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Poverty incidence is one of the most critical concerns in Botswana and the government has resolved to eradicate this problem and ensure that every citizen live in a dignified and acceptable condition consistent with the national aspirations as set out in the National Vision 2016. Currently,...
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There has been much discussion of sustainable tourism and there is in fact an international academic journal entitled … Sustainable Tourism. However, there appear to be few, if any, rigorous definitions of the concept of sustainable tourism. This is …. The above problem exists despite the fact that the concept of sustainable tourism is closely linked by many to definitions …
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article considers how the economic value of the tourism stimulus provided by World Heritage listing can be measured in …
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estimated that as a result of the presence of these species and their use for tourism, expenditure of over $100 million annually … has been remarkable expansion in wildlife tourism on the Otago Peninsula and its economic impact in the Dunedin region in … are likely to hamper its future expansion. However, wildlife tourism on the Otago Peninsula will still have a huge …
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Lamington National Park in Queensland, Australia is noted for its rainforest and is part of the World Heritage listed property but prior to this work, no systematic study has been done of the importance of birds to its visitors. This study is based on data from survey forms handed to visitors at...
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Provides background on the development and nature of Antarctic tourism and associated environmental issues, as well as … tourists favour an expansion in tourism to Antarctica and why. An overall assessment completes the study. …
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General background is provided on the potential of tourism growth to contribute to economic development, paying … particular attention to the experience of Sri Lanka. An overview of trends in inbound tourism to Sri Lanka is presented with … tourism markets, the composition of its tourist arrivals by area of origin, the extent of foreign earnings by the Sri Lankan …
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Reports on turtle-based tourism at Mon Repos in southern Queensland, pointing out that tourism can have either positive … or negative effects ecotourism depending on the way it is conducted or developed. However, turtle-based tourism at Mon …
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Discusses the implications of the economic valuation of natural resources used for tourism and relates this valuation … can be supportive of the conservation of natural resources used for tourism. Techniques for valuing tourism’s natural …
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