Indigenous ecotourism : sustainable development and management /

This volume reviews indigenous ecotourism as a special type of nature-based tourism and examines the key principles of conservation and community benefits from indigenous-owned and operated ecotourism businesses and joint ventures. It compares indigenous tourism in developed and developing countries...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Zeppel, Heather (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2006.
Series:	Ecotourism book series ; 3.
Subjects:	Ecotourism. Indigenous peoples > Economic conditions. Biological Resources (General) Community Participation and Development, (New March 2000) Leisure, Recreation and Tourism Economics, (New March 2000) Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000) Social Psychology and Social Anthropology, (New March 2000) Tourism and Travel. Biodiversity. Case studies. Community development. Indigenous knowledge. Management. Nature conservation. Nature tourism. Resource management. Sustainability. Tourism development. Traditional society. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

The context of indigenous ecotourism
The Pacific islands : village-based ecotourism in community rainforests
Latin America : rainforest ecotourism, Andes mountains and Indian territories
East Africa : wildlife and forest ecotourism, the Maasai and community lands
Southern Africa : ecotourism on wildlife conservancies and communal lands
West Africa : community-based ecotourism in forest areas
South-east Asia : forest and mountain ecotourism, hilltribes and island nations
Sustainable development and management of indigenous ecotourism.