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Tourists and Tourism, A Reader (Waveland Press, Inc, 2010).
CREST field contributor Fred Nelson presents "Community Rights, Conservation and Contested Land", published by Earthscan:
From publisher's website: "This volume examines the political dynamics of natural resource governance processes through a range of comparative case studies across east and southern Africa. These cases include both local and national settings, and examine issues such as land rights, tourism development, wildlife conservation, participatory forest management, and the impacts of climate change, and are drawn from both academics and field practitioners working across the region."
Tourists and Tourism, A Reader (Waveland Press, Inc, 2010).
Sharon Bohn Gmelch is a professor of anthropology at the University of San Francisco and at Union College. Tourists and Tourism was inspired by the anthropology course she teaches on tourism and by the desire to bring together a collection of engaging readings that capture the diversity amd importance of tourism research.
Don't miss Chapter 23 when CREST's Co-director Martha Honey contributes in an essay titled: Giving a Grade to Costa Rica's Green Tourism.
Quality Assurance and Certification in Ecotourism(Cab International, 2007)
Edited by R. Black and Alice Crabtree, Quality Assurance and Certification in Ecotourism presents a range of perspectives relating to the ecotourism industry.
Co-director Martha Honey contributes the foreward.
Tourism and Protected Areas, Benefits Beyond Boundaries (Cab International, 2007)
Edited by Robyn. Bushell and Paul F.J. Eagles, Tourism and Protected Areas is a comprehensive record of the tourism issues discusses at the IUCB World Parks Congress held in Durban, South Africa.
Co-director Martha Honey of CREST authors The Role of Certification and Accreditation in Ensuring Tourism Contributes in Chapter 12.
Ecotourism Development in India. Communities, Capital and Conservation
Citation: Bhatt, S. and S. Liyakhat. 2008. Ecotourism Development in India. Communities, Capital and Conservation. Centre for Environment Education and Cambridge University Press, New Delhi.
In this book, Fulbright scholar and former CREST contributor Seema Bhatt presents a comprehensive and analytical perspective on the development of ecotourism in India. This book showcases the key policies and legal frameworks linked to ecotourism development at national and international levels. The consequences of large-scale models of ecotourism in terms of responses and impacts, both negative and positive are presented through select case studies.
This book will be useful for policy-makers, students of tourism, practitioners and civil society organisations.
Branded! How the 'Certification Revolution' is Transforming Global Corporations (New Society Publishers, 2007). In this book, author and CESD Board member Michael Conroy examines certification schemes and the broad effects they have on global financial markets and corporate activity.
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To learn more about the author, or for information and downloads related to the book, please click here.
Disappearing Destinations: 37 Places in Peril and What Can Be Done to Help Save Them (Vintage Publishing, 2008).
Kimberly Lisagor presents many famous tourist destinations currently threatened by human uses and natural phenomena: logging, mining, hunting, global warming, and even some forms of tourism itself. Areas mentioned include Tuvalu and other island nations, the national parks of the United States, ancient Inca ruins in Peru, and the Swiss Alps, all endangered and in need of protection from travellers and ordinary citizens alike.
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CSR in the Tourism Industry? The Status of and Potential for Certification, Codes of Conduct and Guidelines (article in PDF format).