Marine wildlife and tourism management : insights from the natural and social sciences /

This book seeks to underscore the need for scientific approaches to first understanding and then managing tourist interactions with marine wildlife. It draws upon the work of leading natural and social scientists whose work serves the interests of sustainable wildlife-based marine tourism. Thus from...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Higham, James E. S. (Editor), Lück, Michael, 1966- (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2008.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management : In Search of Scientific Approaches to Sustainability / J.E.S. Higham and M. Lück
  • Marine Wildlife Tours : Benefits for Participants / H. Zeppel and S. Muloin
  • Shark! A New Frontier in Tourist Demand for Marine Wildlife / J. Dobson
  • Tourist Interactions with Sharks / P. Dearden, K.N. Topelko and J. Ziegler
  • Human-Polar Bear Interactions in Churchill, Manitoba : The Socio-ecological Perspective / R.H. Lemelin
  • Specialization of Whale Watchers in British Columbia Waters / C. Malcolm and D. Duffus
  • Captive Marine Wildlife : Benefits and Costs of Aquaria and Marine Parks / M. Lück
  • The Economic Impacts of Marine Wildlife Tourism / C. Cater and E. Cater
  • Effects of Human Disturbance on Penguins : The Need for Site- and Species-specific Visitor Management Guidelines / P.J. Seddon and U. Ellenberg
  • Impacts of Tourism on Pinnipeds and Implications for Tourism Management / D. Newsome and K. Rodger
  • Understanding the Impacts of Noise on Marine Mammals / D. Lusseau
  • Shooting Fish in a Barrel : Tourists as Easy Targets / E.J. Shelton and B. McKinlay
  • Marine Wildlife Tourism Management : Mandates and Protected Area Challenges / M.L. Miller
  • Marine Wildlife Tourism and Ethics / B. Garrod
  • Protecting the Ocean by Regulating Whale Watching : The Sound of One Hand Clapping / P.H. Forestell
  • Wildlife and Tourism in Antarctica : A Unique Resource and Regime for Management / P.T. Maher
  • Managing the Whale- and Dolphin-watching Industry : Time for a Paradigm Shift / R. Constantine and L. Bejder
  • Managing Marine Wildlife Experiences : The Role of Visitor Interpretation Programmes / M. Lück
  • Marine Wildlife Viewing : Insights into the Significance of the Viewing Platform / J.E.S. Higham and W.F. Hendry
  • New Frontiers in Marine Wildlife Tourism : An International Overview of Polar Bear Tourism Management Strategies / R.H. Lemelin and M. Dyck
  • Marine Wildlife and Tourism Management : Scientific Approaches to Sustainable Management / M. Lück and J.E.S. Higham.