Tourism is now known as the world’s largest industry and a major foreign exchange earner for many countries. With continuously growing tourist numbers, pressure on resources increases, and there is a need to preserve and protect natural, cultural and historic resources. Various more sensitive forms of tourism have emerged and in recognition of the need for this development the United Nations proclaimed 2002 as the International Year of Ecotourism. This book introduces the reader to a number of case studies from different parts of the world and illustrates opportunities and constraints associated with the implementation of the ecotourism concept.
Table of Content
Michael Lück and Torsten Kirstges: Acknowledgements
Hector Ceballos-Lascuráin: Preface
Torsten Kirstges: Basic Questions of ‘Sustainable Tourism’: Does Ecological and Socially Acceptable Tourism Have a Chance?
Rodrigo González and Adriana Otero: Alternative Tourism Activities Management in the Argentinean–Chilean Great Lakes Corridor
Inge A. Niefer, João Carlos G.L. da Silva and M. Amend: Analysis of the Visitors of Superagüi National Park, Brazil
Pamela A. Wight: Supporting the Principles of Sustainable Development in Tourism and Ecotourism: Government’s Potential Role
David Barkin and Carlos Paillés Bouchez: NGO–Community Collaboration for Ecotourism: A Strategy for Sustainable Regional Development
W. Glen Croy and Lise Høgh: Endangered Visitors: A Phenomenological Study of Eco-Resort Development
Ron Mader: Latin American Ecotourism: What is it?
Ric Goodman: Pastoral Livelihoods in Tanzania: Can the Maasai Benefit from Conservation?
Thea Schoemann: Socio-political Aspects of Establishing Ecotourism in the Qwa-Qwa National Park, South Africa
Noah Shepherd: How Ecotourism can go Wrong: The Cases of Sea Canoe and Siam Safari, Thailand
Heidi C. de Haas: Sustainability of Small-Scale Ecotourism: The Case of Niue, South Pacific
Harold Goodwin: Local Community Involvement in Tourism around National Parks: Opportunities and Constraints
Michael Lück: Large-scale Ecotourism –A Contradiction in Itself?
Michael Lück: Looking into the Future of Ecotourism and Sustainable Tourism
About the author
Michael Lück studied economics and tourism at the University for Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany and in 1998 he started his Ph D project with the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. Michael taught at the University of Otago and at Napier University, Edinburgh, before he took up a lectureship with Brock University in St Catharines, Canada. His research interests are in the wide area of sustainable tourism, ecotourism, wildlife tourism, the impacts of tourism and marine tourism.Torsten Kirstges studied economics at the University of Mannheim, Germany. After completing his Ph D thesis he took up several teaching commitments at various education centres and universities for applied sciences. He has been founder and manager of a skiing tour operator for many years and, since 1992, Torsten has been Professor for Economics and Tourism at the University of Applied Sciences in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His research interests focus on marketing in tourism and ecotourism/sustainable tourism.
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