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Facing the wild : ecotourism, conservation and animal encounters /
Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of tourism, the world's largest industry. Encounters with wild animals, be it swimming with dolphins, going on safari or bird watching, are at the core. Yet little is known about why people seek out these experiences and the meaning for the ecotourism i...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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London ; Sterling VA :
Earthscan,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
| Summary: | Ecotourism is the fastest growing segment of tourism, the world's largest industry. Encounters with wild animals, be it swimming with dolphins, going on safari or bird watching, are at the core. Yet little is known about why people seek out these experiences and the meaning for the ecotourism industry, conservation efforts and society at large. Facing the Wild is the first serious empirical examination of why people seek out animals in their natural environment, what the desire for this experience tells us about the meanings of animals, nature, authenticity and wilderness in contemporary industrialized societies, and whether visitors change their environmental perspectives and behaviour, as the custodians of parks would like them to. The book explores the contradictions and ambivalence that so many people experience in the presence of 'wild nature' - in loving it we may diminish it and in the act of wanting to see it we may destroy it. Ultimately the book makes a case for 'respectful stewardship' of a 'hybrid nature' and provides insight for both practitioners and ecotourists alike. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 312 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-307) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781849773850 1849773858 1844071383 9781844071388 1844071375 9781844071371 1280475080 9781280475085 1417583096 9781417583096 1136548114 9781136548116 9786610475087 6610475083 1136548106 9781136548109 6000000596 9786000000592 9781136548062 1136548068 |