Ecotourism in China's Nature Reserves


Autoria(s): Lindberg, Kreg; Tisdell, Clem; Xue, Dayuan; Lew, Alan A.; Yu, Lawrence; Ap, John; Zhang, Guangrui
Contribuinte(s)

Alan A. Lew

Lawrence Yu

John Ap

Zhang Guangrui

Data(s)

01/01/2003

Resumo

This chapter provides an overview of ecotourism in China, including relevant policy, issues, and trends. Most concepts and definitions of ecotourism can be reduced to the following: ecotourism is tourism and recreation that is both nature based and sustainable. The focus of this chapter is on visitation at nature reserves in China. Issues relevant to sustainability and ecotourism objectives are noted in the chapter, and the need for ongoing development of policy and management systems is stressed in order to enhance future achievement of these objectives.

Identificador

http://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:69962

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Haworth Press

Palavras-Chave #340202 Environment and Resource Economics #720204 Industry policy #B1
Tipo

Book Chapter