Ecological, Social And Cultural Aspects Of Ecotourism

This book critically examines the ecological, social as well as cultural dimensions of ecotourism. Tourism has become a major and, indeed, an integral part of the economic, social and physical development. The social, environmental, cultural and ecological aspects of modern day tourism need due weightage in the tourism development planning and decisionmaking processes in all the developing countries. With the phenomenal growth in the number of tourists in many developed countries, there has come into existence a dangerous invasion of the environment, which results in pollution, cultural shock and disturbance in the ecological balance. Due weightage for environmental aspect will have to be given, in tourism development project in future. The issues covered in this book are: Tourism and Environment: A Worldwide Phenomenon, Tourism and Cultural Heritage, Regional Environment and Conservation, Ecology and Tourism Development, Tourism and ManMade Environment, Limitations of Tourism, and Tourism Resource Conservation: Solution for the Future. Dr. Avinash Chiranjeev, M.S., Ph.D. is the Head of the IT Division at the WIBP/IIEE International Network headquartered at New Delhi. He has been associated with the most important programmes of WIBP and IIEE related to Computer assisted Non Formal and Continuing Education Programme, Environmental Education Information Systems and Management, Natural Resources Database Network besides organisation and implementation of scientific and innovative researches for the optimisation of the available data. This book critically examines the ecological, social as well as cultural dimensions of ecotourism. Tourism has become a major and, indeed, an integral part of the economic, social and physical development. The social, environmental, cultural and ecological aspects of modern day tourism need due weightage in the tourism development planning and decisionmaking processes in all the developing countries. With the phenomenal growth in the number of tourists in many developed countries, there has come into existence a dangerous invasion of the environment, which results in pollution, cultural shock and disturbance in the ecological balance. Due weightage for environmental aspect will... Read More

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