Ecology, Environment and Tourism

Contents: Preface. 1. Environmental pollution. 2. Responsible tourism development. 3. Impact of tourism on wildlife. 4. The emergence of alternative forms of tourism. 5. Community tourism entrepreneurism. 6. E-commerce and community-based tourism. 7. Environmental impacts of tourism at the global level. 8. The economics of tourism environment. 9. Development of marine tourism. 10. Tourism carrying capacity management. Bibliography. Index.

"Dealing with the relationship between environment and tourism, the latter\'s impact of the former, Ecology, Environment and Tourism is a fine volume covering a wide range issues from environmental pollution to legislations governing pollution activities, from impacts of tourist activities on wildlife, wetland and marine environment to responsible tourism development and sustainable tourism development.

The suggestions proposed in this book will make a meaningfully new contribution to the field of study. Though modeled in Indian tourism context, the book, with its universally applicable base, will be a well informed read to any reader across the world." (jacket)