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Nature Unbound
Conservation, Capitalism and the Future of Protected Areas
This groundbreaking volume is the first comprehensive, critical examination of the rise of protected areas and their current social and economic position in our world. It examines the social impacts of protected areas, the conflicts that surround them, the alternatives to them and the conceptual...
Published October 27th 2008 by Routledge
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The Ethics of Tourism Development
Series: Contemporary Geographies of Leisure, Tourism and Mobility
Drawing upon a variety of important philosophical traditions, this book develops an original perspective on the relations between ethical, economic and aesthetic values in a tourism context. It considers the ethical/political issues arising in many areas of tourism development, including: the...
Published June 18th 2003 by Routledge
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A Trip Too Far
Ecotourism, Politics and Exploitation
Environmentally-sustainable tourism or ecotourism has become a major area of interest for governments, the private sector and international lending institutions. It is regarded as a way of allowing economic development whilst protecting against environmental degradation, especially in those...
Published March 31st 2002 by Routledge