Forest tourism and recreation : case studies in environmental management /

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2000.
• Subjects: Ecotourism.; Forest reserves > Recreational use.; Forestry Economics, (New March 2000); Natural Resource Economics, (New March 2000); Forests and Forest Trees (Biology and Ecology); Silviculture and Forest Management.; Ornamental and Amenity Trees.; Land Resources.; Biological Resources (General); Sport and Recreational Activities, (New March 2000); Tourism and Travel.; Case studies.; Costs.; Environmental management.; Forest economics.; Forest management.; Forest recreation.; Forests.; National parks.; Natural resources.; Nature conservation.; Outdoor recreation.; Recreation management.; Resource management.; Sustainability.; Tourism.; Urban forestry.; Wilderness.; Electronic books.
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The demand for ecotourism and outdoor recreation is increasing and the pressures on land use are becoming more obvious. A large part of the experience of ecotourism and recreational landscape depends on the maintenance of forested land. Effective management of tourism and recreation in forests can p...

Table of Contents:

• Recreation, Conservation and Timber Production : a Sustainable Relationship? / Xavier Font and John Tribe
• The Survival of a Forest Fragment : Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, Singapore / Joan C. Henderson
• Competing Interests on a Former Military Training Area : a Case from Estonia / Mart Reimann and Hannes Palang
• Hypotheses about Recreational Congestion : Tests in the Forest of Dean (England) and Wider Management Implications / Colin Price and T.W. Mark Chambers
• Balancing Tourism and Wilderness Qualities in New Zealand's Native Forests / Geoffrey Kearsley
• A Review of Ecology and Camping Requirements in the Ancient Woodlands of the New Forest, England / David Johnson and Angela Clark
• Ecotourism on the Edge : the Case of Corcovado National Park, Costa Rica / Claudio Minca and Marco Linda
• Ecotourism in Tropical Rainforests : an Environmental Management Option for Threatened Resources? / Simon Evans
• Wilderness Management in the Forests of New Zealand : Historical Development and Contemporary Issues in Environmental Management / C. Michael Hall and James Higham
• From Wasteland to Woodland to 'Little Switzerland' : Environmental and Recreational Management in Place, Culture and Time / Paul Cloke and Owain Jones
• Forest Tourism : Putting Policy into Practice in the Forestry Commission / Richard Broadhurst and Paddy Harrop
• Recreation, Forestry and Environmental Management : The Haliburton Forest and Wildlife Reserve, Ontario, Canada / L. Anders Sandberg and Christopher Midgley
• Writing an Environmental Plan for the Community Forest of Mercia, England / Graham Hunt
• Forest Tourism and Recreation in Nepal / Trevor H.B. Sofield
• Planning for the Compatibility of Recreation and Forestry : Recent Developments in Woodland Management Planning within the National Trust / David Russell
• Beyond Carrying Capacity : Introducing a Model to Monitor and Manage Visitor Activity in Forests / Simon McArthur
• Implementing Environmental Management Systems in Forest Tourism : the Case of Center Parcs / Barry Collins.