Forest Tourism and Recreation Case Studies in Environmental Management

Name: Forest Tourism and Recreation Case Studies in Environmental Management
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ISBN: 9780851994147

ISBN-10: 0851994148

ISBN-13: 9780851994147

Edition: 2000

Authors: Xavier Font, John Tribe

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Tourism and recreation are set to play an increasing role in the future of forests and woodlands. The increasing demand for outdoor recreation and tourism can be partly catered for in woodlands, since these can be used to screen otherwise conflicitng uses and absorb large numbers of visitors. These recreational uses also drive up the use-value of forests that are visited. At the same time outdoor recreation has the potential to bring extra income to forest owners. This can help offset the extra costs of sustainable timber production and forest conservation. But the use of forests for tourism brings added environmental pressures and requires management responses to ensure the sustainability…

Book details

List price: $170.75
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: CABI
Publication date: 1/1/2000
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 304
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.10" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.232

Director of Studies at the International Centre for Responsible Tourism at Leeds Metropolitan University



List of Contributors


Acknowledgements



Recreation, Conservation and Timber Production: a Sustainable Relationship?




Issues and Problems



The Survival of a Forest Fragment: Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore




Competing Interests on a Former Military Training Area: a Case from Estonia




Hypotheses about Recreational Congestion: Tests in the Forest of Dean (England) and Wider Management Implications




Balancing Tourism and Wilderness Qualities in New Zealand's Native Forests




A Review of Ecology and Camping Requirements in the Ancient Woodlands of the New Forest, England




Ecotourism on the Edge: the Case of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica




Ecotourism in Tropical Rainforests: an Environmental Management Option for Threatened Resources?




Wilderness Management in the Forests of New Zealand: Historical Development and Contemporary Issues in Environmental Management




From Wasteland to Woodland to 'Little Switzerland': Environmental and Recreational Management in Place, Culture and Time




Strategies and Solutions



Forest Tourism: Putting Policy into Practice in the Forestry Commission




Recreation, Forestry and Environmental Management: The Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, Ontario, Canada




Writing an Environmental Plan for the Community Forest of Mercia, England




Forest Tourism and Recreation in Nepal




Planning for the Compatibility of Recreation and Forestry: Recent Developments in Woodland Management Planning within the National Trust




Beyond Carrying Capacity: Introducing a Model to Monitor and Manage Visitor Activity in Forests




Implementing Environmental Management Systems in Forest Tourism: the Case of Center Parcs



Index