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041			_aEnglish
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100			_aMalcolm, David
245			_aEco-Tourism and Environmental Management /
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aDublin, Ohio : _bOryson Press, _c2023.
300			_a290 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
520			_aEcotourism, as an alternative tourism, that involves visiting natural areas in order to learn, to study, or to carry out environmentally friendly activities. It is a tourism based on the experience of nature, which enables the economic and social development of local communities. It is a more synergetic approach to tourism that tends to bond the tourist, local community and the environment. Ecotourism is a subset of the field of sustainable tourism. That’s the primary reason why developing countries are now embracing it, and including it in their economic development and conservation strategies. Ecotourism is cultural tourism, nature tourism; such as assisting with conservation programmes, a travel learn experience, a little bit of soft adventure, and beneficial for the indigenous peoples. It focuses primarily on experiencing and learning about nature, its landscape, flora, fauna and their habitats; as well as cultural artifacts from the locality. Environmental managers operate with the assumption that there is an optimum balance between environmental protection and permissible human activities. Ethics dictates where that balance lies. The book comprises a thorough exploration of eco-tourism and its effects on sustainable development.
650			_aEnvironmental management
690			_aTourism & management
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