Handbook on tourism and conservation: African perspectives

By:

Mbaiwa, Joseph E. [Ed.]

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Series: Research Handbooks in Tourism SeriesPublication details: Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023Description: xii, 347p.: ill.; pbk.: 24cmISBN:

9781839106064

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DDC classification:

338.096 MBA

Summary: The Handbook on Tourism and Conservation demonstrates the intrinsic nexus between tourism, the environment, and sustainable natural resource use. It applies Ostrom’s social-ecological systems (SESs) theory as the analytical framework for reaching a consensus on divergent viewpoints within the context of global environmental change and emerging governance issues. Reflecting the interdependency between tourism and biodiversity conservation, the book focuses on four thematic areas. These include tourism and conservation in protected areas; tourism and climate change; sustainable agritourism; and destination communities and natural resources conservation. Thus equity and environmental justice issues are highlighted in relation to how destination communities have benefitted from tourism activities. The Handbook will be a useful guide for policymakers and relevant institutions in the implementation of tourism policies that balance issues in tourism and environmental conservation equally and which in turn could enhance wider participation in tourism development by all stakeholders in the sector. The Handbook will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and students of tourism studies, geography, environmental policy, management, and related fields. It will also be beneficial for sustainable tourism policymakers and planners. https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-tourism-and-conservation-9781839106064.html

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	IIT Gandhinagar	General	338.096 MBA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		034237

The Handbook on Tourism and Conservation demonstrates the intrinsic nexus between tourism, the environment, and sustainable natural resource use. It applies Ostrom’s social-ecological systems (SESs) theory as the analytical framework for reaching a consensus on divergent viewpoints within the context of global environmental change and emerging governance issues.

Reflecting the interdependency between tourism and biodiversity conservation, the book focuses on four thematic areas. These include tourism and conservation in protected areas; tourism and climate change; sustainable agritourism; and destination communities and natural resources conservation. Thus equity and environmental justice issues are highlighted in relation to how destination communities have benefitted from tourism activities. The Handbook will be a useful guide for policymakers and relevant institutions in the implementation of tourism policies that balance issues in tourism and environmental conservation equally and which in turn could enhance wider participation in tourism development by all stakeholders in the sector.

The Handbook will be a valuable resource for academics, researchers, and students of tourism studies, geography, environmental policy, management, and related fields. It will also be beneficial for sustainable tourism policymakers and planners.

https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-on-tourism-and-conservation-9781839106064.html

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