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ECO-TOURISM FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Barna, Cristina - In: Annals of Spiru Haret University, Economic Series 1 (2009) 1, pp. 99-108
The concept of ecotourism is widely misunderstood and it is often used as a marketing instrument in order to promote … tourism businesses related to nature. It is well-known that from all sub-sectors of the tourism industry the ecotourism has …-washing” of the travel industry. The true ecotourism represents only “responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the …
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Nautical tourism, carrying capacity and environmental externality in the Lagoon of Marano and Grado
Silvestri, Francesco; Ghinoi, Stefano; Barone, Vincenzo - 2013 - Draft, June 2013
Tourism and environmental preservation are often conflicting activities, mainly in areas such as coastal lagoons, where seaside mass-tourism comes into contact with a very sensitive ecological system. In this paper we deal with a classical problem of both environmental and tourism economics, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010189333
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Environmental Economics for Sustaining Development : Framework and Tools for Researchers and Policy Makers
Swami, Meenakshi S - 2022
Economics for managing our depleting resources and biodiversity is imperative part of development, more so since sustainable development has been placed on the prime platform for future sustenance of the planet. Sustainable development is at the heart of policy initiatives due to intensive...
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The impact of Community-Based Ecotourism Projects in Amboró National Park
Soria, Fabián - 2008
This research examines selected Community Ecotourism projects in the Amboró National Park in Bolivia, which have been … beneficiaries see Community Ecotourism projects as an important income and activity diversification option, and if they see the … relies on interviews and data collected during fieldwork in Bolivia in July-August 2007. Four different Community Ecotourism …
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The impact of Community-Based Ecotourism Projects in Amboró National Park
Soria, Fabián - Instituto de Estudios Avanzados en Desarrollo (INESAD) - 2008
This research examines selected Community Ecotourism projects in the Amboró National Park in Bolivia, which have been … beneficiaries see Community Ecotourism projects as an important income and activity diversification option, and if they see the … relies on interviews and data collected during fieldwork in Bolivia in July-August 2007. Four different Community Ecotourism …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005021952
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Re-thinking on the role of business in biodiversity conservation
Barna, Cristina - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
Today we face the challenge of building biodiversity business. There is a need to develop new business models and market mechanisms for biodiversity conservation, while also raising awareness and persuading the public and policy-makers that biodiversity can be conserved on a commercial basis. In...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005619625
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Nautical Tourism, Carrying Capacity and Environmental Externality in the Lagoon of Marano and Grado
Silvestri, Francesco; Ghinoi, Stefano; Barone, Vincenzo - 2013
Tourism and environmental preservation are often conflicting activities, mainly in areas such as coastal lagoons, where seaside mass-tourism comes into contact with a very sensitive ecological system. In this paper we deal with a classical problem of both environmental and tourism economics, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010328678
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Transboundary water resources for people and nature: Challenges and opportunities in the Olifants river basin
Mirzabaev, Alisher; Njiraini, Georgina Wambui; … - 2019
This paper proposes that transboundary water governance needs to become an essential input to sustainable governance of protected natural reserves. The paper reviews the challenges and opportunities for such governance mechanisms, and identifies the factors behind successful practices....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012140784
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Valoración de servicios ecosistémicos y planificación: Una propuesta de gestión sostenible del turismo en humedales
Félix-Massa, Teba - In: Atlantic Review of Economics (ARoEc) 1 (2018) 1
Despite the growing awareness that wetlands are extremely valuable ecosystems, they continue to degrade (Seo / Birdlife, 2018). Some authors (Pearce and Turner, 1995; De Groot et al., 2007; Barbier et al., 1997) agree about this is because they are not being managed in an optimal way because the full...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012158965
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Transboundary Water Resources for People and Nature : Challenges and Opportunities in the Olifants River Basin
Mirzabaev, Alisher - 2019
This paper proposes that transboundary water governance needs to become an essential input to sustainable governance of protected natural reserves. The paper reviews the challenges and opportunities for such governance mechanisms, and identifies the factors behind successful practices....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012894373