Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment

Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment

Tourism is the world's largest industry. The fastest growing segment of the travel and tourist trade is ecotourism. The concept of sustainable development insists that humans cooperate with nature in the search for an ecological economy which can support present and future populations. Ecotouri...

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Main Author: Snow, Richard
Format: Others
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 1996
Subjects:
Environmental Health and Protection
Tourism
Online Access:http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/819
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1822&context=theses
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spelling ndltd-WKU-oai-digitalcommons.wku.edu-theses-18222013-01-08T18:58:37Z Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment Snow, Richard Tourism is the world's largest industry. The fastest growing segment of the travel and tourist trade is ecotourism. The concept of sustainable development insists that humans cooperate with nature in the search for an ecological economy which can support present and future populations. Ecotourism attempts to attain this elusive goal by preserving ecosystems while generating revenue for local communities. In this study, the researcher examines the positive and negative effects of ecotourism on people, culture, and landscape. An analysis of tourism data seems to suggest that developing countries, which are popular ecotour destinations, are benefitting economically and ecologically from properly planned ecotourism. 1996-05-01 text application/pdf http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/819 http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1822&context=theses Masters Theses & Specialist Projects TopSCHOLAR® Environmental Health and Protection Tourism
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Tourism
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Tourism
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Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
description Tourism is the world's largest industry. The fastest growing segment of the travel and tourist trade is ecotourism. The concept of sustainable development insists that humans cooperate with nature in the search for an ecological economy which can support present and future populations. Ecotourism attempts to attain this elusive goal by preserving ecosystems while generating revenue for local communities. In this study, the researcher examines the positive and negative effects of ecotourism on people, culture, and landscape. An analysis of tourism data seems to suggest that developing countries, which are popular ecotour destinations, are benefitting economically and ecologically from properly planned ecotourism.
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title Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
title_short Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
title_full Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
title_fullStr Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
title_full_unstemmed Ecology, Economy and Ecotourism: Sustaining People and the Environment
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