Ecotourism

This revised edition includes:
- new information on the magnitude of the tourism industry, nature-based tourism and the pros and cons of mass ecotourism
- revised chapters on development, economics, marketing, policy, ecotourism in practice and biodiversity conservation
- a section on governance models, ecotourism programmes, operators and guides, interpretation, certification, and ecolodge design
- a discussion of ecotourism as an ethical or responsible form of tourism
- approximately 300 new references.
It includes case studies and considers the perspectives of many adjacent fields, including geography, economics, business, philosophy, biology, and environmental studies.