Provides an expert, state-of-the-art and comprehensive knowledge base of the rapidly growing global ecotourism sector. It is divided into eight major sections, and contains 41 chapters individually authored by international researchers and practitioners in ecotourism. Each chapter combines theory and practice and includes definitions and other contextual material, regional perspectives, venues, impacts, planning and management considerations, and issues associated with ecotourism businesses, research and training.
Introduction to ecotourism; regional survey by continent; regional survey by biome; ecotourism venues; ecotourism impacts; planning, management and institutions; the business of ecotourism; methodologies, research and resources.