Table of ContentsThe Role of Conservation Education in Ecotourism Objective 1 Objective 2 Outline Many Names of Ecotourism Ecotourism Definition Ecotourism: the big picture Growth of Tourism Ecotourism: a subset of tourism Ecotourism and Conservation All is not rosy with ecotourism Presentation Outline Profile of visitors to Grasslands National Park, Canada Economic Status Profile of visitors to Grasslands National Park, Canada Educational Level Profile of visitors to Grasslands National Park, Canada Party Composition PPT Slide General ecotourist profile Spectrum of tour offerings Tourist-centered education: why bother? Tourist-centered education: why bother? (cont'd) Tourist-centered education: why bother? (cont'd) Negative environmental impacts of ecotourism Negative social/cultural impacts of ecotourism Tourist-centered education: why bother? (cont'd) Tourist-centered education: why bother? (cont'd) Carrying Capacity Determining Environmental Carrying Capacity Social/Cultural Carrying Capacity Limits of Acceptable Change (LAC) Limits of Acceptable Change Process Limits of Acceptable Change Process(cont'd) Limits of Acceptable Change Process(cont'd) Limits of Acceptable Change Forms of tourist education Forms of tourist education Research questions: tourist-centered education Can ecotourist education mitigate negative environmental/social impacts? Research questions: tourist-centered education (cont'd) Can ecotourist education alter visitor carrying capacity? Research questions: tourist-centered education (cont'd) Does ecotourist education result in increased environmentally responsible behavior? Outline Local community education: why bother? Forms of local community education Research questions: local community education END |
Author: Andy Lyons
Email: alyons@nervm.nerdc.ufl.edu Home Page: http://nersp.nerdc.ufl.edu/~alyons Best experienced with |
