Nature-based Tourism and Conservation: New Economic Insights and Case Studies
'This book tackles the two edge sword of non consumptive wildlife tourism: on net does it add to or detract from species conservation? The book does so with a treasure trove of original survey research on the supply and demand for wildlife tourism on both public and private lands from Antarctica to rainforests to marine wildlife. The economic analysis is one of the first to apply new behavioral economics to analyzing tourists' choices.' John Loomis, Colorado State University, US 'Does nature-based tourism help or hinder biodiversity conservation? The answer provided by this authoritative volume is that it depends on context and type of tourism and is no easy panacea. Indeed it can result in an under supply of nature conservation from an economic point of view. This book provides an excellent synthesis, supported by case studies, of the tourism conservation trade off problem, it will appeal to both academic and practitioner audiences.' R. Kerry Turner, CBE, University of East Anglia, UK 'This book encapsulates a lifetime's scholarly work between the authors. It sets out the platform upon which nature-based tourism may be discussed and debated, which it then enriches by a series of case examples, mostly drawn from personal experience. In doing so it performs a valuable service to all interested in this field by capturing those detailed insights into nature-based tourism that are often only acquired by experience.' Stephen Wanhill, Editor, Tourism Economics 'In today's world, even nature seems to have to pay its own way. Nature-based Tourism and Conservation provides detailed real-life examples of how this is working in various parts of the world, from rainforests to Antarctica, and how the tradeoffs can best be measured. Clem Tisdell and Clevo Wilson provide a unique economic perspective to the various issues involved, providing practical illustrations of how others can incorporate the various ways of considering costs and benefits when deciding how to define the role nature-based tourism when planning conservation measures. This book will be useful to a wide range of audiences, from national protected area agencies to private land-owners who are establishing their own nature-based tourism enterprises.' Jeffrey McNeely, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Switzerland Nature-based Tourism and Conservation unearths new or neglected principles relevant to tourism and recreational economics, environmental valuation and economic theory. Its three parts have chapters on nature-based tourism and its relationships to conservation including case studies dealing with the consequences of World Heritage listing of natural sites, Antarctic, subtropical and tropical national park-based tourism and an NGO's conservation efforts modelled on ecotourism. The final part focuses on tourism utilizing particular wildlife, including sea turtles, whales, penguins, royal albatross, glow-worms and tree kangaroos.
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1 An overview of naturebased tourism and conservation
its evolution and significant policy issues
review and Australian case study
PART II Tourism protected areas and nature conservation
effects on tourism economic value and conservation
environmental concerns and the importance of Antarcticas natural attractions for tourists
wildlife and other features attracting visitors to Lamington National Park Australia
7 Are tourists rational? Destination decisions and other results from a survey of visitors to a north Queensland natural site Jourama Falls
a blessing or a threat?
11 Whalewatching as a tourism resource and an impetus for the conservation of whales
12 Little penguins and other seabirds as tourist drawcards
13 Yelloweyed penguins and royal albatross as valuable tourist attractions
14 Glowworms and other insects entice tourists
a study of a littleknown species
PART IV This study in retrospect
16 General conclusions
Antarctica Australian biodiversity bird-watching birds C.A. Tisdell cent of respondents Chapter conservation of sea cost countries cruise demand economic benefits economic impact economic value ecotourism Edward Elgar entry fees Environment environmental example expenditure facilities favour Furthermore glow-worms hatchlings Hervey Bay important income increase involved Jourama Falls Lamington National Park landholders little penguins mahogany glider Management marine turtles Mon Repos Natural Bridge nature conservation nature-based tourism nesting non-consumptive non-use values number of visitors O’Reilly’s Otago Peninsula Penguin Parade Phillip Island population post-visit protected areas QPWS Queensland rainforest region Repos Research result royal albatross sea turtle hatcheries sea turtles seabirds Sri Lanka survey Table tion Tisdell and Wilson tour operators tourism activities tourist attractions tree-kangaroos turtle eggs valuation variables viewing visitor numbers WH listing WH properties whale-watching whales wild wildlife species wildlife tourism World Heritage yellow-eyed penguins