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This book is an exploration of Arctic tourism, focusing on tourist experiences and industry provision of those experiences. Useful for destination managers and tour guide operators.

La comprensión de las diferentes condiciones que configuran el uso recreativo de las playas de arena es clave para su gestión. Este artículo explora el uso recreativo de visitantes y residentes de cuatro playas de arena en Ecuador en relación con el contexto físico y socioeconómico en el que se lleva a cabo este uso, incluida la morfodinámica de la playa, el nivel de desarrollo urbano, así como el tipo y la calidad de los servicios turísticos disponibles. Los resultados muestran que los visitantes y residentes utilizan la playa para las mismas actividades recreativas (es decir, caminar y nadar) en playas con diferentes morfologías y condiciones socioeconómicas. Sin embargo, los encuestados también indicaron que las características físicas (por ejemplo, el tamaño de la playa y el oleaje) son aspectos importantes para elegir una playa. Los visitantes de las playas rurales tienen más probabilidades de consumir servicios de catering informales ubicados dentro del área de la playa que los formales ubicados fuera. Este tema emergente en particular debe tomarse en consideración para futuras investigaciones sobre iniciativas de gestión en el contexto de los países en desarrollo.

These Queensland Government guidelines provide background information and tools and key considerations that must be addressed as a first step in achieving best practice for ecotourism in Queensland’s national parks. Featuring case studies from Queensland, New South Wales, Western Australia, Victoria, Costa Rica, and Namibia.

This CRC report presents a design and assessment model to assist tourism operators to manage low-impact nature-based sustainable tourism facilities in remote areas. Derived by studies conducted in Australia and informed by indigenous groups, the report provides design guidelines for facility infrastructure, and a framework for environmentally sustainable technology for energy, water and waste management systems.

This World Bank report analyzes the potential for Cabo Verde to develop and market local experiences through online marketplaces.

This book analyzes over 170 global case studies and shows what ecotourism can achieve and what constraints it faces, and provides a convenient and comprehensive reference for ecotourism enterprises, development agencies and university teaching.

This UNWTO report gives an overview of tourism in SIDS and provides policy orientations, guidelines and other tools to the various tourism stakeholders in SIDS on how to address tourism challenges.

This report surveyed 30 tourism operators globally using the IUCN NbS Global Standard to assess how NbS are enabling destinations to take proactive climate action. The paper outlined 5 Principles for Effective Nature-based Solutions in the Tourism Sector with practical guidelines, action steps, and case studies highlighting action taken by industry leaders. With over 17 affiliate partners joining to amplify the important message behind the white paper, the research has been well-received by an industry that to date has little practical guidance for increasing investment in NbS at scale. Blue tourism operators in coastal destinations and the NbS they are using were heavily featured in this report.

This WRI report makes the economic and security case for the development of resilient coastlines, and examines trade-offs between coastal protection and infrastructure development. The paper illustrates that practical solutions exist which can be implemented to allow economic and infrastructure development, without compromising the integrity and benefits of coastal ecosystems or disadvantaging the people who rely upon them.

This CREST report highlights case studies to see how various tourism sectors both contribute to and are impacted by climate change and presents innovative tourism businesses that are providing solutions to addressing climate change with a focus in the Caribbean.