Guide For Local Authorities On Developing Sustainable Tourism

Also available, supplementary vol. on Sub-Saharan Africa (1999) (ISBN 9284403111), and supplementary vol. on Asia and the Pacific (1999) (ISBN 928440326X). Supersedes "Sustainable tourism development: a guide for local planners" (1993) (ISBN 9284400384)

Tourism is the most rapidly growing and biggest civilian industry in the world and ecotourism forms the largest proportion of the present tourism. Since ecotourism involves maximum number of stakeholders, from local communities to the corporate world, proper capacity building of the major stakeholders for effective planning and management of ecotourism has become a prerequisite for the sustainable ecotourism development. This book attempts to fill in this gap. The book addresses the key issues concerning ecotourism management, with special focus on community participation. It deals with a range of topics including the basic concept, forms, potential assessment, planning and case studies of ecotourism. At the same time, it discusses the new concepts and techniques of ecotourism, viz. carrying capacity, community participation and auditing. The book will be useful for practitioners, researchers and other stakeholders in planning and implementation of ecotourism.