Overview

This text discusses the importance of mountain regions, and the precariousness of mountain tourism in the context of ecosystem and cultural conservation. Case studies of mountain tourism existing along with environmental sustainability and community well-being are included. An integrated approach to mountain based tourism balancing the needs of local communities, tourists and environmental conservation is presented.

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Author:   Pamela Godde (The Mountain Institute, La Jolla, California, USA) ,  Martin Price (University of the Highlands and Islands, Perth College, Australia) ,  F Zimmermann (Department of Geography, University of Graz, Austria) ,  Martin Price (Environmental Change Unit, University of Oxford, UK)
Publisher:   CABI Publishing
Imprint:   CABI Publishing
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780851993911

ISBN 10:   0851993915
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   10 January 2000
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

1: Tourism and Development in Mountain Regions: Moving Forward into the New Millennium, PM Godde, M Price and F Zimmermann 2: Environmental Management for Alpine Tourism and Resorts in Australia, RC Buckley, CM Pickering and J Warnken, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia 3: Recreation Resource Assessment and Monitoring Techniques for Mountain Regions, C Monz, National Outdoor Leadership School, Lander, USA 4: Conservation and Development in Greek Mountain Areas, G Valaoras, Athens, Greece 5: Tourism in Bioregional Context: Approaching Ecosystemic Practice in the Sumava, Czech Republic, LAG Moss, J Tesitel, F Zemek, M Bartos, D Kusova and M Herman, Laurence Moss & Associates, New Mexico, USA 6: Mountain Culture as a Tourism Resource: Aboriginal Views of the Privileges of Storytelling, RE Pfister, University of Northern British Columbia, Canada 7: The Economic Impacts of Different Types of Tourism in Upland and Mountain Areas of Europe, P Snowdon, B Slee and H Farr, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, UK 8: The Economic Impacts of Ecotourism: Conflicts and Solutions in Highland Mexico, D Barkin, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico City 9: Mountain Tourism and Public Policy in Nepal, LR MacLellan, PUC Dieke, and B Kumari Thapa,University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK 10: The Role of the Community in Relation to the Tourism Industry: A Case Study from Mount Bromo, East Java, Indonesia, J Cochrane, University of Hull, UK 11: Community-Based Tourism for Conservation and Women's Development, W Brewer Lama, The Mountain Institute, Kathmandu, Nepal 12: Too Much Too Fast: Lessons from Nepal's Lost Kingdom of Mustang, CP Gurung, Resources Nepal, Kathamandu, Nepal and MA DeCoursey, Woodacre, USA 13: Mongolia's Tourism Development Race: Case Study from the Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, A Saffery, South Gobi National Protected Areas' Administration, Dlanzadgad, Omnogov Aimag, Mongolia 14: Amenity Migration in the Sumava Bioregion, Czech Republic: Implications for Ecological Integrity, RS Glorioso 15: Amenity Migration and Tourism in the Eastern Highlands Bioregion of Zimbabwe: Policy Planning and Management Considerations, D Tonderayi, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 16: Strategy for Future Mountain Tourism, LAG Moss and PM Godde

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