Tourism Industry and Environmental Management
Contents: Preface. 1. Tourism and the environment. 2. Tourism industry: an introduction. 3. The growth and impact of the tourism industry. 4. The concept of environmental management. 5. Quantification of environment relevant activities of industries (tourism). 6. The environmental effects associated with the tourism. 7. The government system for managing the environmental effects associated with the tourism sector in New Zealand. 8. Monitoring and research. 9. Places and issues. 10. Management of the environmental effects associated with tourism. 11. Evaluating environmental impact and physical carrying capacity in tourism. 12. A new approach to sustainable tourism development: moving beyond environmental protection. Index.
"The success of the tourism industry can also lead to environmental degradation. Tourism can negatively affect the ecology of the area tourist visit. Hence the tourism industry cannot ignore environmental issues in its management. In fact, it has much to gain from implementation of economically and environmentally sustainable practices. Aim of this book is to make available to our readers some of best material on the subject. Effort has been made to select interesting and innovative essays and reports important for the students and teachers.
In preparing this work we have incurred gratitude of national and international authorities on the subject. We respectfully record our acknowledgements." (jacket)
