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Tourism, health, wellbeing and protected areas


Around the world, there is mounting evidence that parks and protected areas contribute to a healthy civil society, thus increasing the economic importance of cultural and nature-based tourism. Operating at the intersection of business and the environment, tourism can improve human health and wellbeing as well as serve as a catalyst for increasing appreciation and stewardship of the natural world. While the revenues from nature-based activities help to make the case for investing in park and protected area management; the impacts they have need to be carefully managed, so that visitors do not destroy the natural wonders that attracted them to a destination in the first place.

This book features contributions from tourism and recreation researchers and practitioners exploring the relationship between tourism, hospitality, protected areas, livelihoods and both physical and emotional human wellbeing. The book includes sections focused on theory, policy and practice, and case studies, to inform and guide industry decisions to address real-world problems and proactively plan for a sustainable and healthy future.

Key features:

Case studies discussing best practices for park and protected area tourism development

Multi-disciplinary approach to the study of nature-based tourism

Innovative approaches including SME within protected destinations

Chapters

Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • I. Azara,
  • F. Niccolini,
  • B. D. Taff,
  • E. Michopoulou,
  • A. Clarke
Pages:
1-7
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • F. Niccolini,
  • I. Cavallini,
  • M. Giannini,
  • M. Contini
Pages:
11-25
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • H. Albuquerque,
  • A. M. F. da Silva,
  • F. Martins,
  • C. Costa
Pages:
56-68
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • G. C. Steckenbauer,
  • S. Tischler,
  • A. Hartl,
  • C. Pichler
Pages:
69-81
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • L. A. Heyne,
  • J. V. Camacho
Pages:
149-166
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • D. L. Cracknell,
  • S. Pahl,
  • M. P. White,
  • M. H. Depledge
Pages:
178-189
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • J. A. Benfield,
  • D. Weinzimmer,
  • B. D. Taff,
  • P. Newman
Pages:
190-202
Chapter 14 May 2018
Chapter 14 May 2018
Authors:
  • A. Clarke,
  • I. Azara,
  • E. Michopoulou,
  • F. Niccolini,
  • B. D. Taff
Pages:
214-216