield Outlines the new direction that conservation biology (and thusconservation biologists) must take if it is to be successful
Author : C. Scott Shafer,G. J. Inglis,V. Y. Johnson,N. A. Marshall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
ISBN : UCSD:31822020674685
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Marine ecotourism
ISBN : UCSD:31822009753161
Author : International Coral Reef Action Network. Mesoamerican Reef Alliance Standards and Code Taskforce,Coral Reef Alliance
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-01
Category : Aquatic sports
ISBN : 0979664608
Author : Vicki J. Harriott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Great Barrier Reef (Qld.)
ISBN : UCSD:31822032511354