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Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas by Iride Azara; Eleni Michopoulou; Federico Niccolini; B. Derrick Taff; Alan Clarke is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Tourism, Health, Wellbeing and Protected Areas about?

Around the world, there is mounting evidence that parks and protected areas contribute to a healthy civil society, thus increasing the economic importance of cultural and nature-based tourism. Operating at the intersection of business and the environment, tourism can improve human health and wellbeing as well as serve as a catalyst for increasing appreciation and stewardship of the natural world. While the revenues from nature-based activities help to make the case for investing in park and protected area management; the impacts they have need to be carefully managed, so that visitors do not destroy the natural wonders that attracted them to a destination in the first place. This book features contributions from tourism and recreation researchers and practitioners exploring the relationship between tourism, hospitality, protected areas, livelihoods and both physical and emotional human wellbeing. The book includes sections focused on theory, policy and practice, and case studies, to inform and guide industry decisions to address real-world problems and proactively plan for a sustainable and healthy future. Key features: Case studies discussing best practices for park and protected

Author

Iride Azara; Eleni Michopoulou; Federico Niccolini; B. Derrick Taff; Alan Clarke

Publisher

CAB International

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781786391322

Subjects

Travel, Management, Economics