Marine Ecotourism Issues and Experiences

by Garrod, Brian; Wilson, Julie

• ISBN13: 9781873150412
• ISBN10: 1873150415
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-01-02
• Publisher: Channel View Publications

Summary

This book introduces the concept of marine ecotourism and assesses its value as a sustainable development option. The first section examines the major issues involved in planning and managing marine ecotourism. The second section examines a range of experiences, based on case examples from around the world, of how those issues are being addressed in practice.

Author Biography

Brian Garrod is Associate Head of the School of Economics at the University of the West of England, Bristol. He lectures in tourism economics, and researches on the interface between ecological economics and sustainable tourism. His work is published in a range of journals and he is co-editor of Managing Visitor Attractions: New Directions (2002). He has twice been consultant to the World Tourism Organization on the subject of sustainable tourism.Julie C. Wilson is Research Associate in Tourism, also at the University of the West of England, Bristol. Her teaching and research interests include tourism and imagery, tourist behaviour, backpacker travel and ecotourism. She is presently working on projects funded by the Royal Geographical Society, the British Council/NWO Netherlands, and the Royal Society (UK).

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Ron Mader
Preface	viii
Editors and Contributors	xii
Introduction	1	(16)
Julie C. Wilson
Brian Garrod
Section 1: Issues in Marine Ecotourism
Defining Marine Ecotourism: A Delphi Study	17	(20)
Brian Garrod
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea: Dilemmas for Marine Ecotourism	37	(11)
Erlet Cater
Planning Policy Issues for Marine Ecotourism	48	(18)
Julie C. Wilson
An Assessment of the Framework, Legislation and Monitoring Required to Develop Genuinely Sustainable Whalewatching	66	(13)
Simon D. Berrow
A Methodology for the Determining the Recreational Carrying Capacity of Wetlands	79	(28)
Maria Jose Vinals
Maryland Morant
Mohamed El Ayadi
Lola Teruel
Salvador Herrera
Santiago Flores
Oscar Iroldi
Section 2: Experiences with Marine Ecotourism
NGOs as Conservation Agents: Achieving Conservation through Marine Ecotourism	107	(15)
Elizabeth A. Halpenny
Sipadan: An Over-exploited Scuba-diving Paradise? An Analysis of Tourist Impact, Diver Satisfaction and Management Priorities	122	(16)
Ghazali Musa
Marine Ecotourism through Education: A Case Study of Divers in the British Virgin Islands	138	(17)
Claudia Townsend
Reconciling Communities' Expectations of Ecotourism: Initiating a Planning and Education Strategy for the Avoca Beach Rock Platform	155	(16)
Matthew McDonald
Stephen Wearing
Community Participation in Marine Ecotourism Development in West Clare, Ireland	171	(6)
Zena Hoctor
Marine Ecotourism and Regional Development: A Case Study of the Marine Park Project, Malvan, Maharashtra, India	177	(21)
Ilika Chakravarty
Developing Sustainable Whalewatching in the Shannon Estuary	198	(6)
Simon D. Berrow
Marine Ecotourism Potential in the Waters of South Devon and Cornwall	204	(11)
Colin D. Speedie
Scuba diving: An Alternative Form of Coastal Tourism for Greece?	215	(18)
Christos P. Petreas
Marine Ecotourism in New Zealand: An Overview of the Industry and its Management	233	(16)
Mark B. Orams
Conclusions	249	(13)
Brian Garrod
Julie C Wilson
Index	262