Tourism represents an economic activity with a special growth potential and rate that, managed in a proper way, can … past period, the development of tourism raised awareness among policy makers, local governments, tourists, etc. about the … effect of tourism on the environment, this way the development of a sustainable tourism being a necessity. The present paper …

Tourism has been characterised by mass tourism, although new types of alternative tourism have emerged in recent years …, one of which is ecotourism. The introduction of ecotourism has had a varying impact, both positive and negative, on … tourism must therefore be taken into account, and their participation in managing and developing this activity must be …

approximately 530 billion dollars per year. In the past 10 years we could see an increasing demand for rural tourism and ecotourism …Tourism is the most important economic branch, worldwide, owning 12% of all areas of activity and revenue of …, many of the international travel agencies offering ecotourism packages. Our country is attractive from the perspective of …

Handbook of Tourism Economics: Analysis, New Applications and Case Studies provides an up-to-date, concise and readable … coverage of the most important topics in tourism economics. It pays attention to relevant traditional topics in tourism … applications of economic analysis to tourism policy and constructive assessment of contemporary thought about tourism economics …

ihre natürliche Umgebung bezeichnen. Mit der vorliegenden Arbeit untersuchen wir, ob der Tourismus auf Kreta zum Schutz der … Gegenden mit besonderem natürlichen Wert beitragen kann (Tourismus, Ecotourismus und Naturschutzgebiete).Ebenso untersuchen wir …

is explained more by a decline in productivity rather than a lack of investment. Second, tourism has been a significant … are islands have limited growth. Policies aimed at improving productivity, further development of the tourism sector, and …

, examination of the rewards local populations can expect to derive from ecotourism and the harvesting of nontimber forest products … to capture more of the net returns from ecotourism, genetic prospecting, and so forth would probably not benefit them …