Environment And Tourism

The global demand for tourism continues to increase as economic growth creates opportunities for its consumption as a lifestyle option across cultures. The spatial reach of recreational tourism into remoter environments reflects a desire to reconnect to nature that is partially created by the global trend toward urbanisation. Anthropogenic environmental problems have led us to re-evaluate our relationship to nature and the values held by the environment. This third edition of Environment and Tourism includes new material on environmental philosophies and ontologies of nature, influencing our understanding of tourism's relationship with the natural environment. The book discusses the ethics and economics of nature consumption for tourism, using real-world examples, and evaluates environmental planning and management responses. It explores the significance of tourism's impact on nature within society as interconnected places across space and time, and how the environments tourists come from relate to the destinations they visit. Emphasising a holistic view, it illustrates the positive and negative effects of tourism on nature and how environmental ontologies influence planning and management for conservation and human development. This edition is useful for students of Human Geography, Tourism, and Environmental Studies, as well as policymakers and consultants working in tourism development.