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Forest Tourism and Recreation : Case Studies in Environmental Management.
Title:
Forest Tourism and Recreation : Case Studies in Environmental Management.
Author:
Font, X.
ISBN:
9781845933036
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (304 pages)
Contents:
FOREST TOURISM AND RECREATION -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Recreation, Conservation and Timber Production: a Sustainable Relationship? -- 2. The Survival of a Forest Fragment:Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore -- 3. Competing Interests on a Former Military Training Area: a Casefrom Estonia -- 4. Hypotheses about Recreational Congestion: Tests in the Forest of Dean (England) and Wider Management Implications -- 5. Balancing Tourism and Wilderness Qualities in New Zealand's Native Forests -- 6. A Review of Ecology and Camping Requirements in the Ancient Woodlands of the New Forest, England -- 7. Ecotourism on the Edge: the Case of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica -- 8. Ecotourism in Tropical Rainforests: an Environmental Management Option for Threatened Resources? -- 9. Wilderness Management in the Forests of New Zealand: Historical Development and Contemporary Issues in Environmental Management -- 10. From Wasteland to Woodland to 'Little Switzerland': Environmental and Recreational Management in Place, Culture and Time -- 11. Forest Tourism: Putting Policy into Practice in the Forestry Commission -- 12. Recreation, Forestry and Environmental Management: The Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, Ontario, Canada -- 13. Writing an Environmental Plan for the Community Forest of Mercia, England -- 14. Forest Tourism and Recreation in Nepal -- 15. Planning for the Compatibility of Recreation and Forestry: Recent Developments in Woodland Management Planning within the National Trust -- 16. Beyond Carrying Capacity: Introducing a Model to Monitor and Manage Visitor Activity in Forests -- 17. Implementing Environmental Management Systems in Forest Tourism: the Case of Center Parcs -- Index.
Abstract:
This text provides examples of environmental management techniques applied to timber producing, recreational and conservation forests. It includes case studies from various countries, and practitioner-orientated contributions on Center Parcs, the National Trust and Forest of Mercia.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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