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Tourism and ecosystems services are interdependant and face unique challenges. This book explores the challenges faced by destinations regarding the management and restoration of their ecosystem services. Responding to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, this book offers unique management solutions based on best practices from Europe, America, Asia, Africa, Indonesia and island destinations. The management techniques and strategies proposed are adaptive in nature, and they are meant to protect and sustain natural and cultural ecosystem services utilized by the tourism industry. Drawing from a rich collection of international case studies, the book adopts a user-friendly pedagogic approach, while seeking to be an essential future reference to scholars, researchers, academics and industry practitioners, destination management organizations and restoration agencies.

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"""This book provides a thoughtful reflection of the key aspects related to the interplay between ecosystem services and tourism. The wide range of topics discussed in the chapters cover a variety of important issues pertinent to the management and restoration of ecosystem services in tourism, lending rich perspectives in relation to sustainable tourism development. This book thus represents a valuable resource to tourism students, researchers and practitioners."" Prof. Anna Farmaki, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Cyprus University of Technology. ""This book presents a timely selection of case studies and management solutions by authors of varied backgrounds and interdisciplinary interests. At a time when the world is still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, this collection is a good resource reference for those studying and researching contemporary tourism management."" Prof. Marina Novelli, PhD, Professor of Tourism and International Development, School of Business and Law, University of Brighton, UK. ""At a time when the tourism community is still facing significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a very timely book that offers solutions and strategies to tourism destination managers and marketers. This unique book provides a large number of global case studies and success stories from a variety of destinations that able to successfully address the challenges brought by the pandemic. This book is a great reference book for anyone who is searching for viable strategies and solutions to pandemic related issues. I strongly recommend this book to tourism academics and practitioners."" Prof. Dogan Gursoy, PhD, Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in Hospitality Business Management, School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington State University, USA. ""Globally, stakeholders are enmeshed in finding workable solutions to the complex multifaceted challenges of covid-19 to the tourism and hospitality industry. This enriching book provides critical and strategic reference to destination managers, planners, researchers and policy makers grappling with finding workable solutions in sustaining and enhancing natural and cultural tourism ecosystems in the contemporary world.Particularly, the soundness and uniqueness of this pioneer book is that it manages to build on appropriate global case studies and success stories from diverse global tourism ecosystem services and products. In this regard, it is a must read in the proper understanding of the current myriad of challenges of covid-19 to the tourism, travel and hospitality industry."" Prof. John S. Akama, PhD, Professor of Tourism and Vice Chancellor, Kisii University, Kenya. ""This volume is timely, innovative, and an important academic resource for those interested in the management and restoration of ecosystem services in a post pandemic era. The chapters cover a range of geographical areas and use interdisciplinary approaches to investigate the topic. It is a valuable reading for both undergraduate graduate students as well as established scholars in the field."" Dr. Robin Nunkoo, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius. ""This book provides a thoughtful reflection of the key aspects related to the interplay between ecosystem services and tourism. The wide range of topics discussed in the chapters cover a variety of important issues pertinent to the management and restoration of ecosystem services in tourism, lending rich perspectives in relation to sustainable tourism development. This book thus represents a valuable resource to tourism students, researchers and practitioners."" Prof. Anna Farmaki, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Hotel and Tourism Management, Cyprus University of Technology. ""This book presents a timely selection of case studies and management solutions by authors of varied backgrounds and interdisciplinary interests. At a time when the world is still dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, this collection is a good resource reference for those studying and researching contemporary tourism management."" Prof. Marina Novelli, PhD, Professor of Tourism and International Development, School of Business and Law, University of Brighton, UK. ""At a time when the tourism community is still facing significant challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this is a very timely book that offers solutions and strategies to tourism destination managers and marketers. This unique book provides a large number of global case studies and success stories from a variety of destinations that able to successfully address the challenges brought by the pandemic. This book is a great reference book for anyone who is searching for viable strategies and solutions to pandemic related issues. I strongly recommend this book to tourism academics and practitioners."" Prof. Dogan Gursoy, PhD, Taco Bell Distinguished Professor in Hospitality Business Management, School of Hospitality Business Management, Washington State University, USA. ""Globally, stakeholders are enmeshed in finding workable solutions to the complex multifaceted challenges of covid-19 to the tourism and hospitality industry. This enriching book provides critical and strategic reference to destination managers, planners, researchers and policy makers grappling with finding workable solutions in sustaining and enhancing natural and cultural tourism ecosystems in the contemporary world.Particularly, the soundness and uniqueness of this pioneer book is that it manages to build on appropriate global case studies and success stories from diverse global tourism ecosystem services and products. In this regard, it is a must read in the proper understanding of the current myriad of challenges of covid-19 to the tourism, travel and hospitality industry."" Prof. John S. Akama, PhD, Professor of Tourism and Vice Chancellor, Kisii University, Kenya. ""This volume is timely, innovative, and an important academic resource for those interested in the management and restoration of ecosystem services in a post pandemic era. The chapters cover a range of geographical areas and use interdisciplinary approaches to investigate the topic. It is a valuable reading for both undergraduate graduate students as well as established scholars in the field."" Dr. Robin Nunkoo, PhD, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law and Management, University of Mauritius."

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Vanessaa G.B. Gowreesunkar, PhD, is an Associate Professor at Anant National University, India. Shem Wambugu Maingi, PhD, is a Lecturer within the Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Kenyatta University, Kenya. Felix Lamech Mogambi Ming’ate, PhD, is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Environmental Studies and Community Development, Kenyatta University, Kenya

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