This book provides one of the first detailed examinations of the problems of nature-based tourism development in peripheral areas. A diverse range of environments is used to illustrate the challenges and difficulties of managing nature-based tourism resources. A central theme throughout the book is
Nature-Based Tourism in Peripheral Areas: Development or Disaster?
β Scribed by C. Michael Hall (editor); Stephen W. Boyd (editor)
- Publisher
- Channel View Publications
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 283
- Series
- Aspects of Tourism; 21
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This book provides a detailed examinations of the problems of nature-based tourism development in peripheral areas. It illustrates the challenges and difficulties of managing nature-based tourism resources. A central theme of the book is the degree of opportunity that nature-based tourism provides as the basis for peripheral region development.
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