Ecotourism: An Introduction

As tourism takes its place as the worlds largest industry, ecotourism has been identified as the fastest-growing segment of this dynamic global industry. Since the mid to late 1980s ecotourism has become a major economic force for both developed and developing nations around the world. Using a wealth of international case studies and photos, Ecotourism: An Introduction provides an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the key foundations, concepts and issues related to the subject, including: the foundations of ecotourism tourism and ecotourism policy the economics, marketing and management of ecotourism the social and ecological impacts of tourism ecotourism and development the role of ethics in ecotourism.